Visa has launched its first crypto cards in Brazil and Argentina, cryptonews.com reports. In a statement, the company explained that the move “includes recently launched cryptocurrency card programs and partnerships” with fintech providers crypto exchange startups in the region.
Romina Seltzer, the Senior Vice President of Products and Innovation of Visa Latin America and the Caribbean, said:
The cryptocurrency ecosystem continues to gain momentum in this region with increased investment, more consumer adoption, and more crypto-enabled usage cases. We will continue to build on our strategy to develop the future of crypto and payments for our customers, clients, partners, and consumers.
The report added that Visa is looking to develop card issuance projects in other Latin American nations, including Mexico, Colombia, and Peru.
According to a survey conducted by Bank of America (BAC) with1,000 people, 90% of respondents are preparing to buy cryptocurrencies within the next six months.
The survey confirms that the faith in cryptocurrencies has not faded, despite the negative sentiment and market trends.
In an interview with CNBC, Jason Kupferberg, an analyst for Bank of America, said:
The results show a positive sentiment towards cryptocurrencies on the part of investors.
Watch the full interview.
Al Jalila Foundation, a nonprofit healthcare organisation in the United Arab Emirates, today announced that it has been granted approval to receive charitable donations in cryptocurrencies, making it the first healthcare charity in the UAE to accept donations in digital money.
Dr Abdulkareem Sultan Al Olama, CEO of Al Jalila Foundation, said:
As a philanthropic organisation we rely on charitable donations and we are always seeking innovative ways to expand our donation channels for ease of convenience for donors from all around the world to support our programmes. Therefore, as an emerging source of fundraising, providing the opportunity to the growing number of crypto users around the world to donate to Al Jalila Foundation to causes that interest them is a win-win for us as a foundation and the donor community. We are proud to be the first healthcare charity in the UAE to accept donations in cryptocurrencies bridging the gap between physical and digital currency.
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In an interview with Al Roeya newspaper, DAMAC properties COO, Ali Sajwani, revealed that the property giant has completed cryptocurrency deals worth $50 million since the beginning of the year.
Sajwani commented that by accepting either bitcoin or ethereum as payment, DAMAC has shown the extent to which his company will go in order for it to benefit from the most advanced technology solutions.
“The payment process is made through a trusted financial intermediary approved by the Abu Dhabi Global Market, where the customer pays the value of the property in bitcoin or ethereum, as they are among the most traded digital currencies in terms of safety and trust, and then the financial intermediary transfers the amount to our digital wallet in dirhams or dollars.”
PayPal, the global payment company is working on bringing all possible blockchain and cryptocurrency integration to its services, Cointelegraph reports.
In his statement, Richard Nash, vice president of PayPal, said:
“Just walking slowly in the crypto shield with buys or holds in certain jurisdictions. [...] Looking to work with others to embrace everything we can, whether it’d be the coins that we have today in PayPal digital wallets, private digital currencies, or CBDCs in the future.”
Cointelegraph highlighted that PayPal is one of the world’s largest payment companies to have moved into crypto and blockchain in recent years. PayPal also announced its own crypto check-out service in March 2021. The fpayment giant is also considering launching its own stablecoin, named PayPal Coin.
