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Payment21 and ACI Worldwide Enable Anti-Money Laundering-Compliant Bitcoin Payments Globally
By: editor
Posted: Thursday, March 23, 2017 - 17:31

More than 130 PSPs and 56,000 merchants can now accept Bitcoin payments, meeting the need for AML compliance

Naples, USA and Sankt Gallen, Switzerland – March 22, 2017 – Payment21® and ACI Worldwide today announced a strategic collaboration enabling payment service providers (PSPs) to offer merchants anti-money laundering (AML)-compliant Bitcoin acceptance via ACI’s UP eCommerce Payments solution. ACI’s network of more than 130 PSPs, serving more than 56,000 merchants, can now accept Bitcoin payments as a result.

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Boosting Business with AML-Compliant Bitcoin Payments
By: editor
Posted: Tuesday, March 7, 2017 - 10:47

Case Study: Benefits of Bitcoin Payouts for the Gaming Industry

This case study discusses how the Payment21® payout solution helps licensed gaming merchants to expand market share and realize the potential of a new target group. The online gaming industry is a crowded one with hundreds of payment options tailored to the regulatory requirements of many jurisdictions. Smart gaming operators clearly know they have to do something different to stand out.

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Using Bitcoin for Payouts to Affiliates
By: editor
Posted: Tuesday, February 14, 2017 - 13:40

Accepting bitcoin is not only a good way for your “business to consumer” activity, but also for paying affiliates, especially if they are located in emerging markets such as Asia, South America, and Africa. Countries like China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Philippines, Vietnam, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, and South Africa are perfect for payouts in bitcoin.

Traditional payment methods are expensive with high fees and slow transaction processes.

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Explain Bitcoin to a 9-year old
By: Benscha
Posted: Tuesday, February 7, 2017 - 23:01

Every day I get asked the same question: How does Bitcoin work? Usually I give a Mouse TV-style explanation because most people don`t understand tech talk. Still, Bitcoin is not an easy matter to wrap your mind around. For this very reason I have written a simple narrative. So if you want to explain Bitcoin technology to a 9-year old, I have a short story for you. But first, kudos to Tony on Quora. His idea about crypto currency and the blockchain working like piggy banks prompted me to write ‘Bugs Bunny and the Bitcoin fairy tale’.

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Who are the Bitcoin Advocates?
By: editor
Posted: Monday, January 9, 2017 - 22:16

A Little Bit of Money

Thought Experiments on Cross-Border Payments - Of Couriers, Bankers, and Bitcoiners

Series 15: Who are the Bitcoin Advocates?

An Invention by a Group of Digital Privacy Activists

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For Thousands of Years, Only Nobility Could Run Banks
By: editor
Posted: Friday, December 23, 2016 - 18:42

A Little Bit of Money

Thought Experiments on Cross-Border Payments - Of Couriers, Bankers, and Bitcoiners

Series 14: For Thousands of Years, Only Nobility Could Run Banks

The Financial Crisis of 2008 Gives Birth to Bitcoin

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Bitcoin - A Nest Teeming with Digital Ants
By: editor
Posted: Monday, December 19, 2016 - 17:39

 

 

A Little Bit of Money

Thought Experiments on Cross-Border Payments - Of Couriers, Bankers, and Bitcoiners

Series 13: Bitcoin - A Nest Teeming with Digital Ants

Marco Polo Got Laughed at When He Suggested Paper Money

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Our CEO, in an exclusive interview with ACI Universal Payments
By: editor
Posted: Tuesday, December 6, 2016 - 13:58

Cryptocurrency and the Cross-border Opportunity 

Our President and CEO, recently gave an exclusive interview to ACI Universal Payments about his insights on Cryptocurrency and the Cross-border opportunity. 

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An Invention Leaving 700 Years of Banking History Behind
By: editor
Posted: Thursday, December 1, 2016 - 14:01

A Little Bit of Money

Thought Experiments on Cross-Border Payments - Of Couriers, Bankers, and Bitcoiners

Series 12: An Invention Leaving 700 Years of Banking History Behind

The Medici Banking Empire: Boring Accounting

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Evolving Forms of Money and Advancing Financial Technology
By: editor
Posted: Thursday, November 24, 2016 - 13:56

A Little Bit of Money

Thought Experiments on Cross-Border Payments - Of Couriers, Bankers, and Bitcoiners

Series 11: Evolving Forms of Money and Advancing Financial Technology

The Land of Bitcoin

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Candid Talk About Money & Code
By: editor
Posted: Wednesday, November 16, 2016 - 20:10

A Little Bit of Money

Thought Experiments on Cross-Border Payments - Of Couriers, Bankers, and Bitcoiners

Series 10: Candid Talk About Money & Code

The Bitcoin Community as Interdependent Global Culture

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Ringing the Bell for Bitcoin Regulators and Compliance Officers
By: editor
Posted: Monday, October 31, 2016 - 13:12

A Little Bit of Money

Thought Experiments on Cross-Border Payments - Of Couriers, Bankers, and Bitcoiners

Series 9: Ringing the Bell for Bitcoin Regulators and Compliance Officers

Remember Setting Up Your First Email Box?

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Changing Values in a Digital Culture
By: editor
Posted: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 - 13:31

A Little Bit of Money

Thought Experiments on Cross-Border Payments - Of Couriers, Bankers, and Bitcoiners

Series 8: Changing Values in a Digital Culture

Young Urban Professional Intellectual Digital Natives, YUPIDs

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A Special Database Offering AML/KYC-Queries
By: editor
Posted: Wednesday, October 19, 2016 - 23:07

A Little Bit of Money

Thought Experiments on Cross-Border Payments - Of Couriers, Bankers, and Bitcoiners

Series 7: A Special Database Offering AML/KYC-Queries

Making Critical Data Visible

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Prohibition drives Bitcoin into the dark
By: editor
Posted: Monday, October 17, 2016 - 14:10

A Little Bit of Money

Thought Experiments on Cross-Border Payments - Of Couriers, Bankers, and Bitcoiners

Series 6: Prohibition drives Bitcoin into the dark

Truly compliant Bitcoin transactions through banks is a choice

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