Crypto payments company MoonPay looks to compete with Stripe with Iron stablecoin acquisition

Crypto payments company MoonPay looks to compete with Stripe with Iron stablecoin acquisition

MoonPay co-founder and CEO Ivan Soto-Wright at the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami. MoonPay Crypto payments giant MoonPay is expanding its push into the enterprise market with the acquisition of Iron, an API-first stablecoin infrastructure startup. This marks MoonPay’s second significant acquisition in two months, underscoring its ambition to dominate the rapidly growing stablecoin payments…

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Here’s why banks don’t want the CFPB to disappear

Here’s why banks don’t want the CFPB to disappear

Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, leaves the U.S. Capitol after a meeting with Republican members of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on the issue of debanking on Thursday, February 13, 2025.  Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images For years, American financial companies have fought the Consumer Financial Protection…

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dLocal, Latin America’s answer to Stripe, wins UK license in global expansion push

dLocal, Latin America’s answer to Stripe, wins UK license in global expansion push

DLocal is one of Latin America’s most prominent payment players. It specializes in cross-border payments for emerging markets such as Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and its home country, Uruguay. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images LONDON — Uruguayan payments firm dLocal has secured a U.K. payment institution license, adding to the company’s growing portfolio of…

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Silicon Valley’s White House influence grows as Trump taps tech execs for key roles

Silicon Valley’s White House influence grows as Trump taps tech execs for key roles

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., December 22, 2024.  Cheney Orr | Reuters President-elect Donald Trump is tapping tech heavyweights to join his new administration, continuing a trend of Silicon Valley’s growing influence in a second Trump White House. Trump said Sunday he would nominate Scott Kupor, a…

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Trump’s pick to lead NASA made a big bet on crypto while going to space on the side

Trump’s pick to lead NASA made a big bet on crypto while going to space on the side

Jared Isaacman, Mission Commander, steps out of the manned Polaris Dawn mission’s “Dragon” capsule after it splashed down off the coast of Dry Tortugas, Florida, after completing the first human spaceflight mission by non-government astronauts of the Polaris Program. – | Afp | Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run NASA, Jared Isaacman, is…

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