DUBAI, United Arab Emirates--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ripple, the leader in enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, has received approval from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to provide regulated crypto payments and services in the Dubai International Finance Centre (DIFC). Ripple will be the first blockchain-enabled payments provider licensed by the DFSA. This marks … [Read more...] about Ripple Secures DFSA License to Offer Regulated Crypto Payments in the UAE

Block’s AI research will focus on solving problems to empower real people in the economy using open source technology DISTRIBUTED-WORK-MODEL/OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Block, Inc. (NYSE: XYZ) announced it will be the first company in North America to deploy the NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD with DGX GB200 systems. Upon deployment at an Equinix data center, this new … [Read more...] about Block Becomes First Company in North America to Deploy the Latest NVIDIA GB200 Systems for Frontier Models

Arrington Capital, Electric Capital and other new investors make a strategic investment in Axelar, citing decentralized blockchain interoperability as critical for expanding US dollar access via stablecoins and institutional tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs). NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$AXL #AXL--Axelar Foundation today disclosed new strategic investments into the AXL … [Read more...] about Axelar Welcomes Arrington Capital and Electric Capital to Its Ecosystem Via Strategic Investments

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Indonesia Gift Card and Incentive Card Market Intelligence and Future Growth Dynamics (Databook) - Q1 2025 Update" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The gift card market in Indonesia is expected to grow by 10.6% on annual basis to reach US$2.40 billion in 2025. The gift card market in the country experienced robust … [Read more...] about Indonesia Gift Card and Incentive Card Market Intelligence 2025 Featuring Indomaret, Alfamart, Transmart Carrefour, Matahari, Alfa Midi, Super Indo, Erafone, Hypermart, Hero, and Gramedia – ResearchAndMarkets.com

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#BioTech--Crimson Founders, a curated and impact-driven global platform connecting MIT and Harvard-affiliated startups with investors, strategic partners, and market-expanding opportunities, has successfully concluded The Crimson Collective Week 1.0 in the United Arab Emirates. Held from February 24-28, 2025, this high-impact initiative integrated 19 … [Read more...] about Crimson Founders Brings 19 Startups with MIT & Harvard-affiliated Founders to UAE’s Entrepreneurship and Investment Powerhouses: Investopia, Future 100, DMCC, and Dubai Future Foundation

Seamless Global Transactions: WAFUU.COM Embraces Crypto TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#JapanShopping--1. Overview QRESTIA Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya, Tokyo; President & CEO: Hidemasa Fukada) is pleased to announce that its cross-border e-commerce site, WAFUU.COM, has started accepting cryptocurrency payments. Customers worldwide can now purchase Japanese products more easily … [Read more...] about Japan’s WAFUU.COM Launches Cryptocurrency Payments: 16 Supported Assets, 83 Wallets, 22 Exchanges

CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The 10th edition of the Worldpay® Global Payments Report (GPR), released today, reveals a global transformation in payments. In just a decade, innovation such as digital wallets, buy now pay later (BNPL) and real-time account-to-account (A2A) technology has revolutionized the way consumers pay. Spending through digital payment methods* in e-commerce … [Read more...] about 10 Years of Cash, Cards and Crypto: Worldpay’s Global Payments Report Tracks a Decade of Transformation

Following Strategy’s (MSTR) playbook, 70+ public companies collectively own over $60 billion of bitcoin, including Semler Scientific, MARA Holdings, Tesla, Block, and others. SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bitwise Asset Management, a leading crypto asset manager with $12 billion in client assets, announced today the launch of the first-of-its-kind Bitwise Bitcoin Standard … [Read more...] about The Bitwise Bitcoin Standard Corporations ETF (Ticker: OWNB) Launches on NYSE Arca; Tracks Publicly Traded Companies That Own at Least 1,000 BTC