Payments Firm Simplex Becomes Visa Principal Member

London-based crypto-payments platform Wirex can now issue Visa accounts and process transactions autonomously, as the firm became a principal member of the payments giant. Crypto Payments Platform Wirex Gets Principal Membership From Visa to Issue Cards Autonomously According to the announcement, Wirex has been added to the European network of Visa as a member after long-lasting cooperation, whose customer base has over 3 million in the APAC and EEA countries. The company enables its users to transfer crypto and fiat currencies globally through the platform. With the membership, Wirex....

Fiat-to-crypto on-ramp service provider Simplex has partnered with Visa to allow its client firms to issue crypto debit cards. Over 200 Simplex partner companies can now offer crypto debit cards to their customers, potentially enabling greater adoption of cryptocurrencies for retail transactions. The development is the result of a recent partnership between Simplex and Visa announced Monday. Simplex, a fiat-to-crypto on-ramp service is now a principal member of Visa in Europe.A Simplex spokesperson explained to Cointelegraph that the partnership is mainly a boost for the company’s....

Integration with payment processor Simplex means Opera browser users now have another route from fiat into crypto. Users of the Opera browser will now be able to purchase cryptocurrencies from directly within the web application following a partnership with Simplex. Founded in 2014, Simplex is an European Union-licensed fintech company that provides access to over 50 cryptocurrencies, and a principal member of the Visa network. The Opera browser was one of the first to integrate cryptocurrency usage into its core functions, supplying in-built wallets for Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and Tron....

Simplex is a fiat-to-crypto onramp that has scored several high-profile partnerships in recent months. Canadian payments giant Nuvei is reportedly in talks to acquire Simplex, an Israeli cryptocurrency startup, for up to $250 million – sending a strong signal that the electronic payments processing industry was pivoting towards digital currencies. The deal between Nuvei and Simplex is expected to be finalized “in the next few days,” according to BlockBeats, a Beijing-based blockchain publication. The deal could be worth between $200 million and $250 million. Neither Nuvei nor Simplex have....

Cryptocurrency exchange platform and card issuer Crypto.com has partnered with Visa and plans to debut fiat lending. Crypto.com is now the latest cryptocurrency exchange and payment service to join the Visa network.According to a press statement issued on Wednesday, Crypto.com has inked a global partnership with the credit/debit card payment giant which includes becoming a principal member of Visa’s network in Australia.As part of the press release, Crypto.com revealed that the collaboration with Visa was in line with the company’s efforts to expand the reach of its crypto Visa....