Binance disappointed by Barclays’ ‘unilateral action’ to block customer payments
A Binance spokesperson reiterated to Cointelegraph that the Financial Conduct Authority's recent edict only applied to Binance Markets Limited, or BML, which is a separate legal entity from the main global exchange that operates through Binance.com. Barclays’ decision to stop facilitating British customers’ payments to Binance has been met with criticism by the cryptocurrency exchange after a spokesperson told Cointelegraph that the bank acted with “an inaccurate understanding of events.” "We are disappointed that Barclays appears to have taken unilateral action based on what appears to be....
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As of 8 am UTC on Wednesday, Binance users will no longer be able to make euro deposits through their bank. However, they can still fund their accounts with credit cards and debit cards. Regulatory constraints facing Binance have forced the popular cryptocurrency exchange to temporarily halt bank transfers denominated in euros, according to an email sent to its customers on Tuesday. Specifically, euro deposits via the Single Europe Payments Area, or SEPA, have been put on hold indefinitely due to circumstances beyond the exchange’s control, Binance said in the email:“Due to events beyond....
Binance has reportedly been forced to suspend fiat currency withdrawals for customers in the United Kingdom once again. Binance customers in the United Kingdom are once again left without a fiat currency withdrawal option on Binance.According to Financial News on Tuesday, the crypto exchange giant sent emails to affected customers informing them of the problem.However, the exchange reportedly has not given any details as to the reason for the latest suspension of pounds sterling withdrawal but assured customers that it was working to resolve the situation.Back in June, Binance had....
The British multinational bank has informed customers it is no longer facilitating payments made to the crypto exchange, confirming reports from users over the last week. Customers have been reporting that Barclays, a British multinational universal bank, has been blocking payments to Binance cryptocurrency exchange over the last week. The financial services giant has confirmed to cardholders that Barclays debit/credit card payments to the cryptocurrency exchange will not be allowed until further notice.One of crypto investment dashboard Wealth Kode's cofounders, who goes by Lee on....
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has received extensive media notice in recent months. Reuters stated that in response to the Ukrainian government’s call to freeze all Russian cryptocurrency accounts, Binance would block Russian customer accounts targeted by sanctions but not all of them. The crypto exchange was not alone in its stance on account […]
Data shows that Turkey accounts for over 7% of the desktop browser access to Binance's primary platform. Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, announced the launch of its customer service center, Cointelegraph Turkey reported.Binance picked Turkey, where it established a local entity roughly two years ago, as the pilot country for its new service. A possible reason for Binance to pick Turkey is the high volume of traffic the exchange is getting from the country. Similarweb data shows that Turkey accounts for over 7% of the desktop browser access to Binance's....