# ECB exclusive: Crypto payments ‘not currently cost effective,’ Amex exec says

# ECB exclusive: Crypto payments ‘not currently cost effective,’ Amex exec says

” ECB exclusive: Crypto payments ‘not currently cost effective,’ Amex exec says “ Gonzalo Pérez del Arco, the director of government affairs in South Europe for card payment giant American Express, believes that making payments with crypto is not cost-effective at present. Pérez’s comments came during an exclusive chat with Cointelegraph editor Aaron Wood at European…

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# Mastercard files 15 metaverse and NFT related trademarks

# Mastercard files 15 metaverse and NFT related trademarks

” Mastercard files 15 metaverse and NFT related trademarks “ Payments giant Mastercard has filed 15 nonfungible token (NFT) and metaverse trademark applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, or USPTO. Highlights of the filings include plans for a virtual community for interacting with digital assets, processing of payment cards in the metaverse,…

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# Amex Ventures backs M Abra raise

# Amex Ventures backs $55M Abra raise

“# Amex Ventures backs $55M Abra raise ” Cryptocurrency trading platform Abra has raised $55 million in funding to bootstrap the next phase of its growth strategy, bringing several high-profile investors on board from both inside and outside the blockchain industry.  Abra will use funds from the Series C investment to grow its product offerings…

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#American Express tells its workers capitalism is racist

#American Express tells its workers capitalism is racist

“#American Express tells its workers capitalism is racist” American Express, which made a $2.3 billion profit last quarter, invited the great-grandson of the Nation of Islam’s founder to tell its employees that capitalism is evil. It was part of the credit-card giant’s critical-race-theory training program, which asks workers to deconstruct their racial and sexual identities,…

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