ChainCatcher news, according to Fox Business reporter Eleanor Terrett, the crypto payment service provider MoonPay is in talks to acquire Helio for approximately $150 million, which would be MoonPay's largest acquisition to date.Helio is an alternative to Coinbase Commerce, providing a self-service crypto payment platform that enables content creators and e-commerce merchants to receive payments in cryptocurrency. It currently offers "white-label solutions," including the trading infrastructure for Solana Pay and DEX Screener.

ChainCatcher news, Cointelegraph posted on the X platform revealing that MetaMask has expanded its cryptocurrency payment card pilot program in the United States, allowing users to pay directly from their wallets.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cryptonomist, a recent survey by Clarify Capital shows that the acceptance of cryptocurrency payments among business owners and employees has significantly increased. The survey covered 800 American employees and 200 business owners, with data indicating that 25% of business owners support the adoption of cryptocurrency loans, and it is expected that by 2025, 10% of businesses will choose crypto loans over traditional loans.In terms of salary payments, 10% of business owners are considering issuing cryptocurrency salaries, and 30% of employees expressed support. Among them, 72% of employees prefer to receive salaries in Bitcoin, while 43% choose Ethereum. Notably, 50% of Generation Z business owners support crypto loans, compared to only 15% of Baby Boomers. In the construction industry, 20% of contractors have accepted crypto payments, and 5% of contractors are willing to offer a 10% discount for crypto payments.

ChainCatcher news, according to techfundingnews, the Swiss crypto payment platform Brighty has completed a $10 million financing round led by Futurecraft Ventures. The platform was co-founded in 2021 by Nick Denisenko, former Chief Backend Engineer at Revolut, and Roger Buerli, aiming to provide users with a seamless crypto payment experience.Brighty has currently launched a custodial wallet service supporting Ethereum, Tron, Polygon, and Arbitrum, and offers features such as European IBAN accounts and physical and digital VISA cards. The platform provides up to 5% annual yield on stablecoin card balances through DeFi technology. Notably, the platform recently launched an AI-driven crypto investment feature, offering users data-driven investment strategies across multiple sectors, including Momentum, Industrial, Nasdaq, and S&P 500.The company plans to use this round of financing to expand into the European and UK markets, focusing on serving digital nomads and cryptocurrency earners. CEO Roger Buerli stated that the demand for crypto payments in Europe and the UK continues to grow, especially in scenarios such as commercial transactions, financing, and salary payments.

ChainCatcher news, Tether announced that USDT on TON has been launched on the crypto payment app CityPay.CityPay completed over 2 million euros (approximately 2.17 million dollars) in seed round financing in August 2023, with participation from Tether and others. Tether announced an additional investment in CityPay in May 2024, with the specific investment amount undisclosed.

According to ChainCatcher news, the stablecoin TUSD has established a partnership with the crypto payment system ivendPay. Currently, TUSD has been added to ivendPay's payment options, providing greater accessibility and usability for TUSD users worldwide.It is reported that ivendPay is an international payment service provider with operations in seven countries and over three hundred active merchants.TrueUSD (TUSD) is the first stablecoin pegged to the US dollar, with on-chain real-time verification provided by independent third-party institutions. It is currently listed on over 100 trading platforms, including Binance and HTX, and circulates on more than a dozen major public chains such as Ethereum, TRON, Avalanche, and BNB Chain. TUSD is committed to promoting the development of crypto payments and has previously become an important payment method for projects such as the Web3 store UQUID, the cryptocurrency-friendly travel booking platform Travala.com, and the one-stop shop for crypto trading CryptoWallet.com.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Mastercard announced at the Money20/20 event in Las Vegas that the company has partnered with the cryptocurrency and NFT payment application MoonPay to explore how the blockchain-based Web3 world can connect with consumers and build loyalty. This collaboration enables MoonPay to leverage Mastercard's crypto credential system, which is a way to ensure transactions are trustworthy and compliant, and integrates payment technologies such as Mastercard Send and Click to Pay. Additionally, MoonPay's subsidiary Otherlife, which provides Web3 creative agency services, development, strategy, and experience services, will play a key role in this collaboration.

ChainCatcher news, according to Tech in Asia, Singapore-based crypto payment gateway Triple-A has completed a $10 million Series A funding round. Peak XV Partners and Shorooq Partners led the investment. Triple-A will use the new funds to further develop its product suite.Triple-A was founded in 2018 by fintech entrepreneur Eric Barbier, offering stablecoin and blockchain-based payments, with major supported tokens including USDT, USDC, Bitcoin, and Ethereum. Triple-A obtained a payment institution license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore in 2021.According to crypto data platform RootDat, Triple-A previously completed a $2.88 million funding round led by zVentures in June 2022.

ChainCatcher news, according to TechCrunch, the crypto payment startup Eco, which has received investment from a16z, has launched a non-custodial payment system called Beam.It is reported that Beam is built on the Optimism and Base networks and is based on smart contracts, dividing its access keys into three pathways: the user's Twitter account, a password set by the user, and the user's browser. Any two of these pathways can be used to reconstruct the original key. Additionally, Beam supports ENS domains and allows users to pay transfer fees in USDC when transferring USDC.As of now, Eco has raised a total of $95 million, with investors including a16z, Coinbase Ventures, Founders Fund, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Pantera Capital.

ChainCatcher news, according to sources from The Information, internal team members including MoonPay co-founder and CEO Ivan Soto-Wright cashed out $150 million during the Series A funding round in November 2021.During the Series A funding round in 2021, MoonPay raised $555 million at a valuation of $3.4 billion, with investors including Tiger Global and Coatue participating. The significance of this deal goes far beyond what is visible on the surface. Part of the funds was used to purchase shares from existing shareholders, such as Ivan Soto-Wright.The source stated that MoonPay raised $405 million by selling shares to investors, with the remaining $150 million representing shares cashed out by internal personnel in secondary transactions. A few weeks after the Series A funding, Ivan Soto-Wright purchased a $38 million mansion in Miami. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized trading platform Hashflow has announced the integration of the crypto payment platform Moonpay. Users can now purchase digital assets using debit/credit cards and trade on Hashflow, as well as transfer funds between over 160 crypto-friendly countries. (source link)