In this week’s News & Views episode, the FinTech Times team discusses the future of Crypto and Web3 in the UK, bank payment methods, and potentially billions of potential opportunities.
This week, all three of our hosts are sharing eye-catching articles. Once things get started, Francis breaks down a new partnership between the cross-border payment platform Dlocal and the Stablecoin Payments Infrastructure Provider Bvnk.
Polly then asks if open banking-driven payment methods can be truly caught as a mainstream option at checkout.
After the UK bank Barclays reveals, when they begin blocking cryptocurrency transactions made on Barclay Card credit cards, Tom and his team share their thoughts on what the “right” approach to regulating digital assets is. Tom also shares new details from the Startup Coalition. This reveals that Crypto and Web3 can present £400 billion in economic opportunities in the UK.
Listen to Episode 205 now and hear all the details and opinions.
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Startup Coalition reveals how the UK can unlock £400 billion crypto and Web3 opportunities
Open banking is a solution to consumer and merchant concerns in our payment situations
dlocal and bvnk work together to bridge stablecoins and fiat currency
