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Crypto Trading Volumes Hit Record $68.3 Billion On Monday

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Trading volumes on cryptocurrency exchanges have been doing extraordinarily well this week, hitting a new record volume of $68.3 Ethereum, the second-biggest cryptocurrency, which usually rises at the same time as bitcoin, also hit its highest level on Monday since 2018, with a $1,170 value, Reuters reported.

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Flywire Surpasses $10B In Total Payments Volume

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Global payments and receivables company Flywire enjoyed strong growth in 2018 that it plans to carry into this coming year and over $10 billion in total payments volume. In addition, Flywire rebranded and integrated OnPlan, a domestic payment capability acquired in January 2018, into its product suite.

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ACH Network Adds More Than 1B New Payments In 2018

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19) that last year was a milestone year for the ACH Network with payment volume climbing to close to 1.5 The results for 2018 make clear that the ACH Network is vibrant and continues to be a vital component of the nation’s economic engine,” NACHA Chief Operating Officer Jane Larimer said in the press release. billion payments.

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Zelle's volume surges, but there's a catch

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The bank-led P2P network Zelle saw its strongest quarterly growth during the fourth quarter of 2018, as payment volume rose nearly 60 percent to $119 billion for the year. But a significant amount of this volume comes from just one bank.

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Adyen Sees Processing Volumes Up 49 Pct.; Gains Traction With Mid-Market Firms 

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22) that showed double-digit percentage gains in volumes, driven by online commerce and increased traction among mid-market firms doing business and taking payments across the globe. Continuing a trend seen in past quarters, volume churn was less than 1 percent, said management. million euros. million euros.

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PayPal CEO Shulman: Consumers Moving To Digital Currency In Droves

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Pantera Capital said in the report, as noted by Benzinga, “When PayPal went live, volume started exploding. The increase in itBit volume implies that within four weeks of going live, PayPal is already buying almost 70 percent of the new supply of bitcoins.”.

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Bitcoin Daily: Square's Cash App Lets Consumers Earn Bitcoin On Purchases; Nigeria Trades Second-Highest Bitcoin Volume On Paxful's Platform

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According to data from Coin Dance, per Quartz, bitcoin trades in Nigeria increased around 19 percent per year in volume since 2017. The highest volume of 20,504.50 million pounds ($78 million) as of 2018. That number is higher than any other non-U.S. market, Quartz reported. was traded in 2020.

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