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Merchant Crypto-Acceptance API Released and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 12/31/18

  • Bits of Gold, said to be one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in Israel, has developed an application programming interface that allows merchants to accept cryptocurrency and receive value in the form of U.S. dollars or Israeli shekels.
  • Cybersecurity news outlet The Hacker News said PayPal Holdings Inc. banned without explanation its PayPal account for receiving small payments from sponsors.
  • The Northern Virginia Transportation Commission reportedly is going ahead with mobile-ticketing options for bus transportation.
  • Nexo Standards, a Brussels-based organization for global point-of-sale terminal standards, said it admitted 10 members in 2018, including NCR, NSPK, and UnionPay International as principal members.

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