WaveCrests Adds Chips to its Prepaid Cards and other Digital Transactions News from 10/30/17

Payments company PayTrace Inc. launched a browser-based EMV-acceptance service that uses an Ingenico Group EMV card reader and processing from Total System Services Inc. (TSYS).
WaveCrest, an issuer of prepaid cards used to pay fleet drivers and reimburse workers, said it has introduced EMV chips on its cards issued in the United States.
ACI Worldwide Inc. announced expanded support for several European payment schemes.
Continuing a pattern of high-end sellers accepting cryptocurrency in payment for goods, Royal Yacht Brokers announced it will begin accepting Bitcoin and Ethereum, as well as precious metals like gold, for its services.
In related news, Allurez said it is now the first Internet jeweler to accept Bitcoin.
Bitcoin is trading above $6,000 again after its blockchain sustained another hard fork last week resulting in a new currency called Bitcoin Gold. This is the second split in Bitcoin’s basic code, following the creation of Bitcoin Cash in late July.

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