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StanChart Finances Cross-Border Payments Merger

Jackie Bennion

8 April 2021

. PPRO, the London-based payments infrastructure provider, has also drawn another round of capital to develop the fast-growing digital payments market, announcing new investments last month from JPMorgan Chase to bring the round to $270 million.

Seen as a fresh milestone in growing crypto usage, Visa has also just announced that it will allow payment settlements using cryptocurrency USD Coin. Visa has partnered with digital asset bank Anchorage and Crypto.com to provide the service, joining Mastercard, PayPal, and Tesla in embracing crypto payments.