Mastercard Ends Co-Branded Card Programs With Binance - Decrypt
Mastercard and Visa will end their partnerships with crypto exchange Binance, discontinuing their crypto card offerings in several countries by September 2022.
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Posted 8/25/2023, 10:40:20 AM
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Relevant topic timeline:
- Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao attempted to shut down the crypto exchange's U.S. offshoot earlier this year.
- The decision to liquidate the company was put to a vote by the Binance.US board of directors, but it did not receive unanimous support.
- Binance.US CEO Brian Shroder opposed the decision, expressing concerns about the potential negative impact on customers.
- The attempted shutdown highlights the lengths Zhao was willing to go to protect the larger global exchange amid increasing regulatory scrutiny.
- Binance.US had received a $4.5 billion valuation from investors last year.
- Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao attempted to shut down the crypto exchange's U.S. offshoot earlier this year.
- The decision to liquidate the company was put to a vote by the Binance.US board of directors, but it did not receive unanimous support.
- Binance.US CEO Brian Shroder opposed the decision, expressing concerns about the potential negative impact on customers.
- The attempted shutdown highlights the lengths Zhao was willing to go to protect the larger global exchange amid increasing regulatory scrutiny.
- Binance.US had received a $4.5 billion valuation from investors last year.
Main topic: Checkout.com terminates its relationship with Binance, citing regulatory concerns and inquiries from partners.
Key points:
1. Checkout.com, a credit card payments processor, has stopped servicing Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange.
2. The termination was based on reports of regulatory actions, concerns over Binance's anti-money laundering and compliance controls, and inquiries from partners.
3. Binance disagrees with Checkout.com's basis for termination and is considering legal action.
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