Binance loses yet another payment processor, Checkout.com
Payment processor Checkout.com has terminated its relationship with troubled crypto exchange Binance, citing “reports of regulators actions and orders in relevant jurisdictions,” according to Forbes. This comes shortly after Binance ended its Binance Connect service, a product that made it easier for businesses to buy and sell cryptocurrency. The service was operated in partnership with Checkout.com. Binance was a very important client for the payment processor . Forbes cited someone familiar who said that in one month in 2021, Binance made up $2 billion worth of Checkout.com ’s transactions. At one point, Visa warned about a flurry of fraudulent transactions related to Binance, apparently the result of organized crime taking advantage of Binance’s decision to avoid additional security measures on the transactions. Checkout.com told Forbes that the size of the alleged transactions wasn’t accurate. SEC lawsuit: What’s next for Binance? ...