Partnership between Quinone and Econtext Brings Bitcoins to 20,000 Retailers in Japan An epic deal between Quinone, a bitcoin exchange and Econtext, payment network will enable bitcoin to be used as a payment option for 20,000 online and physical retailers in Japan. All the merchants using payment processing service of…
In first of its kind move from a movie studio, Open Road Films, fans will now be allowed to pay for their movie ticket in Bitcoin. The movie opens on 19th June and is a comedy based on a high school geek. The consumers will be able to book their…
MasterCard has been consistently lobbying its case to the UK government to make strictre regulations for the virtual currency bitcoin and other such digital currencies that are becoming a threat to the global credit card business. Along the way, they are also adapting to the change that the payment industry…
Coinify, Denmark based Bitcoin platform has declared its expansion within the Euro payments network, also known as SEPA (Single Euro Payment Area). This move will take bitcoins to its 34 member countries where the users can buy/sell digital currencies. SEPA is a euro payment integration system whose aim is to…
This is no news that Amazon has so far been reluctant in accepting Bitcoin payments for their products online. They also don’t intend to start this service any time soon. However, regardless of their reluctance and forward action in enabling customers to make purchases using Bitcoins, there have been cases…
GMO Payment entranceway (GMO-PG) has partnered with bitFlyer to supply its forty eight,000 on-line merchants the choice to just accept bitcoin beginning later this year. Founded in 1995, GMO-PG makes a speciality of providing payment services to e-commerce platforms and mobile content suppliers. information from Forbes suggests that the corporate,…
Bay Inc. payments unit PayPal as announced this week the integration of Bitcoin into its payment processing operations, allowing digital goods merchants to accept the virtual currencies via its PayPal Payments Hub service. Yes, this means they will be taking other cryptocurrencies as well. EBay, as the world’s biggest web…
Alibaba’s IPO (Initial Public Offering) is set to take place today at 11.00 AM ET on NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) under the ticker BABA. The IPO of Alibaba will become the largest IPO of a company in the United States, ever. Alibaba Group will price its shares at 68…
A MELBOURNE company unveiled on Thursday the country’s first bitcoin debit card, which will allow users to spend the digital currency at ATMs and eftpos terminals. Users can pre-load the card with bitcoin, which is converted to Australian dollars. The company will exchange bitcoin at a rate based on the day’s…
Overstock.com was the first major online retailer to embrace bitcoin, accepting payments in the digital currency here in the U.S. beginning in early January. And now, it’s the first to accommodate bitcoin across the globe. Early this morning, the Salt Lake City-based company started accepting bitcoin payments in all foreign…
