Exclusive Interview with Bitwage President and Founder Jonathan Chester
Bitwage is an international bitcoin payroll provider. The company offers a service that enables users to receive their wages in bitcoin. Bitwage is trying to introduce the future of international payroll. Companies using Bitwage can reduce payroll costs, and other benefits while being able to increase visibility into the payment process. Bitwage developed an app that simplifies the payroll process for people working abroad. The company allows employees to both receive a wage and pay for goods and services in Bitcoin. Through Bitwage, people no longer need to have a bank account to receive....
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BitWage is a company that allows you to receive a percentage of your paycheck in bitcoin. The company also provides assistance with legal papers. Additionally, it is not necessary to have a bank account to use Bitwage’s services. Amagi Metals and ChangeTip both use BitWage to pay their employees in Bitcoin, making it a well-known company in the Bitcoin space. I was able to talk to Jonathan Chester, the founder and Chief Operations Officer of BitWage, and ask him a few questions. Below is a YouTube video by Jonathan showing you how to sign up for BitWage.
We know many developing countries have leapfrogged certain development stages thanks to rapid adaptation to evolutions in technology. This is one of the main reasons why internet in Silicon Valley is slower than in Romania, Lithuania and Hong Kong, with the latter topping 2014 speed charts according to the most recent Ookla Global Net Index. This is also why people in Africa connect to the internet more often with a mobile phone than their computer. Jonathan Chester, founder of BitWage, sees the role of BitWage in bringing modern banking tools to this emerging segment of electronic money....
Silicon Valley-based payment gateway Bitwage has announced major changes to its freelance employment platform. Bitwage My Employment (ME) is a payment-verified professional profile that allows workers to build an online reputation from freelance marketplaces and directly from the clients they have worked with. In a blog post, the President of Bitwage, Jonathan Chester says that his company has over 250 jobs posted a day, even while on the beta testing phase. Bitwage ME exits Beta. Chester tells Cointelegraph that Bitwage is currently making a few final touches to their new system which....
Bitcoin payroll startup Bitwage has added support for credit and debit card payments. Users can can now link their credit or debit card numbers to their Bitwage account, allowing them to choose that employee payment option in addition to bitcoin and traditional wire transfers. The option has a standard monthly limit of $500. President and founder Jonathan Chester said the startup explored various merchant acquirer options, ultimately settling on an acquirer he declined to name. Support for card payments is live as of today, according to Bitwage. Chester said that the new offering was a....
Having been successful in the US and beyond, Bitwage Payroll for Individuals (BPI) is ripe for Europe. In their recent press release, Bitwage have announced the launch of the Bitwage Payroll for Individuals in Europe. The announcement reveals that this service will allow users to receive their wage in a variety of outputs including Euros, Gold, Silver, Bitcoin, 20+ other national currencies or even a Euro denominated debit card with as fast as same or next day payout speed. Jonathan Chester, President of Bitwage, says: “In 2015, the European Union had a higher GDP than the United States.....