New SMS Bitcoin Service Aims at Emerging Markets
Singapore-based payment processor CoinPip is introducing new payment options, allowing anyone in the world to send coins via SMS. It integrates seamlessly with the 'SMSwallet' system developed by US-based 37coins, which itself is aimed at developing and emerging markets where access to smartphone and desktop PC apps is limited. It allows consumers to pay in bitcoin via any CoinPip Merchant POS from any mobile device with SMS functionality. Anson Zeall, co-founder of CoinPip, is planning to expand across Hong Kong and Indonesia within the next month or so. His company's vision is to make....
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