CoinPip Supports Merchants Internationally

Singapore-based Payment Solutions Provider CoinPip has teamed up with 37Coins to bring an SMS wallet to the region. CoinPip is excited to offer the opportunity for consumers to pay in bitcoin from absolutely any mobile device with SMS functionality. The company has gained attention with their BOOST events, promoting Bitcoin throughout the region in an intimate setting with a hands-on and educational approach. They saw a real need to rapidly integrate this service for their users on Apple devices or with dumb phones. Co-founder of CoinPip, Anson Zeall, is planning to expand to Hong Kong and....

Singapore-based bitcoin startup CoinPip is one of 10 technology companies selected by a government agency to represent the country at this year's South by Southwest (SXSW) event in the US in March. Notably, this is the first time a national government has shown such support for bitcoin enterprise development. Participating companies are being sponsored to attend by Infocomm Investments, the investment arm of Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), a government agency and regulator. CoinPip CEO Anson Zeall told CoinDesk he aims to use the appearance at SXSW to raise awareness of....

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....

A new pre-loaded bitcoin card launched this week in Singapore, allowing users to buy small amounts of bitcoin and import the value easily into wallet software. The cards come from Singapore startup 8pip, a subsidiary of CoinPip, in denominations of S$50 and S$100 (S$100 = US$80). Each card has a serial number and private key, which buyers then take to the CardToCoin website and redeem the amount loaded on the card. It's CoinPip's second new bitcoin venture in a short time, having recently introduced the SMS wallet/payment system developed by US-based 37coins. The company is also sponsoring....

Adyen, one of the world's top online payment processors, has just signed on to integrate Bitcoin payments into their systems through Bitcoin payment processor BitPay. This agreement will allow over 3,500 merchants worldwide to join over 100k merchants currently accepting Bitcoin all over the globe. Facebook & Groupon Lead Adyen's List of Clients. Among the top online names who use Adyen and can start accepting Bitcoin in the immediate future include Facebook, Groupon, Airbnb, Spotify, and Ryanair. Adyen has access to four of the Internet's top five companies overall. "Interest in bitcoin....