NCR Exec: Merchant Response to Bitcoin Eclipsed Apple Pay

NCR Exec: Merchant Response to Bitcoin Eclipsed Apple Pay

Bitcoin has been the most well-received alternative payment method that NCR Silver has added to its point-of-sale (POS) platform, according to product manager Reggie Kimble. Speaking to CoinDesk about his company's new partnership with bitcoin merchant processor BitPay, Kimble suggested that the addition of bitcoin payments has so far garnered more attention than integrations for options such as Apple Pay and PayPal. Kimble said: "When you look at our past alternative payment methods, I would say this has probably been the most well-received in terms of people commenting and people....


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