'Masked' Card Lets Online Shoppers Pay Anywhere With Bitcoin
Online privacy company Abine has announced the launch of Bitcoin Anywhere, enabling Coinbase wallet holders to make bitcoin purchases at any e-commerce site. Bitcoin Anywhere, currently in beta and invite only, will enable Coinbase users to link their wallet to Abine Blur, a password control service. When they want to make a purchase, consumers create a privacy-enhancing 'Masked Card', which work in a similar way to pre-paid gift vouchers. They are created on-the-fly and are loaded with US dollars funded from the user's bitcoin account. Andrew Sudbury, Abine co-founder and CTO, said:....
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Abine, a Boston based firm which calls itself the "online privacy company" is offering a bitcoin payment service called Bitcoin Anywhere. The Bitcoin Anywhere service enables users to make online payments on any online portal that accepts MasterCard credit cards. The Bitcoin Anywhere service works though Blur "Masked Card". These Blur Masked Cards will be connected to the individual user's Coinbase bitcoin wallet. All Payments made through the Masked Card will be deducted from the connected wallet's bitcoin balance. True to its name, Abine's Blur Masked Cards have the cardholder's identity....
American Express and Abra are launching a new credit card that will allow shoppers to earn cryptocurrency rewards “tradable across over 100 different cryptocurrencies” without annual or foreign transaction fees.
American Express and Abra Launching Crypto Rewards Credit Card
American Express (Amex) and crypto trading platform and wallet provider Abra announced the upcoming launch of the Abra Crypto Card on the American Express network Friday. Abra described the new card as:
The first crypto rewards credit card on the American Express network that will transact....
Despite the large concentration of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency related activities in China, a new report suggests that a tiny proportion of online shoppers in the world’s most populated country use the top digital currency. The study, based on a 20-minute digital survey with a nationally representative sample of 1,000 online digital shoppers ageing 18+ in the U.S. and China, conducted between Sept. 19 and Oct. 12, 2016, says credit cards, online payment services and mobile wallet still tops the list of the most used online payment method by device among US and Chinese shoppers....
Savvy seasoned shoppers know to skip the black friday shopping mayhem for the relaxed comfort of shopping from their home on cyber monday. Cyber monday is the day online shopping skyrockets through the roof. According to Adobe Systems 2013’s Cyber Monday saw an increase of 16% from 2012 to an astonishing record $2.29 Billion in sales. (USA Today) This year, shoppers will not have to wait for Cyber Monday to get crazy discounts on their online purchases. With bitcoin, shoppers can save up to 25% shopping online with Amazon starting NOW. That’s right, anything you can buy on Amazon, you can....
Argentina-based e-commerce company Avalancha has announced it will now accept bitcoin through a new strategic partnership with bitcoin merchant processor BitPagos and Latin America-focused bitcoin exchange Bitex.la. Avalancha, which launched in May, aims to provide Argentinian consumers with a convenient buying option for electronics and home appliances, and it sees bitcoin as a key investment that will help it better serve its growing customer base. Miguel Klurfan, CEO of Avalancha, told CoinDesk his company is focused on giving online shoppers a greater degree of convenience, and that....