The 'eBay of Latin America' Announces Bitcoin Plans
MercadoLibre, Latin America's answer to eBay, has announced it is integrating bitcoin into its payments platform, MercadoPago. In an email to users, the marketplace said the initiative would keep its merchants "one foot in the future". The region has been tipped as a hotbed for bitcoin as users seek alternatives to their local currency, and easier ways to pay online. However, startups still have various hurdles to overcome. It's not yet clear when the roll out will occur, nor which of MercadoLibre's 13 countries will be supported. According to the company, the integration will be subtle -....
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Comments added from Alberto Vega, BitPay's Regional Manager for Latin America. Latin American e-tailer Famsa is now accepting bitcoin for online purchases. The chain, founded in 1970, sells a variety of consumer goods and electronics across Mexico and the US. It is processing transactions via Atlanta firm BitPay. The news follows last month's announcement from MercadoLibre - the 'eBay of Latin America' - that it would integrate bitcoin, and a deal between Mexico's BitPagos and Entrepids to allow e-commerce stores to accept the currency. Alberto Vega, BitPay's regional manager for Latin....
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