Walmart Canada Says No to Visa, Can Bitcoin Step In?
Walmart Canada has decided to stop accepting Visa cards as it feels that the fees charged by Visa are too high. Can Bitcoin provide a viable alternative to high charging payment processors like Visa? Credit Cards – An Expensive Affair. Credit cards are popular among customers as they provide a convenient way to pay, at no additional cost. However, merchants who accept credit cards are charged up to 2.5% of the transaction value as fees. Merchants are also subject to chargebacks over disputed transactions, which eats into their profits. Strong duopoly controls the market. The payment....
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When Bitcoin supporters praise their favorite currency, one of the great attributes everyone discusses is the network’s low fees, paling in comparison to the major credit card companies such as Mastercard and Visa. Now, with Walmart dropping support for Visa in Canadian stores due to high fees, bitcoin could have a chance to shine. Walmart and Many....
The Walmart chain in Canada has announced that it will not be accepting VISA powered credit cards at its outlets from next month. Whenever there is an issue regarding fiat currency, bitcoin is sure to have the last laugh. Bitcoin has been around for about 8 years as an alternative digital currency, which is perfectly capable of operating of ensuring transfer of value without the intervention of an organization or a government as the trusted third party. The decentralized, open source, peer to peer transaction protocol allows people who are part of the network to act as a third party to....
3 weeks ago, I had the pleasure of writing an article I'd dreamed of writing for months and months on end. Gyft Adds Walmart Gift Cards!! Alas, all good things are not meant to last. For the last 3 weeks, Bitcoiners around the country have had the pleasure of buying Walmart gift cards with Bitcoin, receiving 3% back in the form of Gyft points, and in essence spending Bitcoin at Walmart on gas and groceries. Making Bitcoin a cheaper option to buy gas has been a long standing dream of the Bitcoin community, this was the first step towards realizing that dream and said step has now been....
Walmart has entered the metaverse with the launch of Walmart Land and Walmart’s Universe of Play on Roblox. The metaverse gaming platform has 52.2 million daily active users and 11.3 billion engagement hours. “Our customers are spending loads of time there,” said a Walmart executive.
Walmart Entering the Metaverse
U.S. retail giant Walmart announced Monday the launch of “Walmart Land” and “Walmart’s Universe of Play” on the metaverse gaming platform Roblox.
The announcement explains that Walmart Land will....
One of the most convenient ways to convert Bitcoin into something consumers can use in real life comes in the form of Gyft.com. This website is specialized in selling popular brand gift cards – such as eBay, Amazon, Target, and others – in exchange for Bitcoin. It has taken some time, but Walmart cards are now once again available for purchase on the platform. In the United States, Walmart has become a household name over the years, especially where grocery shopping is concerned. As one of the go-to places for US consumers, having the option to buy Walmart gift cards with Bitcoin is an....