Monero Mastercard? Wirex Bridges Altcoins with Legacy Payments
Wirex users can now fund Mastercard debit cards with Ethereum, as well as two dozen other cryptocurrencies. Not Just a Bitcoin Mastercard. ShapeShift.io, an instant digital asset exchange for Bitcoin and other blockchain tokens, has announced an API integration with Wirex, a London-based service that bridges traditional payments with cryptocurrency. Now,....
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Leading debit card manufacturer and service provider Wirex has successfully integrated the API of the instant cryptocurrency exchange ShapeShift to enable its users to fund their cards with Ethereum, Monero, Litecoin, and 12 more alternative cryptocurrencies. Wirex debuted its first Bitcoin debit card in July 2016, to allow the growing Bitcoin userbase to transact in any Visa or Mastercard-supported stores, retail outlets, and e-commerce platforms using the digital currency. As an initiative to reduce friction between Bitcoin and other leading currencies, the UK-based startup added some....
London-based crypto-payments platform Wirex can now issue Visa accounts and process transactions autonomously, as the firm became a principal member of the payments giant. Crypto Payments Platform Wirex Gets Principal Membership From Visa to Issue Cards Autonomously According to the announcement, Wirex has been added to the European network of Visa as a member after long-lasting cooperation, whose customer base has over 3 million in the APAC and EEA countries. The company enables its users to transfer crypto and fiat currencies globally through the platform. With the membership, Wirex....
Bitcoin-based financial platform Wirex, formerly known as E-Coin, has raised $3 million in a Series A funding round from the Fintech fund established by Japanese financial giant SBI Group. UK-based Wirex, essentially a service provider enabling the use of bitcoin and other digital currencies in popular payment networks like Visa and Mastercard through prepaid virtual and plastic cards. Wirex also provides an exchange platform allowing for the exchange of fiat currencies with bitcoin. The company claims to have over 500,000 members across 130 countries, calling itself a ‘hybrid banking’....
Wirex gets it. Cryptos are only as valuable as the accompanying level of usability. Is this what mass adoption of bitcoin looks like? UK-based group Wirex is now offering a free virtual debit card through its pre-existing app. A user can easily download the app, register their account, download the card and then choose to load it with a variety of currency options.(Currently EUR, GBP, USD or BTC.) The card can then be used to perform fiat-to-fiat conversions, as an online banking platform accessible worldwide, to verify Paypal accounts, among many things. The card can also be used in any....
Wirex Limited., the London, U.K. producer of the E-Coin bitcoin debit card, has introduced the first two-way bitcoin debit card. In addition to being able to spend bitcoin with the card wherever Visa and MasterCard are accepted in more than 130 countries, it will soon be possible to buy bitcoin. The launch for this new capability is in April. Users can fund E-Coin accounts through dozens of bank transfer options and alternative payment methods. Wirex provides both physical and virtual bitcoin debit cards and supports domestic and international bank transfers directly to users’ accounts.....