Purse.io Partners Coinsecure to Push Bitcoin Adoption with Amazon Discounts
Bitcoin startup Purse.io, an online marketplace that enables discounts on Amazon with payments in bitcoin has announced a new partnership with Coinsecure, a prominent Indian bitcoin exchange. Announced yesterday, the new collaboration comes during a time when demand for bitcoin is increasing in India following the controversial demonetization drive in early November. The tie-up is a marked effort by Purse to expand in India during these cash-strapped times. This is in addition to its existing partnership with another major Indian bitcoin exchange, Unocoin. Coinsecure’s own announcement....
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Amazon has positioned itself to become one of India’s e-commerce leaders. Purse.io, an online marketplace that allows discounts on Amazon by using bitcoin, is helping Amazon achieve its goal by allowing bitcoin users to receive discounts between 15 and 22% using Purse’s “Name Your Discount” program, Purse announced. Users that are already using Unocoin, an India-based exchange, to purchase bitcoin are already set to receive discounts on food, clothes and electronics. Unspent Card Balance For Bitcoin. Purse leverages unspent gift card liquidity to pass on discounts to Amazon shoppers. Purse....
To put this into perspective, Amazon discounts can range anywhere from 10% to 22%. A smaller discount will usually see orders filled a lot quicker, though. India remains a hotbed for Bitcoin activity in recent years A new partnership between Purse and Unocoin will allow residents to shop on Amazon at a discount. With cryptocurrency usage in India expanding rapidly, it makes sense for companies to explore the market. Purse wants to improve the local online shopping experience, and offer Bitcoin users appealing discounts at the same time. Amazon is quickly becoming the fan favorite among....
A new initiative from bitcoin shopping service Purse, in partnership with Chain and the BitGive Foundation, allows consumers to receive discounts on Amazon purchases and donate to charity at the same time. Called the '1% Initiative', the US-only scheme launched yesterday with the aim of showcasing the benefits of bitcoin both for the consumer and the greater good, while also increasing Purse's customer base. Purse is a platform through which customers can buy products on Amazon using bitcoin. Notably, shoppers receive discounts made possible by other users who pay a premium to buy bitcoin....
What we do at Purse is enable our customers to use Bitcoin on the world's largest online merchant, Amazon. You can spend your BTC for any item on Amazon and receive 20% off. You can also use Purse to purchase BTC with a Credit Card or Amazon Gift Cards, Win, Win, Win. There are many new and exciting things that are happening at Purse. We have heard over and over about how the Bitcoin ecosystem needs more design and better UI. Well, we listened and we will be rolling out a new wonderfully designed website just in time for the holidays. This site integrates a simple buy / sell process with....
On this episode of the official Bitcoin.com podcast, our host Zach Doty sits down with Kent Liu of Purse.io, a service that lets users spend bitcoin on Amazon purchases with discounts. During the show, Liu explains how Purse.io works, and how much users can expect to save by using the service to shop on Amazon with bitcoin. Liu says that the Purse team....