Bitwage Expands to India Enabling BTC Wages for Workers

Indian bitcoin exchange Unocoin is ramping up its fervent push for bitcoin adoption in India. A new partnership with San Francisco-based bitcoin payments company Bitwage will see Unocoin integrated into the payments platform, enabling India-based workers, employees and businesses to receive wages from foreign businesses faster and at better rates. “For instance, an employee receiving $1,000 USD sent to India could receive 70250.00 INR with Bitwage, far more than an estimated 64481.60 INR through Paypal or approximately 65660.00 INR via Citibank India,” claim Bitwage and Unocoin. Bitwage....

The Bitcoin Blockchain has enabled millions of workers in India to receive bigger paychecks in Indian Rupees through a new partnership between Bitwage and Unocoin. Less Waiting, Bigger Paychecks for Indians. Indian Bitcoin exchange Unocoin has partnered with Bitwage in an effort to improve wages for international workers. Leveraging bitcoin transactions, Bitwage is able to skip currency exchange and international transaction fees. It transfers wages directly to workers in India, who now have the option of being paid in Indian Rupees. This means that Indians can receive a bigger paycheck....

Bitcoin activity in India has been on the rise over the past few months, and a new partnership between bitcoin exchange, Unocoin, and payroll service, Bitwage, may help that growth continue. This new partnership is designed to allow freelancers or employees in India to receive a better rate on the payments they receive from outside the country. Freelancers in India have already been taking advantage of the better rates they get by telling their employers to pay them via Bitcoin rather than PayPal, and Bitwage has the potential to make the process of getting paid via Bitcoin much simpler....

But there is more good news, as Bitwage also announced additional payment outputs. Local currency payouts are coming to the US, Europe, India, Vietnam, and Argentina. Bitwage continues to make a name for itself in the payroll business. The company has announced the launch of their new “My Employment” feature. This new offering lets users create a payment-verified professional profile, and creates a reputation system for Bitwage users. This should help freelancers and other remote workers increase their [international] client base. For a lot of people, the Bitwage service is a solution to a....

Today, we have an interview with the founder of Bitwage, a company that aims to pay workers with bitcoin that in turn pay bitwage through wire transfers. The instructions are fairly straight-forward. Bitwage will send you a bank number, you tell your employer to wire transfer your paycheck to said bank number and voila, bitwage will then pay you in bitcoins. What is Bitwage? “Bitwage is the largest bitcoin payroll provider in terms of users and volume. We make it incredibly easy for anyone to send and receive wages in bitcoin. We offer three main solutions, payroll individual, payroll....