Automaker Daimler Acquires Bitcoin Services Firm to Develop “Mercedes Pay”

Automaker Daimler Acquires Bitcoin Services Firm to Develop “Mercedes Pay”

German auto giant Daimler AG, the company that owns several brands including Mercedes-Benz, has acquired Fintech firm PayCash Europe SA, a Luxembourg-based digital payments platform that includes a number of payment options including bitcoin. The acquisition is a strategic move by the corporation to venture into the digital payments space. More specifically, Daimler AG will launch its own electronic payment services platform under the banner “Mercedes pay”, the announcement revealed. The new feature will see ‘on-the-go’ payments enabled using a smartphone. Founded in 2012, PayCash Europe....


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