Deloitte Survey: 85% of Merchants Say Enabling Crypto Payments Is High Priority

A new Deloitte survey titled “Merchants getting ready for crypto” contains extremely bullish news. It clearly shows that businesses of all sizes are getting ready for all kinds of crypto payments. And the vast majority believe that they will become ubiquitous in the next few years. Merchants, they are just like us. Deloitte produced the survey in association with PayPal, which is telling and arises questions.  “Survey respondents are very optimistic about digital currencies in the consumer market, reporting broad agreement that accepting digital currency payments is already a point of....

Improving customer experience, increasing the customer base and a hope their brand is perceived as “cutting edge” were the biggest reasons given for a desire to adopt crypto payments. Three quarters of United States retailers plan to accept crypto or stablecoin payments within the next two years according to a new survey. It also found that more than half of large retailers with revenues over $500 million are currently spending $1 million or more building the required infrastructure to make it happen.The information was revealed in Deloitte’s “Merchants Getting Ready For Crypto” report....

A recent survey from Deloitte that collated data from 1,280 senior finance executives in 10 locations across the world produced interesting results regarding the blockchain industry. This survey is Deloitte’s fourth annual Global Blockchain Survey, which focuses on the financial services industry (FSI). Findings from the survey show that there is a need for the industry to turn towards product modernization and distribution in order to see economic growth. When polled, 76% of the 1,280 respondents said they believed that the end of physical money is near. And that digital assets were set....

A recent survey by Deloitte shows that 82% of Indians plan to invest in cryptocurrency when the government provides more clarity surrounding the regulation of crypto assets. Moreover, 77.4% of respondents want cryptocurrency to be treated as securities. Indian Crypto Survey: 82% Plan to Invest in Crypto Once It Is Regulated Professional services firm Deloitte and the Times of India recently conducted a survey on cryptocurrency investing. The results were published Sunday. Out of 1,800 respondents, 55.2% said they have invested in cryptocurrencies and will....

The crypto payment report noted that crypto payment fees are around 1%, which is much lower than other payment options that charge between 1.5% and 3.5% While the market goes steady, the crypto ecosystem continues to grow as merchants innovate and adopt cryptocurrency payments in their quest to gain new customers. Data platform PYMNTS collaborated with Bitpay to survey merchants, in an attempt to understand the trends on what the participants expect from digital currencies and their effect on payments and businesses. In the report titled "Paying With Cryptocurrency," the researchers found....