Japanese e-commerce site adopts BTC and XRP payments for used cars

Japanese e-commerce site adopts BTC and XRP payments for used cars

The development marks the first time XRP digital currency will be used on a cross-border Japanese e-commerce site. SBI Motor Japan, a subsidiary of SBI Africa Co., Ltd., has announced that its customers can now make payments for used cars using Bitcoin (BTC) and XRP.As per the announcement by SBI on Monday, the development marks the first time XRP cryptocurrency will be deployed on a cross-border e-commerce website in Japan. The BTC and XRP transactions will be settled on the SBI VC Trade Co., Ltd, a cryptocurrency exchange owned by the SBI Group. The platform, according to SBI, will use....


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