UAE Grocery Delivery Service Accepts Crypto Payments
YallaMarket, a grocery delivery platform in the UAE, announced Wednesday that they now accept crypto payments for customer orders. While some governments evade the possibility of adopting metaverse and cryptocurrency, UAE has been an open city for crypto. The mass and global adoption of cryptocurrencies as payments is happening not just in Dubai but the […]
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Customers who use the Binance Pay Wallet to pay for their orders will be eligible to enter a rewards program. Binance announced Friday that it has partnered with the Ukrainian supermarket chain VARUS, saying it will enable cryptocurrency payments for grocery purchases through its Binance Pay Wallet. The grocery store is one of the largest companies in Ukraine with over 111 stores across 28 cities in the country. The company said that this partnership will allow its customers to access instant cryptocurrency payments and fast delivery in 9 cities in Ukraine, namely; Kyiv, Dnipro, Kamianske,....
Popular grocery shopping store Whole Foods has apparently been added to the slew of options offered on Gyft. Values of $25 to $100 are available. Gyft is a service that allows users to purchase gift cards to popular stores online. In the bitcoin community, it is quite popular given that the company accepts bitcoin payments in exchange for the equivalent amount in USD on the cards. The service, in essence, allows users to spend bitcoins at most retailers, despite the fact that very retailer may not accept bitcoin in-store. [via Reddit]
UK online electronics store BitRoad accepts Bitcoin and Litecoin payments with plans to accept other altcoins soon. BitRoad sells a range of electronic equipment ranging from smart phones to car systems, as well as security equipment and even baby monitors. BTC payments are processed via BitPay and LTC payments via a “custom Beta processor”. Hold on a minute… a custom Beta processor? Isn’t that what Mt.Gox were using? I began reading with more concern and found this curious get-out clause on the ‘Payments’ page: BitRoad do not offer refunds due to price “volatility” but, thankfully, they....
Pick n Pay, the South African retailer, has revealed that some of its grocery stores are now accepting bitcoin payments. To ensure payments are affordable, Pick n Pay reportedly uses the Bitcoin Lightning Network which is said to be suitable for “high volume, low-value transactions.”
2017 Trial Served as Proof of Concept
The South African grocery retail giant, Pick n Pay, announced on Nov.1, 2022, that some of its stores — about 39 — are now accepting bitcoin (BTC) payments. The retailer also said it plans to enable crypto payments in all its stores....