BitPay, the global leader in bitcoin payment acceptance, announces a relationship with PayPal to further expand the adoption of bitcoin. The first joint project is an integration with PayPal’s Payments Hub, which is PayPal’s alternative payment platform for digital goods. The integration with PayPal’s Payments Hub is now completed and ready for merchants in North
BitPay, the world leader in business solutions for the bitcoin digital currency, has expanded its San Francisco office with several new hires. As part of the recent growth, the company has named Sonny Singh as its Chief Commercial Officer to oversee all sales operations. With over 15 years of experience in helping to grow tech
IdentityMind Global, a leading provider of risk management and payments solutions, has announced the international expansion of their Anti-Money Laundering (AML) solution for Bitcoin and altcoins, including their low-cost IGNITE program for Bitcoin start-up companies. With the newly awarded European Union Safe Harbor certification, the IdentityMind Global AML solution can receive and store user information,
Bitcoin competitor oSwift offers complimentary online marketing, online marketing jobs, an online marketplace, online marketing tools and zero commission online advertising. All listings are priced in Bitcoin or Swiftcoin at user’s discretion. The oSwift cryptocurrency and Bitcoin market help consumers discover where to spend Bitcoin, new online marketing strategies, online marketing tools and where to
PayFast sellers can start accepting Bitcoin payments from local and international buyers. (Note that Bitcoin payments are currently in beta testing mode.) PayFast entered into an exciting partnership with South Africa’s biggest Bitcoin exchange, BitX, which will allow buyers to make Bitcoin payments to PayFast sellers. What makes this different from most Bitcoin platforms/transactions, is
Over the past five years, Bitcoin has grown from an experiment in digital cash to a vibrant, global economy supporting multi-million dollar companies with a market cap of $10 Billion. “While the road has been bumpy, and quite a rollercoaster ride, it is still nascent and holds immense promise to change the world in unprecedented
Kenyan startup BitPesa is set to formally launch in Nairobi next week, bidding to bring down the high transaction fees associated with international money remittance companies by taking advantage of the digital, borderless currency Bitcoin. HumanIPO broke the news in December last year BitPesa – founded by microfinance expert Duncan Goldie-Scot and led by chief
DISH has announced that it will become the largest company to accept bitcoin. As the first subscription model pay-TV provider to make this move, DISH will begin accepting bitcoin payments from customers starting in the third quarter. DISH Network L.L.C. is a wholly owned subsidiary of DISH Network Corporation. “We always want to deliver choice
BitPay, world leader in business solutions for Bitcoin digital currency, announces a partnership to integrate bitcoin acceptance into VisualTouch, Toshiba’s premiere POS Software Solution. Toshiba VisualTouch is a complete point of sale system that provides the advanced POS functionality needed for business management. VisualTouch POS is used in the Hospitality, Food Service, Grocery, Retail and
The ATM Industry Association, in association with the Electronic Funds Transfer Association, has announced the release of its second commissioned research report into the digital currency BitCoin. The intensive report, written by Value Partners Management Consulting, authors of the industry’s bi-annual Global ATM Benchmarking studies, is called “BitCoin: Virtual Currency with Real Opportunities”. “As industry
