8 Gaming Companies that are Taking Payments to the Next Level

In recent months there has been an increasing trend for gaming companies to get creative with payments. With new technologies emerging all the time, gaming companies are constantly finding ways to make in game payments quicker and easier. Here is a rundown of some of the innovations gaming companies have been making in the payments

BitPay Adds 10 Languages and 150 Currencies to its Bitcoin Checkout

BitPay, the world’s largest payment processor for virtual currencies, announces that it now offers translations into 10 languages plus English for their entire checkout experience. Merchants servicing international customers can now present bitcoin payment instructions in the buyer’s native language, allowing merchants to more easily conduct business in emerging markets. Recently at the European Bitcoin

Is Your eCommerce Vocab Up To Speed?

Ecommerce merchants may need to get in tune with the latest vocabulary updates from Oxford Dictionaries if they want to speak the lingo with their customers.  In August 2013, Oxford Dictionaries Online added a wide range of new words and senses including phablet, selfie, twerking and digital detox.  With the internet evolving at a fast

Binary Options, Affiliate Programs and Bitcoin Combined by BinaryAffiliates.com

Binary Options, Bitcoin and affiliate marketing are the buzz words of 2013. BinaryAffiliates.com integrated all of them in one location, offering access to leading Binary Options brokers, binary options to profit on Bitcoin value without purchasing bitcoins, and a leading affiliate program to earn commissions on traders referred to binary option brokers. It also offers

Kipochi launches first Bitcoin wallet in Africa with M-Pesa integration

Kipochi Ltd has launched a groundbreaking solution that allows people to send/receive BitCoin and convert it to and from an M-Pesa balance. This enables Kenyans to receive money transfers from the diaspora in an easier, faster and cheaper way, compared to using banks and money transferring services such as Western Union and MoneyGram. Kipochi is

Mt. Gox Releases Statement Regarding U.S. Dollar Bitcoin Withdrawals

Over the past weeks Mt. Gox has experienced rising volumes of deposits and withdrawals from established and upcoming markets interested in Bitcoin. This increased volume has made it difficult for their bank to process the transactions smoothly and within a timely manner, which has created delays for global customers. This is especially so for those

Alternative Currencies: Is There Staying Power?

New Mercator Advisory Group report identifies markets and market drivers behind four types of alternative currencies. Alternative currencies typically evolve when threats or economic problems occur and stabilization efforts are perceived as necessary. Few, however, have staying power. A review of various alternative currencies (operating either only in the U.S. or globally) suggests traditional payments