Tagged: bitpay

March 5, 2021 @ 3:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BitPay is welcoming Dogecoin (DOGE) to its list of supported digital currencies. This new addition is now being supported via the BitPay Wallet app and at all of BitPay’s enabled merchant locations. The Shiba-Inu based crypto-asset Dogecoin has become quite popular, especially with billionaire Elon… Read More

February 15, 2021 @ 1:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Cryptocurrency payments platform BitPay announced on Monday it has joined forces with Simplex to enable European users to buy crypto seamlessly with no credit or debit card fees from within the BitPay Wallet app. BitPay reported that the promotion allows users to quickly… Read More

February 12, 2021 @ 10:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Cryptocurrency payments platform BitPay announced on Friday its prepaid Mastercard now supports Apple Pay. BitPay reported the digital payment option is available from within the BitPay app to the millions of Apple Pay customers and billions of iPhone users.  “Users can add the BitPay… Read More

January 21, 2021 @ 7:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at BitPay, a blockchain payment technology firm that allows users to accept and send Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, notes that even though 2020 was a “rollercoaster of a year for the world,” digital currency remains at the “forefront” of the future of finance…. Read More

January 20, 2021 @ 2:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Cryptocurrency payments platform BitPay announced on Wednesday the integration of WalletConnect into the BitPay Wallet app. BitPay reported that BitPay Wallet app users have direct access to the decentralized exchange, decentralized games, and all the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) space has to offer. According to BitPay,… Read More

December 15, 2020 @ 2:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BitPay announced on Tuesday that mobile payments app Slide Mobile Payments is adding cryptocurrency as a payment option using the digital currency platform. Slide, which was notably created by PayPal-backed company Raise Marketplace and launched earlier this year, claims to be the only mobile payment… Read More

December 1, 2020 @ 10:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Cryptocurrency payments platform BitPay announced on Tuesday two new executive hires, Jagruti Solanki, CPA, MBA, CGMA as Chief Financial Officer, and Shaun Worley as Product Vice President.  BitPay reported that prior to joining its team, Solanki served as an Assurance Partner with Aprio, LLP, specializing in technology… Read More

November 19, 2020 @ 9:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

 Travala.com, a blockchain-based travel booking service, announced on Thursday it has joined forces with cryptocurrency payments platform BitPay to power Travala.com’s new Travel Gift Cards. According to Travala.com, the collaboration will enable cryptocurrency holders to purchase gift cards redeemable for over three million travel products… Read More

November 12, 2020 @ 9:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global blockchain payments provider BitPay announced on Thursday the launch of BitPay Send. According to BitPay, BitPay Send is described as a new mass payout service that enables organizations of all sizes to pay employees, affiliates, customers, vendors, contractors, and others with cryptocurrency. The service… Read More

October 7, 2020 @ 12:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global blockchain payments provider BitPay announced on Tuesday  Blocklete Games, Turner Sports’ sports video gaming experience built on blockchain, is now accepting cryptocurrency as a form of payment through the BitPay platform. BitPay reported that it will enable users to make payments using Bitcoin, Bitcoin… Read More

September 29, 2020 @ 11:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global blockchain payments provider BitPay announced on Tuesday the results of a study conducted by leading research and advisory firm Forrester Consulting, titled Total Economic Impact Of Accepting Bitcoin Using BitPay. The study, which was commissioned by BitPay, examines the cost savings and business benefits enabled… Read More

September 17, 2020 @ 3:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global blockchain payments provider BitPay announced on Wednesday a new feature enabling users to buy cryptocurrency from within the BitPay Wallet App using Wyre. According to BitPay, Customers can now buy Bitcoin and ETH using a debit card or Apply Pay through the mobile app. While sharing more… Read More

August 12, 2020 @ 8:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Global blockchain payments provider BitPay announced on Tuesday it has expanded its integration with cryptocurrency platform Coinbase to enable instant, no fee blockchain payments. BitPay claims that the upgrade makes it easier for Coinbase users to spend crypto including USD Coin, Bitcoin, Ethereum and… Read More

August 2, 2020 @ 9:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain security firm CoolBitX is focused on developing the infrastructure to bridge the gap between mainstream financial institutions and the nascent crypto-asset sector. On July 30, 2020, CoolBitX revealed that it has teamed up with BitPay, the leading provider of cryptocurrency payment services. As mentioned… Read More

July 7, 2020 @ 9:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global blockchain payments provider BitPay recently announced it has updated its mobile app to support Segwit as well as have dark mode available and the ability to directly among Coinbase wallets. “At BitPay, we constantly strive to improve our products and deliver you the best… Read More

June 11, 2020 @ 3:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global blockchain payments provider BitPay announced on Thursday it has launched the BitPay Card, which is claimed to be the first  Mastercard Prepaid card for crypto users in the U.S. According to BitPay, the BitPay Card enables customers to instantly convert cryptocurrency into fiat currency,… Read More

March 1, 2020 @ 12:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Malta’s financial regulators clarified last week that Binance, the world’s largest digital asset exchange by adjusted trading volume, is not licensed “to operate in the cryptocurrency sphere” within the island nation.  The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has not yet issued operational licenses to any… Read More

February 12, 2020 @ 3:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global blockchain payments provider BitPay announced on Tuesday it has teamed up with open commerce platform Point to integrate its bitcoin and cryptocurrency payments with Poynt’s Smart Terminal point-of-sale devices.  The duo reported that with just the scan of a QR code at checkout, consumers… Read More

February 4, 2020 @ 5:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stephen Pair, CEO at BitPay, a leading cryptocurrency payments processor, recently revealed that the platform will begin supporting additional digital assets. Pai confirmed that BitPay was also looking into integrating the Lighting Network (LN), a protocol for a layer-two payments network aimed at expediting Bitcoin… Read More

January 24, 2020 @ 9:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global blockchain payments provider BitPay announced on Thursday it has formed a fiat-to-crypto transaction platform Simplex to give Bitpay mobile app users the ability to purchase Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies directly in-app using a credit card. BitPay reported that through the partnership users may now… Read More