Merchants

Exchanges

BitPay Cuts ‘Free and Unlimited’ Bitcoin Processing for New Merchants

BitPay will no longer offer its "free and unlimited" introductory service to new merchant customers looking to accept bitcoin.

Business  ·  23 September 2015
Europe

Paymium Raises €1 Million to Boost Bitcoin Merchant Onboarding

Bitcoin payments services startup Paymium has raised €1m in new seed funding from investors including Newfund and Kima Ventures.

Business  ·  2 September 2015
Startups

ChangeTip Users Can Now Turn Bitcoin Tips into Gift Cards

ChangeTip users can now withdraw bitcoin from the platform in the form of gift cards, thanks to an integration with Gyft this week.

Business  ·  28 August 2015
News

BTCS Reports $4.5 Million Net Loss as Mining Revenue Grows

BTCS Inc (formerly Bitcoin Shop) lost more money than it made during the first half of this year, according to a recent SEC filing.

Business  ·  24 August 2015
Mexico

Bitcoin Payments Make Debut at Mexican University

A coffee shop located on the campus of Mexico's Universidad de las Américas Puebla is now accepting bitcoin.

Business  ·  24 August 2015
Acquisitions

Coinify Acquires Competing Bitcoin Payments Processor Coinzone

Coinify has acquired competing Europe-based payments processor Coinzone as part of an undisclosed deal.

Business  ·  12 August 2015
News

Market Research Giant Qualtrics Adds Bitcoin Reward Option

Consumers who take online surveys through Qualtrics can now choose to redeem their rewards in bitcoin.

Business  ·  6 August 2015
Exchanges

Overstock Unveils Blockchain Trading Platform at Nasdaq Event

Patrick Byrne, CEO of US online retail giant Overstock, unveiled tØ.com today at the headquarters of Nasdaq in New York today.

Business  ·  5 August 2015
Startups

LOT Polish Airlines Now Accepts Bitcoin

LOT Polish Airlines is now accepting bitcoin payments, meaning the digital currency can be used for flights to 60 global destinations.

Business  ·  4 August 2015
Merchants

Klarna Exec: Bitcoin Could Help Small Merchants Go Global

Though Swedish online checkout giant Klarna believes bitcoin holds promise, it doesn't see immediate use cases for the technology today.

Business  ·  4 August 2015
Travel

Expedia’s Connie Chung: Purchases With Bitcoin Are Down 40%

Expedia's Connie Chung, senior payments product manager, speaks to CoinDesk about the travel giant's bitcoin payment integration.

Business  ·  22 July 2015
Transaction Fees

Bitnet Launches ‘Instant Approval’ Tool for Bitcoin Merchants

Bitnet has launched a new service which reduces the delays faced by merchants accepting bitcoin as they wait for transactions to be confirmed.

Business  ·  16 July 2015
Uber

Uber Denies Plans to Accept Bitcoin Payments

Uber has denied rumors that is currently integrating bitcoin as a payment option for its on-demand mobile ride-sharing services.

Business  ·  8 July 2015
Merchants

MovieTickets CEO: Bitcoin Has Boosted Sales and Visibility

CoinDesk speaks to MovieTickets.com CEO Joel Cohen about the company's decision to accept bitcoin and the future of the payments program.

Business  ·  8 July 2015
News

FTC Warns Consumers of Bitcoin Shopping Risks

The US Federal Trade Commission has penned a new blog post aiming to give advice to consumers who may pay for products with digital currency.

Business  ·  25 June 2015