Remittances

Exchanges

Coinsetter CEO: Taking on Credit Cards Isn’t Bitcoin’s Big Opportunity

Coinsetter CEO Jaron Lukasiewicz talks about the challenges bitcoin faces in the credit card market, and why he's bullish on its impact in remittance.

Markets  ·  31 January 2015
News

Bill Gates: Bitcoin Alone Won’t Solve Global Payments Challenges

Bill Gates has commented on bitcoin's possible future ahead of the release of the Bill and Melinda Gate Foundation's annual letter.

Markets  ·  22 January 2015
News

Bitspark Rolls Out Remittance Service to Indonesia

Bitspark has rolled out its second bitcoin-powered remittance service in a month, catering this time to Indonesian workers in Hong Kong.

Markets  ·  21 January 2015
Regulation

Payments Veterans Seek to Unlock Blockchain’s Power With Align Commerce

Align Commerce is using bitcoin as a method for moving value and the blockchain to provide tracking for payments.

Policy & regulation  ·  11 January 2015
Exchanges

Bitcoin Firm Enables Remittance Withdrawals at 450 Philippine Bank ATMs

Philippine remittance service Coins.ph now allows users to send funds for collection at a network of bank ATMs.

Business  ·  17 December 2014
China

Why Bitcoin Remittance Services Should Leave the ‘Bitcoin’ Part Out

Bitcoin remittances can make immigrant workers' lives easier without them even knowing the digital currency is involved.

Markets  ·  7 December 2014
News

How HelloBit Plans to Become the Uber for Global Remittance

By connecting a bitcoin sender to local exchangers, startup HelloBit wants to lower the costs of cross-border payments.

Tech  ·  4 December 2014
Hong Kong

Bitspark Enters Hong Kong’s Remittance Market With Bitcoin-Powered Solution

Hong Kong startup Bitspark is offering a new remittance service that slashes costs by one-third with bitcoin.

Business  ·  25 November 2014
Europe

SpectroCoin Launches Bitcoin-to-Cash Service in 25 Countries

SpectroCoin is now allowing its customers to convert bitcoin to cash in 25 countries across Europe and Central Asia.

Markets  ·  20 November 2014
Startups

Bitrefill Brings Mobile Credit Buying with Bitcoin to 113 Countries

A Swedish startup called Bitrefill offers a service that lets users buy mobile-phone credit in 113 countries with bitcoin.

Business  ·  15 November 2014
Remittances

Western Union CIO: Bitcoin No Solution for Today’s Market

Western Union chief information officer John "David" Thompson says bitcoin is innovative but its success on a global scale remains uncertain.

Markets  ·  14 November 2014
News

Ghana Startup Launches Bitcoin Donations Hub to Aid Ebola Fight

Ghana-based remittances service Beam has launched a bitcoin donations service for charities fighting against ebola in Sierra Leone.

Markets  ·  6 November 2014
Africa

Beam Launches Cheap ‘Rebittance’ Solution for Ghana

Ghana-based startup Beam plans to disrupt the local remittance market using the low cost, speed and convenience of bitcoin.

Markets  ·  16 October 2014
Exchanges

New Bitcoin Wallet App Targets Philippines Remittance Market

Coins.ph has built a mobile bitcoin wallet app with an eye on emerging market use cases, particularly Philippines remittances.

Business  ·  13 October 2014
Inflation

What Real-World Problems Can Bitcoin Actually Solve Right Now?

What bitcoin means as a real-world technology solution probably depends on where users are specifically located.

Tech  ·  21 September 2014