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Falling in Love with Money-Driven Cyborgs

By: editor

Posted: Tuesday, July 11, 2017 - 18:07

A Little Bit of Money

Thought Experiments on Cross-Border Payments - Of Couriers, Bankers, and Bitcoiners

Series 17: Falling in Love with Money-Driven Cyborgs

Wearing digital armor

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Trust is Good, Control is Better

By: editor

Posted: Monday, July 10, 2017 - 16:52

A Little Bit of Money

Thought Experiments on Cross-Border Payments - Of Couriers, Bankers, and Bitcoiners

Series 16: Trust is Good, Control is Better

The Blockchain represents digitized trust

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Bringing digital currency to online marketplaces

By: editor

Posted: Thursday, June 15, 2017 - 16:39

We are excited to announce that marketplace technology provider Arcadier has partnered with Payment21®. This partnership supports users of the online marketplace platform to accept bitcoin payments.

Increased demand for a true global payment solution.

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Payment21 and ACI Worldwide Enable Anti-Money Laundering-Compliant Bitcoin Payments Globally

By: editor

Posted: Thursday, March 23, 2017 - 17:31

More than 130 PSPs and 56,000 merchants can now accept Bitcoin payments, meeting the need for AML compliance

Naples, USA and Sankt Gallen, Switzerland – March 22, 2017 – Payment21® and ACI Worldwide today announced a strategic collaboration enabling payment service providers (PSPs) to offer merchants anti-money laundering (AML)-compliant Bitcoin acceptance via ACI’s UP eCommerce Payments solution. ACI’s network of more than 130 PSPs, serving more than 56,000 merchants, can now accept Bitcoin payments as a result.

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Boosting Business with AML-Compliant Bitcoin Payments

By: editor

Posted: Tuesday, March 7, 2017 - 10:47

Case Study: Benefits of Bitcoin Payouts for the Gaming Industry

This case study discusses how the Payment21® payout solution helps licensed gaming merchants to expand market share and realize the potential of a new target group. The online gaming industry is a crowded one with hundreds of payment options tailored to the regulatory requirements of many jurisdictions. Smart gaming operators clearly know they have to do something different to stand out.

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Using Bitcoin for Payouts to Affiliates

By: editor

Posted: Tuesday, February 14, 2017 - 13:40

Accepting bitcoin is not only a good way for your “business to consumer” activity, but also for paying affiliates, especially if they are located in emerging markets such as Asia, South America, and Africa. Countries like China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Philippines, Vietnam, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, and South Africa are perfect for payouts in bitcoin.

Traditional payment methods are expensive with high fees and slow transaction processes.

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Explain Bitcoin to a 9-year old

By: Benscha

Posted: Tuesday, February 7, 2017 - 23:01

Every day I get asked the same question: How does Bitcoin work? Usually I give a Mouse TV-style explanation because most people don`t understand tech talk.

Still, Bitcoin is not an easy matter to wrap your mind around. For this very reason I have written a simple narrative.

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Who are the Bitcoin Advocates?

By: editor

Posted: Monday, January 9, 2017 - 22:16

A Little Bit of Money

Thought Experiments on Cross-Border Payments - Of Couriers, Bankers, and Bitcoiners

Series 15: Who are the Bitcoin Advocates?

An Invention by a Group of Digital Privacy Activists

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For Thousands of Years, Only Nobility Could Run Banks

By: editor

Posted: Friday, December 23, 2016 - 18:42

A Little Bit of Money

Thought Experiments on Cross-Border Payments - Of Couriers, Bankers, and Bitcoiners

Series 14: For Thousands of Years, Only Nobility Could Run Banks

The Financial Crisis of 2008 Gives Birth to Bitcoin

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Bitcoin - A Nest Teeming with Digital Ants

By: editor

Posted: Monday, December 19, 2016 - 17:39

A Little Bit of Money

Thought Experiments on Cross-Border Payments - Of Couriers, Bankers, and Bitcoiners

Series 13: Bitcoin - A Nest Teeming with Digital Ants

Marco Polo Got Laughed at When He Suggested Paper Money

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Our CEO, in an exclusive interview with ACI Universal Payments

By: editor

Posted: Tuesday, December 6, 2016 - 13:58

Cryptocurrency and the Cross-border Opportunity

Our President and CEO, recently gave an exclusive interview to ACI Universal Payments about his insights on Cryptocurrency and the Cross-border opportunity.

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