Coinbase udvider Apple Pay -muligheder for Bitcoin, Ethereum -køb

Coinbase annoncerede torsdag en betydelig udvidelse af sine betalingsintegrationer med Apple og Google. Fra i dag vil iPhone-brugere være i stand til at købe Bitcoin, Ethereum, og andre kryptovalutaer med ethvert Visa- eller Mastercard-debetkort knyttet til Apple Pay.

Mens Apple Pay-muligheden har været tilgængelig for Coinbase-brugere siden juni, krævede det, at brugerne havde et Coinbase-mærket betalingskort.

The company’s Thursday announcement, which came in a blog post, means that the option will become available to most consumers, since a large number of mainstream bank’s debit cards rely on the Visa and Mastercard networks.

Android users, however, have to wait until “later this fall,” according to Coinbase, which is when the company will integrate with Google Pay for Visa and Mastercard debit cards.

Thursday’s news is significant because it reflects an alliance between North America’s largest crypto exchange and two tech giants, both of which have major payment ambitions of their own. In addition, Coinbase noted that more users can transfer funds via PayPal accounts.

I mellemtiden afslørede Coinbase også torsdag, at kunder vil være i stand til at udbetale store beløb med det samme.

“Coinbase is the first crypto exchange to offer instant cashouts via Realtidsbetalinger (RTP), enabling customers in the U.S. with linked bank accounts to instantly and securely cash out up to $100,000 per transaction,” said the company.

RTP refererer til en ny tjeneste, der er vedtaget af et voksende antal amerikanske banker, og som muliggør næsten øjeblikkelige overførsler mellem forskellige finansielle institutioner. Tjenesten er et stort fremskridt i forhold til det nuværende ACH-system, hvilket kan resultere i, at grundlæggende pengeoverførsler tager dage at gennemføre.

Kilde: https://decrypt.co/77774/coinbase-apple-pay-visa-debit-bitcoin