Caribbean bitcoin wallets Caricoin introduced the function of payment of mobile communication, in partnership with payment company Bitrefill. This is expected to help residents who do not have access to banking services.
A new feature allows you to quickly recharge your phone at the best rates and send the payment instrument to the users of the service Caricoin directly from the mobile app.
“Mobile payment is the ideal way to introduce new users to the Caribbean with the world of digital currency. Because clients that use bitcoins of available best tariffs in the world on mobile payments, this is a good incentive to start using bitcoin in order to access these benefits,” said Director Caricoin Ltd. Karsten Becker.
According Caricoin Intelligence, annual volume of the market of mobile pay in the Caribbean is estimated at $300 million, and the use of bitcoin will help the region save millions of dollars.
In addition, according to the world Bank report on migration and remittances, released in October 2015, more than half of the region's residents do not use banks and do not have access to credit cards, so the wallet Caricoin helps them to solve financial issues.
Bitrefill — online service for mobile pay using bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, is represented in 150 countries. The company partners are the largest operators such as AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Vodafone and Orange.
Caricoin is a British company with an office in Jamaica, providing services for the implementation of online payment, mobile payment and send money with bitcoin around the world.
The Caribbean Islands are a popular area for blockchain innovation. At the end of March antil was running a bitcoin exchange platform Bitt, and in early April, the us online retailer Overstock has invested $4 million to promote the virtual currency in the Caribbean region. Bitt previously created digital Barbadian dollar in the system, the blockchain, with the support of the Central Bank of Barbados.