Square запустила биткоин-платежи без комиссий

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Платежное приложение Square запустило поддержку биткоин-платежей для своих клиентов, предоставив доступ к криптовалютным расчетам более 4 миллионам продавцов по всему миру. Нововведение уже тестируют пользователи в кофейнях США.

Джек Дорси (Jack Dorsey), соучредитель Block — материнской компании Square, сообщил в соцсети X, что новая функция позволяет принимать платежи в любом формате: клиенты могут расплачиваться как биткоинами, так и фиатными деньгами, а продавцы — выбирать, в какой валюте получать выручку.

Ограничения и планы развития

Пока биткоин-платежи доступны только для личных покупок через терминалы для приема платежей. Джейкоб Шимик (Jacob Szymik), менеджер по работе с клиентами Square, отметил, что онлайн-платежи и система выставления счетов находятся в разработке. Обновления появятся в ближайшее время.

Компания предлагает нулевые комиссии до 2027 года. После истечения льготного периода Block планирует взимать комиссию от 1%, что выгодно отличается от традиционных комиссий за расчеты банковскими картами в размере 1,5-4%.

Square анонсировала внедрение биткоин-платежей в октябре, когда дала продавцам возможность автоматически переводить часть выручки от продаж в биткоин. Изначально компания планировала развернуть сервис до 2026 года, но ускорила реализацию.

Первые пользователи и география

Square обслуживает более 4 миллионов продавцов в восьми странах, включая США, Францию, Великобританию и Японию.

Несколько пользователей X уже протестировали новую систему. Паркер Льюис (Parker Lewis), глава отдела развития бизнеса платформы Zaprite, сообщил о покупке кофе за биткоины в техасской сети Medici.

«Отличный день для Medici, Square, всех продавцов и для биткоина в целом», — написал он.

Кети Ананина (Katie Ananina), главный маркетолог платформы CitizenX, стала первым покупателем в той же кофейне, расплатившись биткоинами. Она отметила, что раньше убедить продавцов принимать биткоин было крайне сложно — требовалось убедить владельца бизнеса стать сторонником криптовалют.

Дорси также поделился постом главы дизайна продукта Cash App о запуске карты, показывающей всех продавцов мира, принимающих биткоин.

«Убедите местного продавца включить в Square прием биткоина без комиссий. Убедите их хранить биткоины, чтобы лучше пережить обесценение доллара», — добавил Дорси.

Исследование YouGov в июле показало, что 37% из 1 000 респондентов в США и Великобритании считают платежи основным применением криптовалют и искусственного интеллекта.

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