The_Ogre
Honorary Master
Not sure whether this has been posted yet:
Cape Town - Pick n Pay, one of South Africa’s largest retailers, has successful trialed letting customers pay for groceries using the cryptocurrency Bitcoin.
The retailer, together with tech companies Electrum and Luno, piloted letting staff pay for groceries via Bitcoin at its head office in Cape Town.
"We designed a process from user registration, tender acceptance at point of sale to funds authorisation, currency exchange in real time during the transaction and instant payment settlement,” said Richard van Rensburg, Pick n Pay's deputy CEO.
more http://www.fin24.com/Tech/News/pick-n-pay-successfully-trials-bitcoin-as-payment-20170919
It was only a matter of time. Now lets see how long before guavamint tries to stop them.
Maybe they should consider developing their own currency. Imagine standing at the cashier for 15 minutes while waiting for your BTC transaction to be verified
Cape Town - Pick n Pay, one of South Africa’s largest retailers, has successful trialed letting customers pay for groceries using the cryptocurrency Bitcoin.
The retailer, together with tech companies Electrum and Luno, piloted letting staff pay for groceries via Bitcoin at its head office in Cape Town.
"We designed a process from user registration, tender acceptance at point of sale to funds authorisation, currency exchange in real time during the transaction and instant payment settlement,” said Richard van Rensburg, Pick n Pay's deputy CEO.
more http://www.fin24.com/Tech/News/pick-n-pay-successfully-trials-bitcoin-as-payment-20170919
It was only a matter of time. Now lets see how long before guavamint tries to stop them.
Maybe they should consider developing their own currency. Imagine standing at the cashier for 15 minutes while waiting for your BTC transaction to be verified
