Bitcoin payment provider BitPay has announced that the BitPay prepaid card is now compatible with Apple Pay. Cardholders in the U.S. can now add the BitPay Prepaid Mastercard to Apple’s Wallet app to access the services. For adding the card to Apple Wallet, customers need to have the updated version of the BitPay app. Apple Pay Users Can Buy Products Using Cryptocurrencies BipPay prepaid Mastercard allows users to convert cryptocurrencies into fiat currency and load it onto the prepaid card for payments. Customers can also use the card for online purchases and even withdraw the cash from any ATMs where Mastercard is accepted. Users can also instantly buy gift cards from hundreds of top retailers in-store and online. In the announcement release, BitPay CEO Stephen Pair, said: “We have thousands of BitPay Wallet app customers using the BitPay Card who are always looking for new places and ways to spend their crypto. Adding Apple Pay and soon Google and Samsung Pay makes it easy and convenient to use the BitPay Card in more places from day-to-day items to luxury purchases.” The BitPay wallet app itself allows users to buy, store, and pay various cryptocurrencies. It currently supports Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ether, and four stablecoins. BitPay Planning to Add Google Pay, Samsung Pay BitPay’s Pay integration seems to be part of a wider strategy from the firm to make the best out of the ongoing crypto bull run. The crypto payment service is also planning to add support for Google Pay and Samsung Pay by the end of March. Meanwhile, the price of the leading cryptocurrency surged to new highs breaking $48,000 for the first time following Tesla’s investment of $1.5 billion in Bitcoin. A few days later, the CFO of Twitter said that the social media platform is considering adding some Bitcoin to its balance sheet.
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