MovoCash, the creator of MOVO, a mobile payments platform and app, today announced the company is enabling Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash purchases and peer-to-peer top-ups, powered by BitPay, the largest global blockchain payments provider.
The patented technology called MovoChain enables consumers to convert Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash to cash value that’s instantly loaded onto an FDIC-insured digital card account for purchases online and in-store, for cash back or for peer-to-peer payments. This service is available to anyone in the United States with an email address or phone number, subject to ID verification. New York-based Metropolitan Commercial Bank is an issuing bank for debit cards offered by Bitpay and MovoCash.
“With BitPay, MovoChain makes cryptocurrency malleable by allowing consumers to use their Bitcoin and Bitcoin cash value for everyday items like rent, lunch, groceries or gas. Further, the service overcomes the volatility of the cryptocurrency market and provides a haven for confident spending.”
“We support MovoCash’s efforts to promote the value of cryptocurrency by making it easy for those who have Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash to spend it in a comfortable and familiar way. BitPay’s goal is to make accepting cryptocurrency a seamless process for all customers.”
As a push transaction, the customer sends the exact amount of Bitcoin or Bitcoin Cash required. BitPay processes the transaction and MovoCash settles the transaction within one hour directly to the customer’s account in U.S. dollars. The funds are loaded onto a digital debit card which can be used for peer-to-peer payments, provisioned to Apple Pay, Google Pay or Samsung Pay, and more. There is no Bitcoin or Bitcoin Cash price volatility risk for MovoCash or its customers.
“We are pleased to work with MovoCash, Inc. in bringing this next-gen cryptocurrency conversion product to market. This is another program that speaks directly to The Entrepreneurial Bank spirit that we have and continue to promote. MovoCash is one more bridge between traditional banking and cryptocurrencies that is safe and compliant.”