AnyPay and CoinText Debut Simple Global Remittance Platform for Independent Merchants

NASHUA, N.H., June 3, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Cryptocurrency cash register Anypay.global has teamed up with CoinText.io, an SMS wallet, to offer a new remittance solution that is significantly faster, cheaper and easier than the traditional model.

A remittance is a transfer of money from a foreign worker to someone in their native country. Remittances represent the largest source of capital inflow for many developing countries. They tend to be the most expensive way to send money internationally.

"International remittance has always been one of Bitcoin's most promising applications," said CoinText founder Vin Armani. "Until now, there hasn't been a user experience simple to use even for someone's grandmother who lives in a village in the 'old country'."

Both migrant workers and recipients typically do not have bank accounts. Therefore they are forced to use expensive money transfer services. Traditional remittance services take custody of funds and release them through network partners at physical locations around the world. Each party collects a fee during the process.

CoinText users can already send any amount of Bitcoin Cash (BCH) directly to mobile phone numbers in 42 countries or to BCH addresses for around $.01 USD. However, people receiving remittances in developing countries have few ways to convert cryptocurrency into local cash.

Anypay and CoinText's non-custodial solution enables any shopkeeper, anywhere in the world, running AnyPay's point-of-sale application to offer a cryptocurrency-to-cash remittance service. The recipient need not have a Bitcoin Cash wallet or interact with a cryptocurrency network in any way.

"Anypay connects friends and family no matter the distance," said Anypay founder Steven Zeiler. "Instantly receive money from anywhere for free. It's easy. Search 'Anypay' today."

How It Works

The remittance recipient goes to a shopkeeper and requests a specific amount of cash. An invoice is generated by Anypay's cash register app with a 5-digit shortcode. A CoinText user anywhere in the world can pay the invoice by simply texting the shortcode. The shopkeeper instantly receives the transfer to their address which may be tied to a bank account. The shopkeeper collects a fee and hands the cash to the recipient. Anypay provides vendors with clear accounting of remittance payments.

This new feature is demonstrated in the video below, captured by Bitcoin Cash evangelist @kaeptnkook.

Mohammed (@mutsaph1957) lives in Accra, Ghana. His brother Lamin lives in Heidelberg, Germany. Mohammed requests cash from a local vendor and tells the shortcode to his brother on a call. The shortcode is used to initiate payment over SMS via CoinText, the vendor receives the funds, and then hands cash to Mohammed. The entire process takes less than two minutes.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=OMkjt8Cohsk

"What just happened here is Mohammed bought cash in Ghana and he did it by having his friend in Germany send cryptocurrency to the store," remarked Anypay cofounder Derrick Freeman.

About Anypay
Anypay is the simplest way to pay with digital cash. Its free point-of-sale app is used globally by merchants to accept Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Dash, and other popular cryptocurrencies. Anypay is committed to making digital cash spendable anywhere. Learn more about Anypay at Anypay.Global or download the Anypay app for Android.

Website: Anypay.global
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Anypay_
Contact: press(at)anypay(dot)global

About CoinText
CoinText is a for-purpose FinTech company making cryptocurrency easy to use as money. CoinText's SMS wallet is available in 42 countries and 20 languages and it works on any type of phone without apps, accounts, passwords, or Internet. CoinText's payment protocol API is used by wallets and merchant solutions across the cryptocurrency ecosystem.

Website: CoinText.io
Twitter: https://cointext.io/en/
Contact: contact(at)cointext(dot)io

SOURCE CoinText

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