Binance the worlds largest cryptocurrency trading exchange by volume announced t…

Binance the worlds largest cryptocurrency trading exchange by volume announced today that both debit and credit card payments for cryptocurrencies are now open thanks to a partnership with Simplexa fully-licensed financial institution that offers online fraud-protected payment processing solutions. Binance users are now afforded the opportunity to purchase Bitcoin (BTC) Ethereum (ETH) Litecoin (LTC) and XRP (XRP) via Visa and MasterCard debit and/or credit cards a process which takes between 10-30 minutes on average. The fee for card payments is 3.5 percent per transaction or $10 USD whichever amount is higher. #Binance Enables Debit and Credit Card Paymentshttps://t.co/EuJSsaHsQU pic.twitter.com/5uhflUcmXL Binance (igoh mike) January 31 2019 Facilitating Mainstream Adoption The move comes as part of Binances long-term goal or increasing both the adoption and accessibility of cryptocurrencies for the wider public. Explained Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao: We want to provide Binance traders with fast and easy access to crypto in the most secure way possible. Partnering with Simplex allows us to instantly bridge the gap between credit card payments and crypto for traders globally. On Binance.com you can now buy crypto with credit cards and start trading in minutes. Likewise Simplex CEO and cofounder Nimrod Lehavi stated: Easy and fast credit card payments for mainstream users is a key factor in wider adoption of crypto in general. Were thrilled to partner up with Binance and together enable a much better fast and easy experience. It should be noted that purchasing cryptocurrencies through Binance via Simplex is subject to local bank policies. Continual Development Binances partnership with Simplex comes shortly after the worlds leading exchange launched support for euro and British pound sterling trading via Binance.je and Ugandan shillings trading via Binance Uganda. Zhao sees the construction of fiat gateways as critical to facilitating mainstream adoption of cryptocurrencies and cryptocurrency trading stating: The crypto industry is still in its early stages and most of the worlds money is still in fiat. Building fiat gateways is what we need now to grow the ecosystem increase adoption and introduce crypto to more users. What do you think about the partnership between Binance and Simplex to allow debit and credit card payments on the platform? Let us know in the comments below! Images courtesy of Twitter Shutterstock. The post Binance Now Supporting Visa and MasterCard Payments appeared first on Bitcoinist.com. source bitcoinist.com/… bit.ly/2DMrvZ9

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