Bitcoin debit card provider Wirex launches app

Wirex, a Bitcoin debit card provider, has launched a new app for iOS and Android-supported smartphones which will allow users to conduct Bitcoin transactions in over 130 countries. Co-founder of Wirex, Dmitry Lazarichev, said the aim was to create user-friendly products that feature blockchain technology in its core. The company claimed that the Wirex app is the 'next step in mobile banking', allowing users to hold Bitcoin and fiat accounts in three currencies, withdraw from ATMs, view past transactions, and transfer money to anyone with a bitcoin or email address among many other features.

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The app serves as an accessory to the online platform, however the company says it is also packed with features that make it a powerful stand-alone mobile banking platform for daily use. Through the app, users can register for a new account, hold bitcoin and fiat accounts in 3 currencies, view past transaction details, generate bitcoin address with QR code, transfer money to anyone with a bitcoin or email address, keep track and load debit cards for instant spending in shops which accept Visa/MasterCard, withdraw from ATMs, edit profiles, perform account verification, and more.

Dmitry Lazarichev, co-founder, Wirex

“The Wirex app makes it easy for our users to use E-Coin cards while they are on the move,” said Dmitry Lazarichev, co-founder of Wirex and E-Coin. “Our aim is to create products that feature Blockchain Blockchain Blockchain comprises a digital network of blocks with a comprehensive ledger of transactions made in a cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin or other altcoins.One of the signature features of blockchain is that it is maintained across more than one computer. The ledger can be public or private (permissioned.) In this sense, blockchain is immune to the manipulation of data making it not only open but verifiable. Because a blockchain is stored across a network of computers, it is very difficult to tampe Blockchain comprises a digital network of blocks with a comprehensive ledger of transactions made in a cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin or other altcoins.One of the signature features of blockchain is that it is maintained across more than one computer. The ledger can be public or private (permissioned.) In this sense, blockchain is immune to the manipulation of data making it not only open but verifiable. Because a blockchain is stored across a network of computers, it is very difficult to tampe Read this Term technology in its core but yet extremely user-friendly. We already use our phones for so many things so why not integrate finances as well? For example, I can instantly send funds to anyone in my email list, no matter where they are in the world. The app also informs me of all transactions in real time, so if my debit card is ever compromised, I can quickly block the card straight from my phone. It’s a very convenient app for our users.”