Questions tagged [point-of-sale]
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Could Bitcoins (or any other blockchain based cryptocurrency) feasibly ever be used for purchases that need to go through fast?
Today, one of the problems with cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin is that it takes quite some time for a transfer to go through and enough confirmations to take place. This really isn't a problem when it comes to inherently slow buying procedures, such…
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Transact Bitcoin with no internet
An issue I find when I travel is that I would like to visit a cafe that accepts Bitcoin but because I am abroad I usually don't have an internet connection on my phone.
I could use WiFi but what is the best way to transact Bitcoin without internet…
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Do you need to be connected to the internet to send someone bitcoin?
Say I walk into a store that accepts bitcoin. I decide to buy something and go to the counter. I get my smartphone out to pay the bitcoin. Does my smartphone need to have an internet connection to send the store my bitcoin?
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How will Salvadorans make Bitcoin payments?
Bitcoin has been declared legal tender in El Salvador. This means that shops and businesses will have to accept Bitcoin payments.
Ignoring the price swings, how will that work in practice? Given the substantial transaction fees, how would Bitcoin…
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Does Bitcoin's high price make payments in stores less viable?
With bitcoins values getting so high (now is $2250/BTC) is it still viable to use bitcoins as a way of payment in stores?
It's not that common now, but I thought that people would use it more with time. Now with the high values of BTC the fees to…
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POS Receipt payment identification
Lets have a scenario where POS software wants to support bitcoin payments with zero risk. Ideal is to store Merchant's Bitcoin address in POS settings.
The intention here is to uniquelly bind receipt in local POS Database with transaction hash on…
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How to charge a fee to process Bitcoin payments in a mobile point of sale app?
I have a mobile point of sale app for local businesses. We want to integrate Bitcoin as a new payment processor for our merchants. We currently charge $.30 per transaction for credit card swipes and we want to charge the Bitcoin equivalent. How do…
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Any non wavecrest issuer euro zone debit cards?
After the recent disruption to all debit cards that were using the wavecrest card issuer, it appears they were by far the most common issuer for bitcoin debit card companies. Most of them have stated that they are working on replacements. I notice…
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Would it be possible to pay from the Blockchain app to a Coinbase app in a restaurant?
I walk into a restaurant that accepts bitcoins and pull out my phone with a blockchain app to pay with, the waitress then shows me a phone with coinbase app to pay to..
Are there any issues with paying from one company's app to another company's…
