In the supermarkets of the South African retailer Pick N Pay, they begin to accept bitcoins for payment – Bits Media

One of the largest retail chains in South Africa is going to offer customers to pay for goods with bitcoins through any application with Lightning Network support.

The South African Giant of the Network Trade Pick N Pay painted in the official message, what to pay goods in supermarkets with bitcoins are convenient:

 “The transaction is also simple and safe, how to read a debit or credit card. Clients scan the QR code from the application and take the Randy converting course on their smartphone during the transaction. The fee for each transaction is minimal, costs the client on average in 0.7 Rand (about $0.04) And it takes less 30 seconds ".

The retailer over the past five months tested the method of paying bitcoins in ten Western Cape stores and, Satisfied with the test results, decided to launch BTC payment in all its stores. In the coming months, Pick N Pay plans to introduce a new payment method in 1 628 retail outlets.

With an increase in the level of accepting cryptocurrencies, more and more retail chains and stores from a variety of market segments are transferred to payment of goods and services with digital assets. In October, the McDonald’s fast -fast restaurant network in the Swiss city of Lugano began to accept bitcoins and Tether as payment (USDT). In September, the largest telecommunication company Spain Telefonica entered into an agreement with the local BIT2ME exchange, Within the framework of which Tu.com Marketplais will soon have the possibility of payments in cryptocurrencies. In May, the fashion house of Gucci added support for cryptocurrency payments in American stores.