Wirex announced a collaboration with i2c Inc., a market leader in digital payment and banking technologies
Wirex & i2c Partnership
i2c Inc., a leading supplier of digital payment and banking technologies, announced a cooperation with Wirex, a leading international cryptocurrency and fiat payment platform, to bring its prepaid multi-currency debit card to the United States.
The cooperation expands on a long-standing relationship between the two payment industry titans, bringing the Wirex prepaid crypto-enabled card program to the United States from the APAC and European areas. As with the other schemes, cardholders of the US Wirex will be able to manage and utilize several currencies while traveling with a single card. Along with obtaining cross-border payment freedom and control, cardholders may earn up to 8% in crypto rewards on all in-store and online transactions, while eliminating hefty international exchange costs.
Wirex’s hybrid payment option leverages blockchain technology and i2c’s platform to enable US users to purchase, store, swap, and spend USD and up to 30 cryptocurrencies at more than 80 million merchant locations worldwide. Accounts may be financed by debit card top-ups, and further benefits include no yearly fees, no currency conversion costs, near-instant crypto transactions, and live transaction alerts.
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“Demand for the Wirex card has been growing globally, and we’re pleased to be able to support their multi-currency debit card to elevate payments experiences in the US,” said Amir Wain, founder and CEO of i2c Inc. “Now, Americans can enjoy the flexibility and ease that comes with being able to travel and spend using multiple fiat and cryptocurrencies on a single card and app – on a truly borderless payment platform.”
“We are thrilled to be able to bring our prepaid crypto card program to the US after a successful launch in the APAC and European regions,” said Pavel Matveev, co-founder and CEO of Wirex. “We’ve been working with i2c for over four years now and have been able to quickly evolve into a global platform using i2c’s single codebase. With i2c, we’re able to redefine payments and travel for cardholders around the world.”
