2017-06-17

Bitcoin, Blockchain Payments at United Nations




Bitcoin and blockchain services Airpocket, Bitso, Everex, Moneytis and Trulioo have taken home awards at RemTECH, an awards show for the remittance industry. Airpocket won the award for ‘Remittances and Financial Inclusion.’ Bitso won the award for “Pioneering Spirit.” Everex won for ‘Service Originality.’ Moneytis won for “Most Innovative Service” and Trulioo won for its “Potential for Growth.”
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Nine blockchain companies received recognition as innovators in remittance technology by the RemTECH awards, which recognizes groups and individuals transforming cross-border exchange.
15 companies overall were nominated, demonstrating the degree to which Bitcoin, and blockchain generally, have transformed the financial technology fabric. The awards show was held at the United Nations headquarters in New York City.
The blockchain companies nominated by RemTECH included mostly Bitcoin-using outfits, such as Bitso, Bitex, Cashaa, Digital X, Moneytis, OKlink and Trulioo. It also nominated Everex, the only Ethereum-based project behind ‘Cryptocash’, which sets out to place fiat currencies on the blockchain as a basis for cross-border microfinance services. Remittance firm UAE Exchange earned a mention. The payments solutions company recently led a Series A investment into a blockchain loyalty program developer.


“We are happy to see increased number of blockchain companies alongside many traditional financial technology companies,” Everex CEO Alexi Lane told CCN. “The blockchain companies highlighted demonstrate that the technology behind popular platforms like Bitcoin and Ethereum is working today to improve not only global remittances, but other financial services. ”

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