AMC Theatres CEO Adam Aron said that the iOS and Android mobile apps now accept cryptocurrency payments thanks to a partnership with BitPay, a bitcoin payment processor. Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, and other cryptocurrencies are accepted on the AMC Theatres mobile app. NEWS. AMC Theatres, a pro-crypto movie theatre operator in the United States, has updated its mobile app services to accept Dogecoin (DOGE), Shibu Inu (SHIB), and other cryptocurrencies as payment.
However, the names of the other newly supported cryptocurrencies are yet to be revealed. To use the feature, users in the U.S. are advised to download the latest version of the mobile app. Related: Singaporean fintech adds Bitcoin payments for merchants with BitPay partnership Nium, a Singapore-based cross-border payments firm, released an API-based solution in partnership with BitPay, which allow businesses to start accepting payments in crypto — starting with BTC and ETH.
AMC Theatres first started accepting crypto payments back on Nov. 12, 2022, which allowed customers to purchase movie tickets online using Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Litecoin (LTC). On Jan. 6, 2022, Adam Aron, the CEO of AMC Theatres, promised users via a tweet to include meme tokens DOGE and SHIB by March. While slightly delayed, Aron’s team delivered. In the announcement, Aron disclosed that the AMC Theatres iOS and Android mobile apps could accept crypto payments via integration with BitPay, a bitcoin payment service provider.
As Cointelegraph previously reported, crypto payments via BitPay are converted and sent to merchants’ accounts in U.S. dollars or other fiat currencies the next business day.
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- Dogecoin, Shiba Inu and other cryptocurrencies are accepted on the AMC Theaters mobile app
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