Shiba Inu can now be accepted by thousands of restaurants in more than 65 countries as Lavu and Verifone announce a new collaboration.

Lavu, a global restaurant software and payments solution provider, and Verifone, a payment solution provider, have disclosed a new cross-distribution partnership that will integrate Lavu’s restaurant software suite with Verifone’s payment solutions, thus benefiting both Lavu and Verifone customers.

The strategic partnership seeks to allow both Verifone and Lavu to offer a unified point of sale (POS) and payment experience to their customers, inclusive of cryptocurrencies. Crypto payment methods available to both sets of customers include Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Dogecoin, Shiba Inu and several USD stablecoins using popular crypto wallets, PayPal, Venmo, WeChat Pay, Klarna, Swish and Vipps.

When paying with cryptocurrencies, customers select their desired advanced payment method on the Verifone terminal and use their mobile device to complete the transaction. Lavu boasts restaurant partners in more than 65 countries, while Verifone is recognized by consumers for its growing footprint of 35 million devices in more than 150 countries.

Shiba Inu teases a collaboration with Red Bull

Thanks for the chat about everything #SHIB .@redbull ! Looking forward to speaking more in the future! pic.twitter.com/ROh3RceFyS

— Shytoshi Kusama (@ShytoshiKusama) May 19, 2022

Shiba Inu’s lead developer, Shytohi Kusama, recently shared a tweet pertaining to a chat with energy drink brand Red Bull, saying, “Thanks for the chat about everything SHIB .@redbull! Looking forward to speaking more in the future.” The tweet also included a GIF image of a man wearing a Red Bull helmet, gliding through the air.

Shytoshi did not reveal a lot of details, but the tweet might suggest that talks are ongoing for future collaboration. Shiba Inu’s collaborations with the food industry are not new, as SHIB announced its partnership with Welly’s, a fast-food joint based in Naples, Italy, in early February. Red Bull is yet to give any official confirmation as of press time.

Shiba Inu was trading up 1.18% at $0.00001159 at the time of publication.

Bitcoin payments are gaining traction as the asset price has grown. With El Salvador making the cryptocurrency a legal tender, it is only a matter of time until other countries follow in its footsteps. Making the implementation of BTC payments important for companies who want to stay competitive in the long run. Major outlets have begun to accept crypto payments.

The latest of these has been AMC Theaters, which announced that it was going to begin accepting payments in various cryptocurrencies by the end of the year. This will enable theatergoers to pay for their tickets and concessions using Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Bitcoin Cash, with the addition of Dogecoin currently in the pipeline. Now joining the ranks of institutions accepting BTC payments is technology company Verifone.

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Bringing Bitcoin Payments To The Forefront

Thanks to a recent partnership, Verifone has now brought bitcoin payments to thousands of merchants across the United States. The company which is known for producing payments processing technology is now bringing a new solution to its users. Verifone is one of the largest suppliers of credit card reader machines in the world. With its already established notoriety, it is now enabling the merchants who use its payments technology to accept cryptocurrency payments.

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Verifone partnered with Bitpay in order to merchants who desire to accept bitcoin payments. Bitpay will mitigate volatility issues by directly sending the BTC payments straight to the merchants’ accounts via fiat currency. This means that when a user pays for a good or service using bitcoin, the equivalent dollar amount of the bitcoin collected will be automatically deposited into the merchant’s bank account.

BitPay is one of the leading crypto payments processors in the world and with over 30,000 bitcoin transactions processed every month, it puts it in a prime position to help Verifone bring this service to the public.

Buy And Pay How You Want

Being able to spend bitcoin has been a pain point for the industry since day 1. Due to this, the digital currency has been mostly relegated to being just an investment asset rather than being used as an actual real-world currency. But growing popularity among users has prompted companies to start considering and accepting, BTC payments for the goods and services which they offer.

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Verifone has stepped up to take on the mantle of making bitcoin transactions easier and seamless. According to Mike Pulli, CEO of Verifone, the company has received massive interest for its latest offering. Explaining that the company already has a backlog of merchants who are interested in implementing BTC payments. “There’s lots and lots of interest. I think our phones will be ringing off the hook,” Pulli said.

Although the company is yet to disclose which merchants are going to be accepting BTC payments, Pulli explained that the partnership was made in a bid to give consumers more options. “If they decide to buy a pizza with Visa or AmEx or crypto, we don’t care. We just want to give them the flexibility to pay the way they want to,” the CEO said in an interview.

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