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Wirex, i2C partner on blockchain-based payments card in Asia-Pacific

December 30, 2019

Payments firm Wirex and i2C Inc., a digital banking and payment processing firm, announced a partnership to launch a blockchain-based card for travelers using crypto and traditional payments in the Asia Pacific region. 

The card will allow users to pay in more than 150 digital and fiat currencies, including bitcoin, Ethereum, Nano, Euros, British pounds, Australian and U.S. dollars, Japanese Yen and other currencies, Users can pay with debit, credit or digital currencies and earn rewards. 

Patel Matveev, co-founder and chief executive officer at Wirex, said the company partnered with i2C, because it is the only processor that can integrate traditional and crypto currencies on a single platform and have reliable service. 

"Wirex cardholders are now able to travel with multiple currencies to all of the countries they visit using just one card, as well as exchange their crypto to the currency of their choice," Ava Kelly, senior vice president of product at i2C, said in a company release.