02 January 2020

Wirex to deliver multicurrency travel card in APAC

Written By FinTech Alliance in Digital Currency

Wirex to deliver multicurrency travel card in APAC

Wirex has teamed up with i2c Inc to deliver a multicurrency travel card.

In Brief:

  • Wirex is developing a card that will cover 150 currencies.

  • I2c is a leading provider of digital banking and payments processing technology.

  • Wirex is a borderless crypto and traditional currency payment platform.

What does this mean?

Consumers will be able to use the travel card and app to buy, store, exchange and spend crypto and fiat currencies across the APAC region thanks to the new card.

Read more here.

 

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