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El Salvador bank will now accept Bitcoin as payment

Uğur Bayram

Sep 12, 2021

With El Salvador making Bitcoin legal currency, Bancoagricola, one of El Salvador's major banks, said it will accept Bitcoin for convenience to customers.

With El Salvador making Bitcoin legal currency, Bancoagricola, one of El Salvador's major banks, said it will accept Bitcoin for convenience to customers.
It had partnered with the crypto payment network Flexa to receive bank payments.
The bank will allow its investors using Wompi services from its customers to make Bitcoin purchases.
Carlos Mauricio Novoa, COO of Bancoagricola, said:
“We are excited to be the first financial institution in El Salvador to provide our customers with access to Bitcoin and increase financial inclusion.”
Trevor Filter, Fleaxa co-founder for the partnership with Flexa, said:
“The opportunity to partner with innovative and world-class organizations like Bancoagrícola and Grupo Bancolombia so that we can support better payment technology for millions of Salvadorans in such a tangible and effective way is simply incredible.”

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