Visa survey shows that 25% of firms willing to accept cryptocurrency payments

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The survey was conducted among 2250 small business owners from 9 countries

Visa survey shows that 25% of firms willing to accept cryptocurrency payments

16.01.2022 - 07:10

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What’s new? Visa surveyed 2250 small business owners from the US, Canada, Brazil, Singapore, Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates, Germany, Ireland, and Russia, according to Reuters. The data showed that 25% of those surveyed willing to accept cryptocurrency as a means of payment.

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What else did the survey results show? Visa also surveyed 1000 US citizens, and 500 people in each of the eight aforementioned countries. The results say that 13% of them expect to be able to pay with cryptocurrency everywhere in 2022. Jeni Mundy, Visa’s global head of merchant sales, stated:

“I think more people are feeling more confident with crypto.”

It also revealed that more than 30% of small business owners based in Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, Singapore, and Hong Kong are preparing to introduce this payment method already this year.

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