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The upgrades merchants made to accept chip cards and mobile wallets have made it easier to add new services via software updates. NCR and other point-of-sale vendors are using these systems to support digital currencies without requiring new hardware.
Using the digital payment network Flexa, Sheetz will begin accepting digital currency like Bitcoin in its stores later this summer, and gas pumps later this year.
The retailer is partnering with Flexa and NCR to enable digital currency payments this summer.
First US Convenience Store Chain to Begin Accepting Cryptocurrency as Payments On 5/28/21 at 12:18 PM EDT Mid-Atlantic convenience store chain Sheetz will partner with digital payment network Flexa to become the first convenience chain in the U.S. to offer cryptocurrency as a payment option. In a Thursday press release, Flexa said Sheetz would begin accepting major cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, ether, litecoin, dogecoin and others to pay for goods inside the stores and for gas at the fuel pumps. "We're proud to be a partner and provide more payment optionz! [sic]" Sheetz said on Twitter. ...
Sheetz Gas Stations Will Accept Crypto as Payment in Partnership with Flexa May 28, 2021 @ 2:23 pm By JD Alois Sheetz a sizeable gas station and convenience store chain in the US will start accepting cryptocurrency as payment. The ability to accept crypto has been made feasible in a new partnership with Flexa. In a medium post, Linda Smith, Payments Manager for Sheetz, explained: “Above all else, our mission at Sheetz is to continue providing our customers with the ultimate one-stop-shop where they can refuel their car and refresh their body. As a result, we are constantly innovating and ...