Source Smartinsights.com

Source Wamda.com

The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic has issued new statements which claim that Bitcoin and other digital currency payments are not legal.

"The only legal tender in Kyrgyzstan is KGS, the national currency. At press time, 1 KGS was worth USD 0.019. The central bank has also warned consumers about the potential risks inherent in digital currencies which do not fall under the law’s responsibility."

"Data shows that the official Bitcoin-Qt wallet has only been downloaded around 1,000 times in the central Asian nation with a population just shy of 6 million, suggesting local digital currency use is not widespread."

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Source Marketo.com

Two-thirds of UK adult smartphone owners would be interested in using a mobile wallet and the ability to collect loyalty points and redeem vouchers were the mobile wallet features of most interest.

"49% of respondents are interested in collecting loyalty points, 43% to redeem vouchers and 32% of respondents were interested in making payments up to GBP 20 (USD 31.25). Only 15% said the same for unlimited payments. These low percentages were likely due to trust issues."

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