ZapRemit

Be sure to download the POUCH app update, so that you can smash buy some bitcoin in as little as 3 seconds.

It was one nice week @Wise. A few weeks back we onboarded on Wise. Accepted without any issues. We were happy to have an account for the few customers that pay in fiat and to handle payments to our suppliers. Then they decided to debank us, one week later.

@TyHNurse @pete_rizzo_ @grok Use @Pouch_PH !

JUST IN: YOU CAN NOW PAY USING #BITCOIN OVER THE LIGHTNING NETWORK WITH 94,000,000 GCASH USERS IN THE PHILIPPINES THE LARGEST FINTECH APP IN THE COUNTRY BTC IS OFFICIALLY MONEY 🔥

Confirming this news is true! +63xxxxxxxxxx@zapremit.com => Instant fiat in GCash. ZapRemit is the new name for the team that powers @Strike's Send Globally to the Philippines and the @Pouch_PH app. Thx @Stromens @tando_me @pouchceo

@lorenzolfm @tando_me @brenorb @usebipa LUD-21 was @pouchceo 's proposal

@tando_me @brenorb Yes, we have receiving support at @usebipa. Helped with the spec a bit as well

One thing we left out (a bit technical) is we are supporting "LUD-21: Specify a payment amount in local unit of account" even though it's not officially part of the specs yet. So if you wanted someone to receive a specific amount of KES you could ask for an lightning invoice for that amount and we give you the correct sats amount in the invoice. bitcoin.co.ke/.well-known/ln… github.com/lnurl/luds/pul…

We’ve been on a side-quest, and we have good news from the other side! 40 million Kenyans now have a bitcoin Lightning Address! They didn’t need to sign up for one because they had it this entire time, attached to the phone number in their pocket! Try it: send bitcoin to 0717252303@bitcoin.co.ke (254 is optional). The BTC arrives as KES in their M-Pesa. ⚡ EVERY M-Pesa number works. All 40,000,000. Wallets with LUD-09 support give you a nice clickable link to see your M-Pesa receipt. For example: bitcoin.co.ke/receipt/6528a4…

A massive week of shipping at Strike. Lower term lending rates. Lending proof of reserves. Bitcoin Line of Credit live in 15 new states. Send Globally Mexico is back. Faster business onboarding. Here's everything that shipped 🧵

Send Globally Mexico is back. Strike customers can once again send money to anyone in Mexico instantly. Bitcoin is the best remittance rail ever built and we're making sure our customers can use it that way.

ZapRemit now supports sending Bitcoin / Lightning Network payments directly to bank accounts in the Philippines and Mexico. You can use our service through the Strike app. Which country or wallet should we integrate next?

ZapRemit's Mexico payouts are HERE! Instant payouts over bitcoin's Lightning Network directly to MXN bank accounts. Integrate PHP and MXN into your Lightning-enabled app: zapremit.com. [MORE RAILS INCOMING!!]

I am sorry, I have some mental stretches for you today. This account is being repurposed from "btcretreat" (Philippines BTC Conference). If you are still interested in it, I suggest following @btcisleapp. I presume many of you will appreciate the upcoming ZapRemit announcement...

The Pouch app's first main use case was processing payments on bitcoin island, Boracay. Then, it naturally became a tool for borderless payments and stacking sats. As previously announced via email, our app is rebranding to isle.ph, as a nod to where it all started with the bitcoin island project! This rebrand effort will take some time to fully transition over, but please note that our social media accounts will be updated soon to reflect the change.

@abeadato4 There are several businesses on Boracay still accepting bitcoin. The pouch.ph app is now the isle.ph app. Renaming was the quickest workaround to get back online.

@BtcRetreat Is this mean no more bitcoin island?😔

Toronto native and Bitcoin community builder @ScartownSparks is helping build the Bitcoin Circular Economy on Boracay, a beautiful island in the Philippines.

The Philippines VASP license moratorium was set to be lifted on Monday, but the BSP has extended it to 'indefinitely'. bitpinas.com/regulation/bsp…

Slash the cost of remittances and stack sats at the same time. What's not to love.

Read the text of the BITCOIN RESERVE BILL of the Philippines 🇵🇭: docs.congress.hrep.online/legisdocs/basi…

Quick temp check on our userbase -- who is using Nostr? Or anything with a "connect" button via nostr wallet connect? Is it something you're waiting for Pouch to support? nwc.dev

Several merchants may have churned because we don't get enough bitcoin spenders, but several businesses still accept #bitcoin. Glad to see someone posted their experience paying with lightning at 2 Brown Boys in Boracay, Philippines. Right near D'Mall in the center of the island.