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Interview: Inside Pick n Pay's bitcoin trial, with Jason Peisl

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In this episode of TechCentral, Duncan McLeod chats to Pick n Pay information systems executive Jason Peisl about the retailer's bitcoin trial. In the podcast, Peisl explains why Pick n Pay decided to test bitcoin payments at the point of sale. He talks about what the company learnt from the trial and unpacks its future plans for accepting cryptocurrencies, including the regulatory challenges that first have to be overcome before such payment mechanisms can be offered commercially to customers.
22 Sep 2017 English South Africa Technology · Business

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