J.P. Morgan Chase and Bank of America said Friday they are no longer allowing customers to buy
cryptocurrencies using credit cards.
The exponential rise in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies attracted a number of new traders who embarked on a buying spree — mainly purchasing
cryptocurrencies using credit cards.
As a result, credit card companies around the world started banning the purchase of
cryptocurrency using credit cards.
Nonetheless, recently, big banks around the world have been banning the purchase of
cryptocurrency using their credit cards.
While no bank has said, «This is why you can't buy
cryptocurrency using our credit cards,» the reason is actually quite clear.
Credit card holders from four U.S. banks have been barred from purchasing
cryptocurrencies using credit cards at Coinbase, the exchange has confirmed.
Well, the crux of the news is this: banks no longer want you to be able to buy Bitcoin and other
cryptocurrencies using your credit card.
Due to which, buyers of
cryptocurrency using credit cards were made to pay an extra 5 percent fee to the credit card merchants apart from the credit card fee charged.
Coinbase has confirmed that users from four banks in the U.S. are now barred from buying
cryptocurrencies using credit cards.
The exponential rise in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies attracted a number of new traders who embarked on a buying spree — mainly purchasing
cryptocurrencies using credit cards.
On Friday, Bank of America, JP Morgan, and Citigroup said that they would block attempts to buy
cryptocurrencies using credit cards.
Several banks in the US and UK have banned their clients from investing in
cryptocurrencies using their credit cards.
Customers of US banks JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, and Bank of America, as well as UK - based Lloyds, will no longer be able to buy
cryptocurrencies using their credit cards.
Not exact matches
The U.K. banking group Lloyds has banned its customers from
using their
credit cards to buy bitcoin and other
cryptocurrencies.
«At this time, we are not processing
cryptocurrency purchases
using credit cards, due to the volatility and risk involved,» a J.P. Morgan Chase spokesperson said in a statement to CNBC.
This, along with a 2.5 percent
credit and debit
card fee, could change with the
use of mobile apps and
cryptocurrencies.
Friction is increasing between some
credit card companies and customers who want to
use the
cards to buy
cryptocurrencies.
Royal Bank said Friday it does allow its
credit and debit
cards to be
used for transactions involving
cryptocurrency in limited circumstances.
Toronto - Dominion Bank is halting the
use of its
credit cards to buy
cryptocurrency as it conducts a review of the «evolving market.»
The bank says it no longer allows retail consumers to buy
cryptocurrencies using Mastercard - branded
credit or debit
cards.
The bank also said earlier this month that customers can not
use its
credit cards to buy
cryptocurrencies.
The bank pointed out «new prohibitions on
using credit cards to buy
cryptocurrencies, implying that perhaps a substantial amount of Bitcoin buying in 2H17 had been funded with
credit cards.»
Some institutions recently barred their
credit cards from being
used to buy
cryptocurrencies.
Cryptocurrency trading is safe, with no risk of identity theft as with
credit card use.
The memo explained that all
cryptocurrency purchases had been stopped as of March 28, and that users would no longer be allowed to
use credit or debit
cards — either business or personal — to purchase digital currencies on popular exchanges.
In their rush to buy
cryptocurrencies, some investors have made purchases
using credit cards.
An additional challenge for
credit card companies looking to facilitate
cryptocurrency purchases is that some customers might
use international exchanges.
Bank of America cited anti-money laundering concerns as part of its decision to ban its
credit card customers from purchasing
cryptocurrencies, as well as the possibility that thieves might attempt to
use stolen
credit cards to purchase
cryptocurrencies.
Following fresh on the heels of Coinbase warning its customers that
cryptocurrency purchases made with
credit cards would be treated as cash advances rather than as
credit purchases, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase have just recently forbidden their
credit card customers from
using their
cards to purchase
cryptocurrencies.
Coinbase had previously announced to its customers that several large US banks had either changed the way they were processing
credit card purchases of
cryptocurrencies or were banning their cardholders from
using their
credit cards to purchase
cryptocurrencies.
Clients who are signing up for
cryptocurrency transactions for the first time will not be able to
use their BMO MasterCard
credit card or their BMO debit
card - upgraded to register.
Mastercard can thank JPMorgan, Bank of America and others for that decline, as these banks» decision to ban customers from
using their
credit card to transact in
cryptocurrencies had a domino effect on other banks like Capital One and Citigroup.
With
cryptocurrency, it allows you to save,
use, send, and receive money without having access to a bank, debit or
credit cards even.
However, the bank has been accused of inflating its fees for
cryptocurrency purchases by traders in America who
used their
credit cards to do so.
In the email, the spokesperson said: «I can confirm that we no longer allow the purchase of
cryptocurrencies via Interac Online Payments or by
using a retail consumer Mastercard - branded
credit or debit
card.»
Following the huge decline in 2018, the top 5
credit card companies have either banned or have announced a ban on
cryptocurrency purchases
using credit cards.
A bank that allows its customers to
use a debit
card or other form of deposit transfer to buy
cryptocurrencies, it should be noted, is not extending
credit to those customers and is not exposing the bank to any risk of
credit losses from crypto price volatility.
Meanwhile the five major
credit card companies in the U.S. have blocked consumers from
using their
credit cards to purchase
cryptocurrencies, citing fraud protection.
Lloyds Banking Group, the largest bank in the UK, has become the first major
credit card provider in the country to ban its customers from
using credit cards to buy
cryptocurrencies, the Daily Telegraph reported today, Feb. 5.
Recently, I've written a couple of stories surrounding
credit cards, and
using them to purchase
cryptocurrencies.
Some exchanges require deposits by bank transfer, some
use PayPal, some accept
credit and debit
cards, and some solely
use cryptocurrency for purchases.
The result was that
using credit cards to buy Bitcoin and other
cryptocurrencies became more expensive.
Let's be honest: finding an exchange that allows you to purchase
cryptocurrencies using a
credit / debit
card is not easy, and even if you do — the process is a nightmare!
The platform allows you to
use your
credit card or bank account to make payments and choose to have a USD wallet or a
cryptocurrency wallet.
And when it comes to the payment methods, you have several at your disposal, including
using your
credit / debit
card — which is a plus compared to other
cryptocurrency exchanges out there.
If you choose to
use your
credit card to purchase
cryptocurrency, here is a brief summary of how to do so:
Don't
use a
credit card to buy Bitcoin or another
cryptocurrency if you don't have the cash.
If you want to buy a
cryptocurrency instantly you have to
use a
credit card.
Royal Bank says it does allow its
credit and debit
cards to be
used for transactions involving
cryptocurrency in limited circumstances, but cautioned clients about the possibility of a sudden drop in the value of
cryptocurrencies.
All fees are paid
using payment codes, which can be purchased
using PayPal or major
credit cards, eliminating the complexities of
cryptocurrency exchanges.