Investor and bitcoin advocate Stephen Cole asked Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky to integrate digital
currency payments into their website.
Not exact matches
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign
currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter
into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for
payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest
payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.
As for the notion that the big
payment processors may fear cryptocurrencies as potential competitors, this could become an issue if and when cryptocurrencies recover from their current crash and settle
into a less volatile pattern that encourages their use as virtual
currency rather than as speculative assets.
An effective solution for managing cross-border logistics needs to make
payment more comfortable for the consumer by automatically converting prices
into local
currencies, calculating taxes and duties, factoring them
into the price and reducing cross-border fraud.
The flexibility to strategically route
payments between selected acquirers transforms international
payments into local transactions, eliminating cross-border and
currency - conversion fees and optimizing costs and acceptance rates.
The strengthening in the Japanese
currency meant that the income from investments in dollars shrank when translated
into yen, so that it fell far short of the
payments guaranteed to Japanese investors.
The project ties
into Grab's
payment efforts because GrabPay credits, its virtual
currency, are used to pay to rent a cycle.
With extended operating hours in some countries and access to domestic
payments systems being on a real - time gross basis,
payments by banks in different
currencies into and out of the special purpose bank would be made with finality on a continuous basis.
The FMV can be calculated by converting virtual
currencies into US dollars on the day of
payment.
In sum, the U.S.
payments deficit and central bank movements out of the dollar, aggravated by U.S. military activity in Iraq and other countries, may indeed trigger a shift of international
currency holdings
into euros.
The problem is for this or other
currencies to become international reserves held by foreign central banks, the issuing nation has to run a balance of
payments deficit to pump this
currency into the global economy.
As bitcoin is still relatively new, Zug immediately converts all bitcoin
payments into Swiss fiat
currency to minimize risk.
The deal about this kind of services is that they only convert bitcoin
into rubles and execute
payments by using the national Russian
currency and so there are no reasons for the Russian government to consider it illegal.
Coinbase makes bitcoin integration simple by transferring accepted
payments into bank accounts and doing all of the
currency conversion for them.
The
currency has partnered with Alt36 to integrate Dash
payments into a point - of - sale system for the legal marijuana industry.
Payment21 is not pre-integrated
into Arcadier Marketplaces and will be the right digital
currency payment partner for Arcadier's Enterprise Package customers.
To see how small businesses are integrating bitcoin and other virtual
currencies into their
payments mix (and elsewhere within their companies), DCC CEO David Berger held the following question - and - answer discussion with Chris Werner, founder of Werner Business Law in Chicago.
And Litecoin, among the major cryptocurrencies, is uniquely positioned to be that
currency for Facebook's digital
payment platform as it fills out its road - map
into 2018.
A group of Arizona legislators, for instance, recently introduced a bill that would allow residents to make income tax
payments using cryptocurrencies, which the government would then convent
into fiat
currency.
If your wallet
currency is set to USD, then the bitcoin
payment will be converted
into USD upon receipt.
In addition to coming
into its own as a truly global
currency, bitcoin is being adopted by
payment industry leaders and offered alongside mainstream methods.
Chicago - based venture capital firm NIN Ventures has announced it will enable Bitcoin owners tap
into venture capital through digital
currency payment enabler Snapcard.
As a Japanese Cabinet - signed law recognizing virtual
currencies like bitcoin as a legal method of
payment goes
into effect on April 1,...
In February, Bitcoin.com reported that the first Japanese bill containing digital
currencies, recognizing Bitcoin as a method of
payment, was expected to enter
into force sometime in April.
Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion
into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress
payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign
currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
In the long run,
currency fluctuations might well cancel each other out, but the company's emphasis on tapping
into emerging markets where electronic
payment transactions are only in their infancy could pay big dividends in future years.
[2] In addition to the credit risk on the bond issuer, the investor also takes on
currency risk since the foreign
currency denominated coupon
payments will have to be exchanged
into Japanese Yen for the retail investor or if the investor should wish to sell the bond and exchange the proceeds from the sale back
into Japanese Yen.
Online businesses need to convert international
payments into their own domestic
currency and be able to pay overseas suppliers from an easy - to - use platform and without worrying too much about
currency fluctuation.
Transactions Made in Foreign
Currencies: If you make a transaction in a foreign
currency, the
Payment Card Network will convert it
into a U.S. dollar amount.
The agencies — the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency — and the SLC recognize that the competitive job market, traditionally low entry - level salaries, and higher student debt loads can contribute to some borrowers preferring greater flexibility with their
payments as they transition
into the labor market.
Hard
currency is a type of
currency also called strong
currency that has a stable exchange rate with respect to other
currencies, which are freely converted
into another
currency and are widely used in the international transactions in the capacity of standard of deferred
payments.
Payment made in any foreign
currency will be converted
into USD on a rate solely determined by Trip.com, and miles will be awarded based on the USD value.
Now, while a blockchain application that utilises a digital
currency as a medium of
payment, (which is then converted later
into dollars, or pounds sterling), is not a formal
currency exchange, it is involved indirectly in converting digital
currencies.
And while fiat
currency payments are now evidently the focal point for its business (rather than Bitcoin
payments), Circle does still offer the ability to feelessly pay people elsewhere in the world, in some 150 countries — and for that it needs to loop Bitcoin
into the mix, turning dollar
payments into BTCs deposited
into the recipient's Bitcoin wallet.
Allaire, whose startup Circle is vying to taking bitcoin
into the consumer mainstream, spoke at Inside Bitcoins, one of a growing number of event franchises capitalizing on a spike of interest in
payments and virtual
currencies.
According to revised
payment services laws that went
into force in April 2017, when Japan made bitcoin a nationally accepted cryptocurrency, any virtual
currency exchange that wants to do business in the country or solicit its citizens needs to be licensed with Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA).
EBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) and PayPal have dropped hints all year that they are working to incorporate bitcoin
into their
payment systems, and on Thursday eBay CEO John Donohoe said the company will start accepting the digital
currency «very soon.»
A major force like Bitcoin Games incorporating the
currency into their
payment methods will no doubt lead others to follow.
The merchants will be able to convert bitcoin
payments into local
currency and receive them in their accounts.
The long - awaited bill, which goes
into effect on April 1, still does not recognize bitcoin as a
currency, but it has accepted that bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have «asset - like values» that can be used «as
payment to indefinite parties for the cost of purchase or rent of items or receipt of services and which can be transferred by means of electronic data processing systems,» explained Bitflyer exchange.
Bitonic uses the iDEAL
payment method which ensures that SEPA customers receive near - instant deposits and withdrawals of fiat
currency into customer accounts.
So, here's how it's going to work: Normal people who aren't token speculators will hold fiat, and they will exchange them for tokens at the very last minute via a new third party intermediary
payment processor whose job will be to turn whatever stable
currency you have
into tokens for the purpose of paying for that service.
With crypto
payment apps, the customer scans a QR code on the POS, and the
currency is automatically withdrawn from the customer's digital wallet before being deposited
into the business crypto wallet.
But involves BitPay, a third - party
payment processor, which charges a small convenient fee and then converts the crypto
into fiat
currency at the point of sale.
KryptoMoney: Have you partnered up with any
payment gateway to convert Bitcoins
into fiat
currencies?
Bitcoin Central first became famous in December 2012 when the exchange announced an agreement with the
payment services provider Aqoba to convert the fiat
currency portion of its users» exchange accounts
into what would essentially be bank accounts.
The
currency has turned evangelists and hackers
into paper millionaires overnight, while others see it as a fad, doomed to fade as countries add regulations onto what's currently a stateless, bankless Wild West of
payment tools.
EBay Inc. has been quietly working to integrate acceptance of the virtual
currency into its Braintree
payments subsidiary, part of its PayPal unit, according to people familiar with the matter.
While the report acknowledges that cryptocurrencies can be used to facilitate remittances and other consumer
payments, by trading
into and out of fiat
currencies, it said that «due to the lack of a legal premise, the bank is unable to endorse such activities in Namibia at the moment.»
While this might be a problem, it is not impossible to overcome, with some
currencies like Dash featuring «shielded
payments», that would allow authority figures with a «secret key» to peep
into the details of otherwise private transactions.