April 16, 2024

Coca-Cola will start accepting payments in cryptocurrency

The corporation's Asia-Pacific division will allow customers in Australia and New Zealand to buydrinks for bitcoin and other digital coins.

Coca-Cola Amatil, which produces drinks inThe Asia-Pacific region began to collaborate with Centrapay, a digital payment integration project. Thanks to this, the company's products in more than 2,000 trading devices in New Zealand and Australia will be sold for cryptocurrency, writes ZDNet.

To pay, you must scan the specified onQR code using the Sylo Smart Wallet application and make a payment. The wallet supports over 100 coins, including Bitcoin and Ethereum. Centrapay said it plans to launch a similar service in North America in the future.

Formerly Coca-Cola Company, collaborating withSAP specialists, created a pilot version of the blockchain solution, which was tested at two enterprises. The management of the corporation transferred to a new technology a network of 70 franchise enterprises with an annual turnover of $ 21 billion and daily deliveries of 160,000 bottles.

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