Electronic payments have grown to become staple transactions in modern societies, but the global architecture has failed to keep up. While development around mobile payments continues to gain ground, plastic is quietly strengthening in power.
It may look like merely a debit card, but with Shift Payments, there is more than meets the magnet. The California-based startup is currently running a beta release of its hybrid currency debit card, allowing 100 trial consumers to pay with bitcoin and ripple. In the future, the company....