This is the first. The Beaugrenelle shopping center in Paris will accept payments in cryptocurrencies in its 115 stores. From June 8 to July 8, customers will have the opportunity to buy a gift card through the French Lyzi application.
The principle is simple, you just need to indicate the amount in euros on the platform, which shows the equivalence in cryptocurrency և generates a QR code. Merchants have no other choicejust scan this QR code to validate the transaction վճար to be paid in euros«. In total, 21 cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin or ether can be used.
In a press release, the shopping center states that “thus offering its customers their gift card to pay with their cryptocurrencies, which can be used in all Magnetic և Panoramic buildings և restaurants on Linois Street in the 15th district of the capital.«. Beaugrenelle will also offer a 10% bonus to each of its customers.
If the use of cryptocurrencies is not yet clear to most French people, Lyzi users can be trained in this new way of paying. Employees will be present at the mall throughout the campaign to present the solution.
Source: Le Figaro

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