As per Abra company’s post, they have announced a partnership with a fintech company namely Simplex and now would be providing options for buying bitcoins through Mastercard or Visa on their website platform.
About Abra
Abra is a Crypto Payment startup working for the crypto community since year 2014. As per the increasing consent of authorities in many countries, users currenlty are left with very options to purchase cryptocurrencies. The company offer its users with smart options to buy different cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin ‘BTC, Ethereum ‘ETH, LiteCoin ‘LTC’ etc.
The addition of Visa and Mastercard debit/credit card options makes it cheaper and faster to purchase cryptocurrencies on the platform. The new payment options are accessible via the website and the app. As per the CEO of Abra ‘Bill Barhydt’:
“Today we have users from over 70 countries, but the majority of these users who are outside the U.S. could only fund their Abra wallet using bitcoin. With this launch, we can now offer a simple way for customers globally to use Abra to buy their first bitcoin using any Visa or Mastercard and then start investing in any of the other 24 cryptocurrencies we support today.”
The new payment options come with increased buy limits, faster processing times and more accessibility. Users who purchase bitcoin with their Visa or Mastercard will now be allowed to buy up to $20,000 worth of bitcoin at a time — which is a step above the $2,000 limit placed on bank deposits.
Users will also be able to store purchased bitcoin into any supported wallet. The company says processing time would be shorter, as new bitcoins should be available in digital wallets 30 minutes after purchase.
Using Abra Platform
Abra is one of the few cryptocurrency platforms that hasn’t embraced KYC/AML regulations in their entirety. In an email sent to its customers last month, the company said users were not mandated to provide “any form of identification” to use its platform. Barhydt has said that Abra is able to avoid “all these complexities” because it doesn’t hold customers’ funds.
The company, however, requires American customers to submit their ID to increase funding limits via bank transfer options.
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