Miracle Pay Enables Crypto at Point-of-Sale

Miracle Pay has begun its global rollout, offering a system that allows merchants to accept cryptocurrency payments using their existing point-of-sale infrastructure. The Cyprus-based company aims to integrate crypto into standard retail payment workflows.

Miracle Pay operates within a broader "Miracle ecosystem" managed by its strategic parent company, MetaTerra Holdings. The chairman of MetaTerra, Douglas Anderson, also the CEO of Wall Street Capital Partners, is a key figure driving the company's growth and strategic initiatives, including a planned uplisting to the Nasdaq. The company's leadership includes CEO Ünsal Koç, who previously held roles in retail marketing and CRM at Deloitte, Garanti Bank, and the Dutch neo-bank bunq. The company's technical strategy focuses on integrating with existing merchant infrastructure, specifically with established POS providers like Pax and Ingenico. This approach avoids the need for new hardware, allowing merchants to accept major cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) through their current systems. Transactions are facilitated via QR codes generated from a web-based dashboard, and the system supports over 100 crypto wallets. Miracle Pay is targeting the European market with a specific focus on Eastern Europe. The company is in advanced discussions to implement its payment system at the new international airport in Bucharest, Romania, signaling a strategic effort to establish a foothold in the region. This move is part of a broader strategy to embed crypto payments within high-traffic retail environments like airports, shops, and event venues. The company's financial backing includes a seed funding round from Y Combinator. While the exact amount hasn't been disclosed, this early-stage investment indicates confidence from a prominent Silicon Valley accelerator. Miracle Pay is also part of the Miracle Cash & More ecosystem, which has physical exchange stores in several European countries, including the Netherlands and Germany, with plans to expand to Spain, Italy, and the UK.

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