Wirex Limited

Wirex Limited
Headquarters London, UK
Area served Worldwide
Founder(s) Dmitry Lazarichev, Pavel Matveev, Georgy Sokolov
Industry Bitcoin Debit Card, Remittances, Mobile Banking
Slogan(s) Drive your Money
Website https://Wirexapp.com
Launched 2015

Wirex (formerly E-Coin) is a cloud-based hybrid personal banking platform that offers bitcoin debit cards, remittances, and mobile banking.[1] Headquartered in London, Wirex allows users to link bitcoin wallets to Visa and MasterCard debit cards in up to three fiat denominations (dollars, pounds sterling, and euro).[2] Wirex can be accessed from desktop and mobile banking app Wirex app.[3][4][5]

Wirex’s two-way debit cards with the ability to both buy and sell bitcoin accepts account top up and loading via bank transfer, PayPal and many types of alternative payment methods (APMs).

History

Wirex announced rebranding from E-Coin in February 2016.[6][7][8][9] E-Coin is a bitcoin debit card provider without remittances or mobile banking services.

Funding

In 2015, E-Coin successfully crowdfunded ~$200K (£130K) from 93 investors via BnktotheFuture,[10][11][12] an online investment platform.

In March 2017, Wirex has raised $3 million in a Series A funding round[13][14] from the Fintech fund established by Japanese financial giant SBI Group.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Magazine, Bitcoin. "Bank Securely in 130 Countries With Wirex Banking App". Bitcoin Magazine. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  2. ↑ "Wirex brings blockchain to personal banking @Euromoney". Euromoney. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  3. ↑ "CoinGecko Reviews the Wirex Bitcoin Debit Card App". CoinGecko. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  4. ↑ "Wirex on the App Store". App Store. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  5. ↑ "Wirex - Android Apps on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  6. ↑ "Bitcoin Debit Card Provider E-Coin Rebrands as Wirex | Finance Magnates". Finance Magnates | Financial and business news. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  7. ↑ "Bitcoin Debit Card Provider E-Coin Rebrands as Wirex | Finance Magnates". Finance Magnates | Financial and business news. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  8. ↑ "E-Coin Rebrands as Wirex, Launches "Bankless Banking Services" | allcoinsnews.com". allcoinsnews.com. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  9. ↑ Ngo, Diana. "E-Coin Rebrands to Wirex, a 'Hybrid Financial Platform'". Coinjournal. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  10. ↑ "E-Coin Bitcoin Debit Card Raises $186,596 In Crowdfunding To Support Growth - CCN: Financial Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News". CCN: Financial Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  11. ↑ "E-Coin - Spend Bitcoin anywhere.". bnktothefuture.com. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  12. ↑ "E-Coin Bitcoin Debit Card Raises $186,596 In Crowdfunding To Support Growth - CCN: Financial Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News". CCN: Financial Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  13. ↑ "Bitcoin Card Provider Wirex Raises $3 Million from Japan’s SBI for Asian Expansion - CryptoCoinsNews". CryptoCoinsNews. 2017-03-16. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  14. ↑ "A London startup building a contactless bitcoin card has raised £2.5 million". Business Insider. Retrieved 2017-07-28.


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