Headquarters London, UK Slogan(s) Drive your Money | Area served Worldwide | |
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Founder(s) Dmitry Lazarichev, Pavel Matveev, Georgy Sokolov Industry Bitcoin Debit Card, Remittances, Mobile Banking | ||
Wirex (formerly E-Coin) is a cloud-based hybrid personal banking platform that offers bitcoin debit cards, remittances, and mobile banking. 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). Wirex can be accessed from desktop and mobile banking app Wirex app.
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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. 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, an online investment platform.