Coca-Cola began to sell drinks for cryptocurrency

In the middle of June, 2020 Coca-Cola and Centrapay signed the partnership agreement which will allow users to pay for purchases in vending machines of Australia and New Zealand using cryptocurrency through the Sylo Smart Wallet application.

The Centrapay company stated that its platform "helps brands to work directly with individuals and to raise income and efficiency of sellers". The CEO of the company Jerome Faury considers that the platform will allow to overcome complexity of integration and unpleasant experience of users which interfere with implementation of such technologies as digital identification and assets.

Coca-Cola began to sell drinks for cryptocurrency

We solved both of these problems. Centrapay is a pioneer in creation of new Internet values which will bring benefit both to consumers, and sellers. We work on creation of the future in which people will control own digital identification, - Fori told.

Clients of Amatil can use a digital purse of Sylo Smart Wallet on any of 2000 vending machines of Coca-Cola with special stickers on which the QR code is represented. They are located across all New Zealand and Australia and will accept payments in cryptocurrency or other digital assets provided that on the smartphone of the user the Sylo Smart Wallet application is installed.

Now, when we tested a new technique in Australia and New Zealand, we want to develop this business on a global scale. We created representation in North America and are ready to rush for the American market with the innovation ideas, - Fori claims.

Besides, Centrapay considers that transactions with digital assets are the ideal solution in the conditions of COVID-19 pandemic as allows buyers not to touch the vending machine.^[1]

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