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Quote from: Xester on January 26, 2017, 09:04:27 AM

If you are a traveler and your next destination is Italy there are some surprises that will greet you on your vacation. Using just your mobile phones and bitcoin applications you may ride a cab using bitcoin. I am not affiliated with this taxi company but its my pleasure to let the bitcoin community know about this great news.

Italy’s largest taxi fleet, Cooperativa RadioTaxi 3570, now accepts bitcoin. The company boasts over 3,700 cars in Rome, providing more than 10 million cab services each year. Ive taken this line from this link, feel free to read: https://news.bitcoin.com/italys-largest-taxi-fleet-bitcoin/

This is really a good one for a company in the retail industry to take this step. I am sure this will equally increase the awareness in no small way and to most especially the low class earners since most of the drivers will belong to this category of the country. But what I dont understand is if bitcoin is a legal tender in that country because news concerning bitcoin from that end is not popular over here.

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Quote from: Xester on January 26, 2017, 09:04:27 AM

If you are a traveler and your next destination is Italy there are some surprises that will greet you on your vacation. Using just your mobile phones and bitcoin applications you may ride a cab using bitcoin. I am not affiliated with this taxi company but its my pleasure to let the bitcoin community know about this great news.

Italy’s largest taxi fleet, Cooperativa RadioTaxi 3570, now accepts bitcoin. The company boasts over 3,700 cars in Rome, providing more than 10 million cab services each year. Ive taken this line from this link, feel free to read: https://news.bitcoin.com/italys-largest-taxi-fleet-bitcoin/

Happily to know another good news for bitcoin development for users/bitcoin usability. Even though in Italy not the biggest bitcoin trading volume or always show up on the surface such as US and China. Thanks to chainside platform that had explained and cooperated with the business Payment in bitcoin is made possible, thanks to Chainside, a startup enabling businesses to accept bitcoin. In September, Chainside formed a partnership with the Italian Union of Radio Cabs (URI) and its founder, Loreno Bittarelli, to offer wallet, invoice, and monitoring services
As long as we have many people that care about bitcoin development even Local exchange that willing to do an agreement for any kind of service to start accept bitcoin payment, not an easy task to do but we have to, right.

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nice to hear this news mate, what if even grab and Uber take this as well, it will make a huge impact to btc community as we knew that those both company already got more countries that they are facilitating right now, considering bitcoin transaction instead of their credit cards, can't wait to ride one of the cabs using this service.

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Now what if that cab driver lost his license 3 years ago due to too many DUI and/or DWIs. What if they decided to get coked up and they crash into a building with you inside? It's an unlicensed taxi. There's no insurance on their part. You and your family are completely screwed because you wanted to spend bitcoins and potentially save $10. Way to go.

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That's really a great news. More and more businesses should start accepting bitcoin because it will not only help bitcoin to grow but also it will help themselves to cater global audience without the need to worry about legal norms of forex etc. I am waiting for the merchants in my local area to start accepting bitcoin for their goods and services.

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This is really great news and I feel very happy. This has confirmed the value of Bitcoin. Bitcoin has become increasingly popular and have become a form easy payments. After this very possible I will come to Italian to try this kind of taxi the use Bitcoin. I hope that in the future there will be many good things like this Cheesy

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Congrats to all Italian citizen and the visitors who can now take the benefit of using bitcoin to take a taxi ride. Hope that one day i can see the same type of services in my country.

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it is the first time I hear kind of service. it should be very nice to try it, but sadly I am not Italian. however, it is good that more services accept bitcoin as payments. it means that bitcoin users can spend their bitcoins whithout converting it to fiat.

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Quote from: Xester on January 26, 2017, 09:04:27 AM

If you are a traveler and your next destination is Italy there are some surprises that will greet you on your vacation. Using just your mobile phones and bitcoin applications you may ride a cab using bitcoin. I am not affiliated with this taxi company but its my pleasure to let the bitcoin community know about this great news.

Italy’s largest taxi fleet, Cooperativa RadioTaxi 3570, now accepts bitcoin. The company boasts over 3,700 cars in Rome, providing more than 10 million cab services each year. Ive taken this line from this link, feel free to read: https://news.bitcoin.com/italys-largest-taxi-fleet-bitcoin/

Well this is pretty innovative for the bitcoin community and a next step in taking in more users that are very unknown to bitcoin and I think because of the technology of smartphones and the many users of this kind of devices that have an application that you can take a taxi or car in an instant with just your devices it is highly operational if paying your taxi or cab with bitcoin now!

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Quote from: bryant.coleman on January 26, 2017, 02:02:39 PM

OK guys... so I had a chat with one of my Italian Facebook friends, and he confirmed that Cooperativa RadioTaxi 3570 is not accepting direct payments in Bitcoin. They are using a third party payment gateway. Users can pay with Bitcoin, and the driver will receive this payment in fiat. The drivers doesn't even know that the original payment was in Bitcoin.

Anyhow bitcoin users have got one more service added to the bitcoin acceptance list. Previously in a tourism service provider bitcoin acceptance was started with the help of a third party service provider who pays them in terms of fiat same as this. But the service got quit in a very short time as there were only few people using the service. Lets hope such thing won't happen with the cab service.

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Bitcoin may be a suitable payment system for such services. Bitcoin payment process may be a problem for a long time. However, payment can be made on the trip. The passenger can complete the checkout process before leaving.

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I can agree it but we have to educate the driver before they accept bitcoin. Even if we ask them you can take bitcoin in the form fiat currency definitely you will find a question mark on their face. The idea is good but they need understand how it be beneficial to them and how they are going to make money.

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Well it is a pretty good idea
It would be amazing if the cab's Start accepting bitcoin.
It would be very much easy for me as well as any bitcoin user.
Just scan the QR code and done , that's it .
I hope this happens. Once an initiative will be taken,
There will be no looking back.

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Quote from: bryant.coleman on January 26, 2017, 02:02:39 PM

OK guys... so I had a chat with one of my Italian Facebook friends, and he confirmed that Cooperativa RadioTaxi 3570 is not accepting direct payments in Bitcoin. They are using a third party payment gateway. Users can pay with Bitcoin, and the driver will receive this payment in fiat. The drivers doesn't even know that the original payment was in Bitcoin.

If that is the case, you may as well use a bitcoin debit card and gain access to anywhere where visa/mastercard is accepted and claim the same thing for many purchases. I think its more of a PR campaign instead of boosting bitcoin itself. It would be nice if the drivers were given a choice to keep a percentage of the bitcoin for themselves or something along those lines. Creating an actual economy out of it, instead of just dumping it straight back into fiat.

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Quote from: bryant.coleman on January 26, 2017, 02:02:39 PM

OK guys... so I had a chat with one of my Italian Facebook friends, and he confirmed that Cooperativa RadioTaxi 3570 is not accepting direct payments in Bitcoin. They are using a third party payment gateway. Users can pay with Bitcoin, and the driver will receive this payment in fiat. The drivers doesn't even know that the original payment was in Bitcoin.

So, the story is a bit different but actualy this doesn't have to bother the Bitcoin users, it's doesn't make the difference for them. They can spend the Bitcoin and drivers are getting fiat money so everyone is happy. At least I think so. And no matter the indirect payment it's still good promotion for Bitcoin.

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Quote from: bryant.coleman on January 26, 2017, 02:02:39 PM

OK guys... so I had a chat with one of my Italian Facebook friends, and he confirmed that Cooperativa RadioTaxi 3570 is not accepting direct payments in Bitcoin. They are using a third party payment gateway. Users can pay with Bitcoin, and the driver will receive this payment in fiat. The drivers doesn't even know that the original payment was in Bitcoin.

This is natural, because if the driver not understand about bitcoin they will not take it, it's need a more time to educate the driver.
It's just to attract people who already know bitcoin to use their service + to adding more payment option in the company service. It's even not really take effect to adopter.

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OK guys... so I had a chat with one of my Italian Facebook friends, and he confirmed that Cooperativa RadioTaxi 3570 is not accepting direct payments in Bitcoin. They are using a third party payment gateway. Users can pay with Bitcoin, and the driver will receive this payment in fiat. The drivers doesn't even know that the original payment was in Bitcoin.

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Quote from: Xester on January 26, 2017, 09:04:27 AM

If you are a traveler and your next destination is Italy there are some surprises that will greet you on your vacation. Using just your mobile phones and bitcoin applications you may ride a cab using bitcoin. I am not affiliated with this taxi company but its my pleasure to let the bitcoin community know about this great news.

Italy’s largest taxi fleet, Cooperativa RadioTaxi 3570, now accepts bitcoin. The company boasts over 3,700 cars in Rome, providing more than 10 million cab services each year. Ive taken this line from this link, feel free to read: https://news.bitcoin.com/italys-largest-taxi-fleet-bitcoin/

Heard about this months ago. It's actually a very good initiative taken by Cooperativa RadioTaxi. I also remember reading somewhere that a taxi company in Budapest is also accepting bitcoins as a payment and lets not forget about france where buses are accepting bitcoins too.

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Well if you consider that The Colosseum in Rome, Italy, one of the most popular tourist attractions in the world gets 48.6 million tourists a year.

(2014), Italy is the fifth most visited country in international tourism arrivals. Just imagine if most of them used this service and they paid with

Bitcoin. This is big news.... thanks for this. Wink

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Quote from: bryant.coleman on January 26, 2017, 10:58:49 AM

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Quote from: bryant.coleman on January 26, 2017, 10:41:43 AM

Hmmm... I remember reading this story three months back. So how are the things turning out in Italy? Is it going on smoothly, or are they facing some issues with the tax regulations and fiat conversion? I did a quick Google and Reddit search, but there is not much information. Can anyone familiar with Italian language post some recent news about this?

Anyway.. I'll be more happy if Uber or Lyft accepts Bitcoin payments.

Yeah even I noticed that in cryptonews about uber accepting bitcoin as a payment. They are accepting from last year feb right. However, I do not use bitcoins to payment for taxi. If I use the fiat online transaction I use to get the promotion offer like small dollar values.

Uber accepting Bitcoins? When did that happened? Nope. They are not accepting Bitcoin. Most of the news posted in cryptonews is unreliable and inaccurate. The Coindesk has confirmed that this story is false:

http://www.coindesk.com/uber-denies-plans-to-accept-bitcoin-payments/

Uber is having a partnership with Xapo in Argentina. Cryptonews misinterpreted this news and posted that Uber is accepting Bitcoins worldwide.

Here in the Philippines, if you've availed of the BTCBTCBTC debit card from the larget local wallet provider, they give you rebates when using that BTCBTCBTC card for Uber. So in essence, you can get cheaper Uber fares using BTCBTCBTC.

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