French-based fintech company and cryptocurrency startup Keplerk that specializes in financial mobile applications and services is said to have signed a deal with a cash register software provider to deliver bitcoin vouchers that will be sold by street retailers, according to the announcement by local radio station Europe 1.
Thus, French tobacconists will be offering bitcoin vouchers in denominations of 50, 100 or 250 euros (around $57, $114 or $285) from Jan. 1, 2019. Keplerk, in its turn, will allow customers to convert their vouchers into bitcoin and store it in wallets on its platform.
It is expected that about 3,000–4,000 tobacco shops will be selling the vouchers, with others likely to be added later on. The company Keplerk will take a 7% cut on every transaction as commission fees.
However, The French central bank issued a statement, denying false reports that it has signed an agreement with tobacconists to allow the sale of bitcoin.
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