The British payments processor Wirex has given Ukrainian residents access to buying and exchanging cryptocurrencies, and has enabled DeFi-based savings accounts. ForkLog reported this, citing company representatives.<\/p>\n
Verified Ukrainian users can trade via the Wirex app in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin, and more than 20 other crypto assets.<\/p>\n
Savings crypto accounts based on DeFi products named X-Accounts will allow up to 16% \u0441\u043b\u043e\u0436\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0446\u0435\u043d\u0442\u043e\u0432<\/a> per year on selected currencies, the company claims. Interest can also be credited in the native currency WXT.<\/p>\n According to Wirex CTO Ruslan Kolodiyazhny, the company has long planned to enter the Ukrainian market, believing it to be promising.<\/p>\n The next step in developing the product in Ukraine will be the launch of a card that will allow paying with cryptocurrencies for goods and services at Ukrainian merchants, automatically converting digital currencies into hryvnias, and the creation of a virtual card for Apple Pay and Google Pay.<\/p>\n As the company notes, Wirex MasterCard and Visa cards are currently used by more than 4 million people in 130 countries.<\/p>\n In 2020, the company became a licensed participant in the Mastercard network and a full member of Visa<\/a>.<\/p>\n