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Circle Debuts Bitcoin Accounts for Mainstream Users

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Circle Internet Financial Ltd. introduced its online accounts for sending, receiving and storing bitcoins, seeking to make it easier for consumers to use the virtual currency.

The Boston-based startup, which has raised $26 million in funding to date, has been testing the service for several months, said Chief Executive Officer Jeremy Allaire.

Bitcoin has gained some traction, with an more than 75,000 businesses accepting the digital money, including Dell Inc., Dish Networks Corp. and Expedia Inc. With Circle, Allaire is betting that more consumers will be willing to invest, and pay for goods and services using bitcoin, making it more of a mainstream payment system.

Circle is designed for new users who are coming into this world, Allaire said in an interview. We introduced a product thats free to use. Weve created something thats easier to use, better economically.

Circle, which will be available globally, will compete with offerings from other startups, such as Coinbase Inc. and Blockchain.info. U.S. customers will be able to link a bank account to their Circle wallets, where they can store bitcoins for use in transactions or as an investment. The service also lets users use credit cards to make deposits and withdrawals. Both U.S. and international users holdings are fully insured from theft, Allaire said.

So far, most bitcoin users have been technophiles who download complex software to use the virtual currency and spend days waiting for transactions to go through. Allaire anticipates that Circle will appeal to young people, and the company is focused on expanding its reach onto various college campuses, he said.

Circle is available in seven languages, including Spanish and Chinese. The site will automatically display peoples account balances in their local currency. Circle is also developing new iOS and Android applications, which will make the service accessible via mobile devices.

As it works to ramps up operations, Circle plans to expand the number of full-time employees to 50 people by the end of the year, up from the current 35, Allaire said. The company may seek more capital next year, he said.

The startups investors include Breyer Capital, Accel Partners, Oak Investment Partners and Pantera Capital, a San Francisco-based hedge fund that is investing in both Bitcoins and Bitcoin-related businesses.

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TXTPay to revolutionize Bitcoin payments in the Philippines

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Because Bitcoin is a digital currency one could be mistaken for assuming its only useful in technologically advanced countries. But if anything, it could be that third-world countries which rely on remittances from migrant workers will be among the first to see widespread adoption of cryptocurrencies.

Take for instance the Philippines, a country plagued with corrupt politicians, insane traffic jams, floods, and sometimes unbearable heat and humidity. Who would have guessed that its now attracting foreign Bitcoin investors and local Bitcoin innovators are now making their mark in the digital world?

Satoshi Citadel Industries Inc. is a venture capital firm focusing on funding Bitcoin startups in the Philippines. It currently has six verticals, Bitmarket.ph, Coinage, Rebit, Bitstars, Prepaidbitcoin.ph, and Bills Ninja, that are bringing Bitcoin closer to the masses as well as making it easier to use and acquire.

Of the said verticals, Bitmarket.ph is making headway in making Bitcoin accessible to small merchants with its recently introduced service TXTPay. In a country where almost everyone you see in the streets has some form of a mobile device in their hands, its easy to get peoples attention when you put the word text in your products title. Texting is a normal activity for Filipinos, especially when telecommunication companies offer unlimited texting for 24 hours, to all networks, for only about $0.22. So when you tell someone you can pay for things just by texting, people are sure to be curious.

There are less than 100 online and brick-and-mortar retailers in the Philippines that accept Bitcoin payments at the moment, but with TXTPay that may soon change as it will allow small stores in the remotest areas to start accepting Bitcoin easily.

Unlike other merchant-friendly Bitcoin services, TXTPay doesnt require an Internet connection, a smartphone or even a special tablet as it appeals to sari-sari stores or small convenience stores found in side streets that are not likely to have Internet connections.

Making a payment is as easy as sending a message to someone after the merchant has signed up for Bitmarkets services.. The Merchant simply sends a text message to Bitmarkets number, 29290724, which contains the price in Philippine pesos and a note or the name of the item, for instance 300 Load in the Philippines, when you hear the term load, it usually refers to prepaid credit on their mobile device.

Bitmarket then replies with the real-time BTC conversion of the items price, in this example, that would be about 0.02 BTC. The BTC amount is relayed to the customer who then scans the merchants QR code which may be displayed in the store in form of a poster so the customer can pay for the item using BTCs in his or her Bitcoin wallet. Bitmarket then sends the merchant a confirmation text that the payment has been made.

This solves a lot of dilemmas for sari-sari store owners, such as not having enough change on hand when a customer pays with large bills; they are less likely to be targets for thieves since they will have less cash stored on premises, and it beats using credit/debit card readers which may go offline at any given time.

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Imperious Monarchs brush aside Workington Comets

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Last updated at 13:03, Monday, 29 September 2014

Workington Comets 40 Edinburgh Monarchs 50: There will be no Premier League silverware heading to west Cumbria this season after Workington Comets were brushed aside by on-form Edinburgh Monarchs.

Mason Campton (red) and Simon Lambert alongside Edinburghs Aaron Fox (yellow) and Steve Worrall

An impressive 60-34 win for Edinburgh in Scotland on Friday was quickly followed up with a classy 50-40 victory at Derwent Park the next day.

Monarchs have beaten both Berwick Bandits and Comets home and away to ease their way through to the play-off grand final where they will face either Scunthorpe, Somerset or Ipswich.

After Friday nights loss, Comets knew they needed to come away with three points from Saturdays fixture.

However, Edinburghs superior quality proved too much for Workington, with several riders nursing niggling injuries and No1 Josh Grajczonek absent through injury.

Workingtons Ricky Wells (10 points) was solid throughout the meeting and Sam Masters (12 points) was outstanding for Edinburgh.

But Comets only won two races all night, which in the end cost them the tie.

Workingtons night did, however, start with a bang after an impressive 5-1 in the first heat. The race had to be re-run after Craig Cook was penalised for jumping the tapes too early.

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Edinburgh too good for Workington Comets in play-offs

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Workington Comets bid for Premier League glory came to a crushing end at the hands of the vastly superior Edinburgh Monarchs.

Tony Jackson

Having lost 60-34 away at Edinburgh on Friday night, Workington needed a maximum of three points in the return fixture at Derwent Park on Saturday to keep their hopes alive.

But Monarchs, who have been leaps and bounds ahead of most Premier League teams this season, came away from west Cumbria with four away points in a 50-40 victory.

Monarchs will now contest the play-off grand final against either Scunthorpe, Somerset or Ipswich.

Saturdays clash was a tight affair for most of the meeting, but following a 5-1 in heat 11, Monarchs pulled away to clinch a comfortable victory.

Comets recorded just two wins all night, with Ricky Wells (10 points) the highest scorer for the Cumbrian club. Sam Masters (12 points) was the most impressive Edinburgh rider on the night.

Tony Jackson, Comets team manager, was gracious in defeat. He said: Edinburgh has been by far and wide the standout team this season.

We knew we would be up against it. We were glad to get seven riders on the track, but it wasnt our full team.

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Amadeus renews deal with PH travel firm

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Amadeus has signed a new multi-year agreement with travel firm Philippine World Travel, a Lufthansa City Center global network member.

Amadeus continues to focus on the local travel industry with new deal

The new agreement will allow Philippine World Travel access to the range of content through the Amadeus platform, including over 445 airlines, 690,000 hotel properties and 50 cruise and ferry options worldwide.

Philippine World Travel executive vice president and general manager Elvira Castillo said that Amadeus has supported them over the years in their efforts to maintain a global standard in their operations.

Castillo particularly cited the Amadeus Harmony which she said improved the travel agencys efficiency and productivity through the automatic generation of reports.

Amadeus Harmony is a mid- and back-office solution designed to automate a travel agencys accounting process. It features a complete customer profile, invoicing, documentation process, financial reports, management reports and analysis.

Philippine World Travel, which has been operating since 1975, is an International Air Transport Association approved travel agency. Amadeus, operating in the country since 1997, is the preferred technology partner of travel agencies in the Philippines.

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Kerala Tourism, a hit in Japan

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Kerala's tradition of ayurveda and its unique backwaters have found numerous admirers in Japan where these were showcased at the state's theme pavilion at one of the biggest travel events in the world.

The JATA Tourism Expo, held Sep 25-28 at the Tokyo Big Sight, the biggest convention centre in Japan, saw heavy footfall at the Kerala pavilion throughout the fair duration.

Describing the response as "tremendous", Kerala Tourism director Sheik Pareeth said the Japanese tour operators and the public were eager to know more about Kerala.

"Most of the enquires about Kerala came for ayurveda treatments and backwater cruises," he said.

A large group of Japanese tourists planning their maiden trip to India next month ended up opting for 'God's Own Country' after being won over by Kerala Tourism's promotional campaign at the fair. The group is planning to visit Kerala in October and the trade partners are already working on the itinerary.

It is for the second time that Kerala took part in JATA which saw participation by as many as 970 travel and tourism companies from the 47 prefectures of Japan, along with delegations from over 150 countries.

Last week, Kerala Tourism had also conducted a hugely successful roadshow in Kuala Lumpur, the commercial capital of Mayalsia, in its first-ever entry into the South East Asian country.

Indian Ambassador to Japan Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa, who visited the Kerala pavilion at the JATA Tourism Expo, offered the embassy's support in promoting Kerala in the East-Asian island nation.

"Kerala is largely an unexplored holiday destination for the Japanese who are generally great travellers," said Wadhwa.

Japan Airlines, the Japanese national carrier, is considering a code-sharing arrangement with an Indian domestic airline following the huge response to Kerala's destinations from the Japanese travel sector. At present, Singapore and Malaysia serve as transit points to fly to Kerala.

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