El Salvador has made history as the first nation to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, and as such presents many unique opportunities to truly live on crypto with no need to go back to using fiat, ever again
Bill Payments, Commerce, & Mobile Refills with Bitcoin
In January of this year, Bitrefill announced our partnership with PuntoXpress, which lets Salvadorans pay over 150 bills, directly with Bitcoin or crypto. Now, you can easily pay your monthly expenses like rent, power, water, internet, phone (mobile & landline), TV, social security, even mortgages funerary homes and taxes!
Pay your monthly bills with Bitcoin, here.
Buy Groceries & Almost Anything Else with Gift Cards, and Get it Delivered
In addition to paying almost any bills, you can get food, goods, and services delivered from Hugo, a delivery service which lets you order almost anything from thousands of local businesses, or order food and other deliverables from Uber.
Browse our full catalog of gift cards, here.
Top ups for all of El Salvador’s most popular mobile providers
At Bitrefill, it all started with mobile refills, so we are proud to inform that you can also refill your mobile minutes and data with Bitcoin. We have top ups for providers like Claro, Movistar, Tigo, Digicel, and more!
Browse our complete catalog of mobile refills, here.
Bitcoin ATMs in El Salvador
If you are in need to use cash, you can use the widely available Chivo ATM network, operated by Athena. They work both ways, but you will need a local phone number to use it.
From Unbanked to Instant Lightning Payments Everywhere
El Salvador is truly the world’s first Bitcoin nation and since the passing of the legal tender law which made Bitcoin the second official currency in the nation, many large, medium, and small businesses in the country now accept Bitcoin for goods and services, directly.
This means that in El Salvador, you can pay for almost anything in Bitcoin, both online and in real life at brick and mortar businesses. Many Bitcoin and crypto businesses have set up offices in San Salvador, the nation’s capital.
You can tangibly feel the excitement in the air, as Salvadorans boldly embrace adoption and the countless new and unique opportunities that come with rolling out digital payments in a nation with around 70% of people who are unbanked, without access to traditional financial services or simply paying something online.
From international chains like McDonald’s, all the way down to the street vendor selling pupusas on the corner, you can now pay instantly with Bitcoin over Lightning Network, with almost zero fees. This is an almost indescribable change from 1 year ago, but it needs to go along with education, and all stakeholders need to do their part to help the transition.
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