Bridging Crypto Currencies to traditional payment systems Miles Paschini Dec 4 th, 2014
2 Wave Crest Licensed emoney issuer in Gibraltar Principal members of Visa and MasterCard Transaction processor Clearing and settlement Debit card issuers Operate Corporate and Government programs in USA and Europe Pioneered the technology for the first BitCoin Enabled Open Loop debit card
3 Crypto Currency Lifecycle In order to cross the chasm as a currency they need to be broadly accepted and easy to buy/sell.
4 Participation in Crypto Currency Miners Entrepreneurs and innovators participated - Rewarded in BTC Sell Goods (Merchants) Sell Goods for crypto currency By early adopters and emerging early majority - Mostly online, limited in person existence Buy/Sell Crypto Currency Enter market buying/selling using fiat currency pairs Early adaptors and emerging early majority - Traders, investors - Financial transactions, Remittances
5 Hurdles for Crypto Currency Payment enablers Not easy to purchase crypto currencies from funds kept in traditional bank accounts and credit / debit cards Wallets cannot easily operate like crypto currency banks because ubiquitous access to value is not yet available Cannot provide an easy way to transfer crypto currencies to fiat funds in traditional bank accounts
6 Regulated entities like Wave Crest can provide bridging solutions Provide issuance of E-Money Accounts for account holders Provide payment services to Wallets and Exchanges for the transfer of Fiat funds between parties Perform AML, KYC, Clearing and Settlement functions Provide open loop cards for withdraw of funds and debit card like access to stored value.
7 Experience: Buy & Sell Crypto Currencies Buy Crypto Currency Bank Account E-Money Account Buy Crypto Currency Sell Crypto Currency Sell Crypto Currency E-Money Account Bank Account
8 Bridging access and acceptance of crypto currencies Crypto Currency Wallets Stores Crypto Currency for the user, actually stores tour (secure digital keys used to access your public bitcoin address) Exchanges Buying and Selling of Crypto Currencies Facilitates Fund movement and exchange rates Debit Card Issuer Provide withdraw of funds to a Debit Card for settlement in fiat currency Provide Remote Host Authorization for access to crypto currency stored value in real time
9 Experience: Withdraw to Debit Card Withdraw of Funds in Fiat Sell Digital Currency Credit Funds in E-Money Account Use Debit Card for Purchases or ATM Access This process is used by many industries; Gaming Forex Affiliate Commissions
10 Experience: Debit Card Access to Crypto Value Remote Host Authorisation Crypto Debit Card Fiat funds settled to Merchant Swipe Card POS Debit Card issued by Wave Crest Authorization from Remote Host Wallet, backed by Fiat Balance
11 Summary Emoney institutions can provide regulated services to crypto currency industry We can assist in the creation of emoney accounts and funds in and out of these accounts We can assist in emoney related compliance matters (KYC/AML) We can assist in creating better acceptance using technology to integrate with existing acceptance networks (i.e.. Visa and MasterCard)