Twitter is adding three more payment methods for creators in Africa and India and adding support for payments in ETH.
Twitter has announced that it is adding three new payment providers to expand options tip makers. Users can now send profile tips to their favorite creators using Paga, Barter by Flutterwave, and Paytm, in addition to existing payment options with Bandcamp, Cash App, Patreon, Razorpay, GoFundMe, and PicPay.
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Paga, a Nigerian-based payments provider with a user base of 17 million, Barter by Flutterwave, popular among African users, and Paytm, which serves 333 million consumers and 21 million merchants primarily in India, will all listed by the platform as possible. payment methods.
Have you put Tips on your profile yet so it’s easy for people to show their support?
Yes: Cool, we have added Pay, Barter from Flutterwave, Paytm and option to add your Ethereum address.
No: what are you waiting for? Here’s how: https://t.co/Id5TwTpnCF
— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) February 16, 2022
By expanding the number of payment options, Twitter will provide a further incentive for tip creators in those regions. At the same time, the new partnerships also offer new opportunities in all markets through other payment processes.
Twitter is also adding support for payments made through Ethereum addresses. The move comes as a way to capitalize on the growing popularity of blockchain and Web3-related chats on the platform and try to facilitate more interactions in the space.
Twitter has become a platform of reference in the Web3 space, alongside Discord and LinkedIn. And Twitter itself has demonstrated that it relies on providing a welcoming environment for enthusiasts to chat, connect, start projects and update.
Before adding the ability to display NFT images as profile pictures last month – paving the way for other platforms to follow suit and offer similar features – Twitter had also allowed users to tip creators in Bitcoin, as and in fiat currency since the tips for creators were published. to all users in September of last year.
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