Bistro becomes first to accept online currency Bitcoin as payment in Scotland
Source: dailyrecord.co.uk
The Brooklyn Cafe, in Glasgow’s Shawlands, is the first restaurant in Scotland to allow customers to settle their bills using the internet-based digital currency system, which is faster than using traditional debit or credit card.
A Bistro has become the first restaurant in Scotland to accept online currency Bitcoin as payment.
The Brooklyn Cafe lets customers settle their bills using the internet-based digital currency system.
The idea was the brainchild of manager Jonny McDonald, who has worked at the cafe for 13 years.
The family-run business, in Glasgow’s Shawlands, started accepting the payment system in late December and made their first Bitcoin transaction last week when a customer settled his £42 – or 0.06938312 Bitcoin – bill.
People keep their Bitcoins in virtual online wallets and use specialist software on their mobile phones or computers to transfer funds to others.
After scanning a special barcode in the cafe, customers can transfer the virtual cash over the internet to settle their bill.
Dad-of-two Jonny, 27, said: “Our first Bitcoin payment was very exciting.
“When the customer said how he wanted to pay, we checked the value of Bitcoin on various sites, and I gave him the best exchange rate I could find at the time.
“A lot of people have been talking about Bitcoin and we have found that a lot of our customers know about the currency, although not many actually have them so far.”
Paying by Bitcoin is faster for customers than using a traditional debit or credit card.
Transaction fees are also lower than the 2–3 per cent imposed by credit card companies.
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