Airbitz announced partnership with Bity to sell/buy bitcoins

Airbitz, a San Diego-based bitcoin wallet and data security company, has  announced a partnership with Bity, a Swiss bitcoin exchange that allows users to buy and sell cryptocurrencies with Euros and Swiss Francs. Bity will be a plug-in application inside the Airbitz Wallet allowing Airbitz users to buy and sell bitcoin with Euros and Swiss Francs. Airbitz has only had buy/sell bitcoin capabilities for its users with US bank accounts but this plug-in allows those with European bank accounts to buy through the Airbitz Wallet easily, cheaply, and securely.

“This is just one of many of our wallet’s capabilities and a glimpse into the future of money. Airbitz is laser focused on making bitcoin very real, usable, and practical for billions of users all over the globe. We will be expanding our buy/sell plug-ins for more currencies and geographies over-time depending on market demand and resources”, Airbitz said in its official release. “We’re excited to partner with Bity, an excellent exchange, and look forward to helping users all over Europe interact with bitcoin and other digital assets.”

In a blog post, the US company said that besides allowing users to buy bitcoin with Euros and Swiss Francs, its previous partnership with Glidera will enable it to be used as a remittance application by those who hold European and US bank accounts between themselves, their friends, or family. In this way, an Airbitz user can now buy bitcoin with Euros or Swiss Francs through Bity, and then send those bitcoins to family or to a friend in the U.S. and that person can quickly sell the bitcoin for dollars through Glidera.

Airbitz is a data security platform and mobile bitcoin wallet with over 100,000 users. Bity is a cryptocurrency exchange based in Switzerland which allows its users to buy and sell bitcoin, ether, and rep with Euros and Swiss Francs. Bity also has a network of bitcoin ATMs that it operates throughout Switzerland.