Switzerland running low on butter and potatoes
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23 October 2021
WORLDLINE, BITCOIN SUISSE PARTNER TO ENABLE MERCHANTS TO ACCEPT BITCOIN IN SWITZERLAND
European payments and transactional services provider Worldline has partnered with Bitcoin Suisse, a Swiss bitcoin services firm, to launch its new omnichannel payment solution. The new service, called WL Crypto Payments, will enable the more than 85,000 merchants in the Worldline network to accept BTC in their point-of-sale (POS) and e-commerce payment gateways.
The integration of bitcoin payments into the platform is the latest development of a partnership that started in 2019. "This is a historic milestone for crypto adoption in Switzerland and beyond," said Dr. Arthur Vayloyan, Bitcoin Suisse CEO. "This step proves once again that Switzerland is a leader in collaborative innovation and a pioneer in the crypto and blockchain industry. Bitcoin adoption and development in Switzerland has been increasing as companies choose to embrace the innovation.
In June, banking giant BBVA launched bitcoin trading and custody services in the country.
On 26 June 2021, FOAG announced it would allow an extra 5,000 tonnes of lightly taxed potatoes to be imported into Switzerland this year. Last year’s hot summer and this year’s cold spring cut local potato production. In addition, increased time spent at home during the pandemic has increased demand for the starchy tuber. Import quotas and their associated tariffs are an invisible tax on consumers.
They allow local farmers to charge higher prices for their products before being out competed on price by their imported equivalents. But they mean consumers pay more than they would have without tariffs. However, many farmers in Switzerland struggle to make a living despite large direct payments and import quotas. Average Swiss farm sizes are small, the terrain is often challenging and labour and other costs are high. Farmers in neighbouring nations are also heavily subsidised.
