Only time will tell how many users will adopt Bitcoin as the means of payment for your utility bills, Enercity says announced on Friday - September 16, 2016 - the Hanover residents can now pay for their energy use with virtual currency.
The CEO of Enercity, Dra. Susanna Zapreva, who made the announcement, said the scan has been performed in various parts of everyday life of its customers and the adoption of Bitcoin as a payment method is just one step on the path to digital future .
In an official statement of the company, it was said that the digitization has changed the entire economy, including the production / distribution of energy sector. Based on this, the company believes that the system, transactions and networks will be decentralized and able to act independently of central institutions in future.
Thus, the Bitcoin as payment converges in the Enercity considers the future of the market.
The Enercity - or Stadtwerke Hannover AG - is a municipal company that provides essential services to the population of Hanover, after all, they provide electricity, gas, heating and drinking water for the entire region. They have about 2,500 employees and turnover is around 2.3 billion euros, making it one of the 10 largest energy company in Germany.
The Bitcoin will be accepted as a payment that can be done both on the company website as self-service terminals that will be distributed in the city.
In a week there was news as at the entering of Bitcoin in iMessage and the resumption of payment in Bitcoin project of a Brazilian construction company, this news - now a German company - is excellent news for all criptmoedas and the FinTech Universe.