A municipality in Canada is set to accept for property tax payments starting next month as part of a one-year trial.
The Town of Innisfil, Ontario, Thursday that the payment option will be offered in partnership with Toronto-based digital assets platform Coinberry.
Starting April, approximately 36,000 residents of the town will now see () as a payment option on the municipality’s website. Other like cash (), ether (), () and could also be added in the future, according to the statement.
Using Coinberry’s payment processing solution Coinberry Pay, residents will be able to pay taxes in in Innisfil’s digital .
Coinberry will then process those funds “in accordance with strict adherence to existing financial regulatory requirements” and “instantly” convert them into Canadian dollars and transfer it to the municipality. Coinberry is a Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)-registered firm.
Innisfil mayor Lynn Dollin said:
“There’s no doubt that is growing in usage and popularity. By getting into this now, we are making sure our municipality is ahead of the game, and signalling to the world that we truly are a future-ready and innovative community.”
Back in November, the U.S. state of also allowed businesses to pay taxes in , in partnership payments processor BitPay. Ohio is also expected to extend the service to individuals in the future.
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Published at Fri, 29 Mar 2019 23:15:10 +0000
