You can now fund your Abra wallet with your American Express Card

Liz O'Donnell - Tuesday, July 25th, 2017

Abra bitcoin wallet + American Express

Today, we are excited to let you know that we are releasing a new feature that will let Abra customers fund their Abra wallet using an eligible American Express Card. (Eligible Cards are American Express U.S. Consumer Cards, American Express-branded Cards issued by third parties and American Express reloadable prepaid Cards.) With this new funding option, American Express Card Members can now add funds to their Abra wallets immediately and send payments worldwide. This feature will be made available to a small group of Abra wallet […]

Addressing a Potential Bitcoin Fork

Bill Barhydt - Monday, July 24th, 2017

bitcoin forks

Please note that this is a highly technical update regarding the near term future of the bitcoin network. You do not need to understand the content of this article to continue to use Abra. This article is merely intended for the Abra users who wish to understand Abra’s policy regarding how we will support the Bitcoin network under various technical upgrade scenarios in the future. Abra is completely committed to ensuring that, you, our customers are in control of your own digital currency. Our belief […]

Using Abra to buy bitcoin in the Philippines

John Light - Thursday, July 6th, 2017

For over two years, Abra has provided free bank-to-bank transfers and convenient cash-based transfers for Filipino residents, OFWs, and their families in the Philippines and abroad. As the first market that Abra entered with our innovative peer-to-peer money transfer network, the Philippines has always had a special place in the hearts and minds of the team at Abra. Since rolling out direct support for bitcoin in March 2017, we’re excited to say that the Philippines has also become one of our largest markets for customers […]

Try Sendah to send gifts back home to the Philippines!

Liz O'Donnell - Monday, May 22nd, 2017

Send flowers and gifts to the Philippines from the US

Do you live in the Philippines but have family abroad, especially in the United States? Tell them that not only can they use Abra to send money back home, but now they can even use Abra to send you a Jollibee Chicken Joy! Abra has partnered with Sendah (www.sendah.com), an easy and convenient way for overseas family members to send gifts or load directly to loved ones in the Philippines. New, as of this month, Abra is available as a payment method on the Sendah […]