Jamaican medical company now takes bitcoins as payment

TECH NEWS – For some, accepting a virtual unregulated currency as payment may seem like a leap into the unknown. Sir Richard Branson and Overstock.com made that jump. For Branson, it was one more way to be forward- thinking, and Overstock’s boss believes it can boost the company’s bottom line. Now, a Jamaican medical imaging company is accepting bitcoins as payment.

Kingston Open MRI began using the currency last December primarily to provide a cost-effective, easy method to pay for its services and broaden the payment options available to its patients, allowing them to take advantage of free payment processing, according to Jean Edmond Gaetjens, CEO of the company. More