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BPS Technology (Bartercard) Announces IPO

BPS Technology, which is the technology company that runs Bartercard, has announced an initial public offering, valuing the company at around $58.5 million, as it hunts for acquisitions. The offer is set to raise $28m for the Queensland-based firm through the issue of 28 million shares at $1 per share, representing a 2014-15 financial year […]

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UC Exchange Up 63%

Universal Currency Clearinghouse, Inc. (UC), the preferred inter-exchange currency of barter exchange owners, announced that UC posted a 63% increase over 2013’s trade volume for the first two quarters of 2014. Last year’s first six months of trade volume was 3,990,492 and 2014’s first six month’s of trade volume came-in at 6,541,990. UC is now […]

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Michael Mercier to Receive the 2014 Hall of Fame Award

The IRTA Hall of Fame Committee announced today that Michael Mercier, founder and President of Metro Trading Association, has been selected to receive the 2014 Hall of Fame Award. This is the highest honor conferred by IRTA. He is a barter industry founder and past President of IRTA. The award will be presented at IRTA’s […]

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Opinion: Issuance of Stored Value

California, and indeed many states, are reviewing their laws regarding money these days. Money has become somewhat ambiguous over the last fifty years, and that ambiguity is only increasing with Bitcoin and all of the other new money being created all over the world. I’ve reported in other articles about Auroracoin, Mazacoin, and other bitcoin […]

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IRTA Releases Program Schedule

IRTA has released its program schedule for its 35th International Convention, held this year at the beachfront Grand Oasis Resort & Spa on September 25 through 27. The convention schedule emphasizes new barter organization models, including cutting edge complementary currency systems and hybrid programs that are fast taking hold worldwide. Additional seminars will focus on IRTA’s […]

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