Tag Archives: IRTA

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 […]

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 […]

Favorable Opinion From California Department of Business Oversight

The global proliferation of Bitcoin and other crypto-currencies has caused many governmental agencies to review their financial code sections that relate to money transmission reporting requirements. Since the FinCEN advisory was released last year, there has been great concern and confusion in the barter industry. We have reported on some of this confusion in the […]