Countr POS, a Dutch provider of a tablet-based point-of-sale software for small to medium-size businesses, has announced a strategic partnership with Coinify, a European blockchain payment and trading service provider. This partnership enables Countr POS to offer retailers a wider variety of alternative payments, according to a press release.

Countr POS, which enables businesses to track sales in real time and manage inventories, will be able to offer blockchain payments on the point of sale through the established partnership with Coinify. Owing to the extensive Countr POS customer base of more than 3,000 merchants worldwide, this partnership is anticipating to expand blockchain currency payment processing among retailers and stimulate blockchain payments adoption overall.

"Blockchain is expected to be one of the major payment trends in the upcoming years and we are excited to integrate it to our POS system," John Staunton, co-founder and CEO of Countr POS, said in a statement. "We chose Coinify as our preferred blockchain payment service provider because of their versatility of services. Coinify supports 14 cryptocurrencies including bitcoin and offers payouts in local currencies, which represents a win-win situation for Countr POS and our merchants."