{"id":84318,"date":"2025-12-18T09:43:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T09:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/?p=84318"},"modified":"2025-12-18T09:43:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T09:43:15","slug":"world-first-pay-for-your-duty-free-with-bitcoin-at-oslo-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/world-first-pay-for-your-duty-free-with-bitcoin-at-oslo-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"World First: Pay for your duty-free with Bitcoin at Oslo airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Travel Retail Norway (TRN), which operates tax-free shops at Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, and Trondheim airports, have introduced bitcoin payments for customers using Click &amp; Collect upon arrival at Oslo Airport. This marks the first step in a planned rollout of digital payment alternatives.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<em>\u201cWe want to give customers freedom of choice and a simple, secure payment experience. Bitcoin as a payment method is an exciting addition for those who prefer to use digital currencies,\u201d<\/em> says Haakon Dagestad, Deputy CEO of Travel Retail Norway.<\/p>\n<p>While other companies have spoken about their intention to accept Bitcoin, it is now ready to use in Oslo.<br \/>\nThe payment solution is provided by Satoshi Consult, which has developed a secure and user-friendly system tailored to Norwegian regulations.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cOur mission is to operate and develop Norway\u2019s tax-free stores to help finance Norwegian aviation. We believe this will create a buzz in the Bitcoin community and help put Oslo and Norway on the map as forward-thinking destinations,\u201d<\/em> adds Dagestad.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How It Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Customers place their order via Click &amp; Collect at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tax-free.no\">http:\/\/www.tax-free.no<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Upon pickup at Oslo Airport, the customer selects Bitcoin as the payment method<\/li>\n<li>A QR code is generated, and the customer confirms payment via their own Bitcoin wallet that support the Lightning Network.<\/li>\n<li>The amount is displayed in NOK and settled in real time. A receipt is issued as usual<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This option currently applies only to Click &amp; Collect upon arrival at Oslo, but TRN is considering expanding to other stores and payment formats.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Questions &amp; Answers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you charge a fee for bitcoin payments?<\/strong><br \/>\nNo, Travel Retail Norway does not impose any additional fees beyond standard store terms. Any network or platform costs may appear in the customer\u2019s own wallet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How are refunds handled?<\/strong><br \/>\nRefunds are processed as with other purchases. Amounts are credited in NOK according to the receipt and TRN\u2019s return policy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Does this expose customers to currency risk?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe amount is locked in NOK at the time of payment. Exchange rate conversion is handled by the payment solution.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is the solution compliant with regulations?<\/strong><br \/>\nYes. The solution meets all current requirements for security, privacy, and anti-money laundering controls. TRN has established routines to ensure compliance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Travel Retail Norway (TRN), which operates tax-free shops at Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, and Trondheim airports, have introduced bitcoin payments for customers using Click &amp; Collect [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":84323,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[247,2597,535,1,477],"tags":[17166,69,39,1044,216,5256],"class_list":["post-84318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-airport-duty-free-information","category-best-selling-brands-in-duty-free","category-duty-free-retailers","category-latest-news","category-latest-promotions-in-duty-free","tag-bitcoin","tag-duty-free","tag-dutyfree","tag-oslo-airport","tag-travel-retail","tag-travel-retail-norway"],"acf":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84318"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84318\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84324,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84318\/revisions\/84324"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}