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Date: 2025-02-26 08:01:56
PayPal is working towards widening the application of its stablecoin, PYUSD, to encompass global payments via Hyperwallet and other product offerings by 2025.
As reported by Bloomberg recently, PayPal is gearing up to incorporate its stablecoin, PYUSD, into a broader range of its products. The payment system provider announced its intention to extend the availability of PYUSD for global payments through Hyperwallet. The company aims to have PYUSD payouts operational in the first half of 2025.
"A significant number of the payments we anticipate will be cross-border, with U.S. merchants aiming to remunerate vendors and suppliers overseas," commented Michelle Gill, general manager of PayPal's small business and financial services group.
The fintech firm is planning to offer PYUSD as a payment alternative for over 20 million merchants to pay vendors, both domestically and internationally, through its forthcoming bill-pay product by the end of this year. Gill stated that the objective is to attract more vendors to join the PayPal network, making transactions simpler to execute.
"The idea was: Can we facilitate these transactions via PYUSD rails, eliminating the need for currency conversion, friction, and time?" Gill added.
PayPal purchased Hyperwallet in 2018 for $400 million. Hyperwallet, a San Francisco-based firm, provides a global payout platform that enables localized, multi-currency distribution on a worldwide scale. By the end of 2025, merchants will be capable of accepting PayPal crypto transactions through Hyperwallet.
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"We've been discussing blockchains for nearly a decade now - the concept of these things only becomes tangible when you can actually start spending it," remarked Alex Chriss, PayPal's Chief Executive Officer.
PayPal debuted its stablecoin in August 2023 on the Solana (SOL) and Ethereum (ETH) blockchain. Last month, PayPal made PYUSD available through the Cardano ecosystem. Last year, PayPal completed the first business transaction using PYUSD.
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