Bitso unveils the 'Hybrid Finance' era as stablecoins reshape global payments
What's happening
Bitso is positioning a new 'Hybrid Finance' era as stablecoins reshape global payments, framing stablecoins as a bridge between crypto rails and traditional payments. The wider market is seeing moves from major players: PayPal is pushing its PYUSD stablecoin with an eye toward improving merchant payments, Visa is running a stablecoin settlement pilot, Geoswift and SKUx launched a programmable stablecoin commerce network to link digital assets, traditional finance and real-world commerce, and Tap has launched a proprietary stablecoin to expand its digital payments ecosystem.
Why it's trending
Multiple payments and crypto firms are launching pilots and proprietary stablecoins now, signaling a coordinated push to embed stablecoins into merchant and settlement flows.
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Everyone's talking token rails, but Bitso's 'Hybrid Finance' play shows the real race is for settlement and merchant UX, not just crypto-native adoption.
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- PayPal's PYUSD Push: Can Stablecoins Improve Merchant Payments?TradingViewJun 29
- Geoswift and SKUx Debut Programmable Stablecoin Commerce Network
Payments companies Geoswift and SKUx are teaming to launch a programmable stablecoin commerce network. The collaboration is designed to bridge “digital assets, traditional finance, and real-world commerce at a global scale,” the companies said in a news release provided to PYMNTS Monday (June 29). “While enterprise stablecoin usage continues to accelerate globally, governments, enterprises, paymen
PYMNTSJun 29 - Tap launches proprietary stablecoin to expand digital payments ecosystemShare TalkJun 29
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