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Worldpay Taps BVNK to Bring Stablecoin Payouts to Merchants

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Fiodar Yuzhyk
May 30, 2026

Stablecoin payouts: Worldpay has partnered with stablecoin infrastructure firm BVNK to enable merchants to make payouts in stablecoins. The partnership enables businesses to fund their accounts with USD, EUR, or GBP and distribute payments instantly, globally, and around the clock.

  • Why it matters: With approximately $2.2 trillion in annual payments, Worldpay is one of the world’s largest payment processors, operating in over 100 markets globally and serving more than one million merchants.

What’s happening under the hood:

  • API Integration: Worldpay is integrating BVNK’s APIs directly into its Global Payouts platform, adding stablecoin payouts as a new option alongside traditional methods like bank transfers and card payments.

  • How it works: Merchants fund their Worldpay accounts in fiat (USD, EUR, GBP). BVNK’s infrastructure converts the funds into stablecoins and delivers them to recipients globally.

  • Wallets abstracted: Merchants don’t need to hold or manage stablecoins directly. BVNK’s embedded wallet system handles the custody and distribution of stablecoins, ensuring a seamless experience for merchants and their recipients.

  • Compliance built-in: BVNK combines its tech stack with regulatory compliance, ensuring KYC, AML, and transaction monitoring are integrated into the solution — critical for a regulated global payments provider like Worldpay.

Use cases: The demand for Worldpay’s stablecoin payouts spans a wide range of industries.

  • “It’s broad-based”, said Nabil Manji, Worldpay’s SVP of Fintech Growth and Partnerships. “We’ve got marketplaces looking to pay sellers, enterprises needing to pay vendors in complex payment corridors, and media companies paying out customers who want to withdraw balances. It’s really about speed, access, and efficiency across industries”.

Three years of stablecoins: Worldpay’s engagement with stablecoins dates back to 2022 when it first utilized USDC for backend settlements with Visa. While earlier efforts primarily benefited crypto-native firms, the BVNK collaboration represents a significant evolution, directly embedding stablecoin advantages into everyday merchant workflows.

Next steps: The service is expected to launch in the second half of 2025.

Yes, it’s another stablecoin integration — following in the footsteps of Stripe, Visa, and Mastercard. But by now, it’s clear: stablecoins are no longer just the future of payments. They are steadily becoming part of the present.

The data tells the story. Just yesterday, Artemis published a report breaking down stablecoin adoption by use case for the first time. The key insight: B2B stablecoin payments are growing fast — annualizing over $36 billion as of February.

That’s still a fraction of the $145 trillion B2B payments market Visa estimates globally, but the growth is real — and it’s happening where it matters: supplier payments, treasury flows, and global payouts.

Partnerships like Worldpay and BVNK will only accelerate this trend. By abstracting away the complexity, they’re paving the way for stablecoins to move from niche use cases into the broader fabric of global commerce.