Payment & Fintech Companies REFERENCE · company newsrooms / IR · as of 2026-10-26
In short: Of 8 payment and fintech companies tracked, 3 have launched their own stablecoin (e.g. PayPal PYUSD, Western Union USDPT), 1 announced one, and 4 use stablecoins without an own coin (e.g. Visa USDC settlement, Mastercard network support). Sources: official newsrooms, as of 2026-10-26.
What payment networks and fintechs do with stablecoins — settlement, card linking, acceptance — and whether they have launched or announced their own stablecoin. Official sources only.
| Company | Stablecoin activity | Own stablecoin | Ticker · chain | Issuer partner | Announced | Launched | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Union WU | Own stablecoin for treasury/agent settlement, exchanges and consumer spend (Stable by Western Union); Digital Asset Network. | Launched | USDPT · Solana | Anchorage Digital Bank, N.A. | 2025-10-28 | 2026-05-04 | Release ↗ · More ↗ |
| PayPal PYPL | Own stablecoin for P2P, checkout and transfers to external wallets. | Launched | PYUSD · Ethereum (at launch) | Paxos Trust Company | 2023-08-07 | 2023-08-07 | Release ↗ · More ↗ |
| MoneyGram MG | Own stablecoin integrated in the MoneyGram app self-custodial wallet. | Launched | MGUSD · Stellar | Bridge (a Stripe company); M0 contracts; Fireblocks wallets | 2026-06-02 | 2026-06-02 | Release ↗ · More ↗ |
| Fiserv FI | Own bank-friendly stablecoin for ~10,000 financial institution clients; exploring deposit tokens. | Announced | FIUSD · Solana | Paxos and Circle infrastructure | 2025-06-23 | planned end of 2025 (per release); no launch release found | Release ↗ · More ↗ |
| Visa V | USDC settlement for US issuers/acquirers (Cross River, Lead Bank on Solana); pilot expanded to 9 blockchains, $7B annualised run rate (Apr 2026); Arc design partner. | No own stablecoin announced | — | — | — | — | Release ↗ · More ↗ |
| Mastercard MA | Supports USDG (joins Paxos Global Dollar Network), USDC, PYUSD, FIUSD across its network; stablecoin card spending; payouts via Mastercard Move. | No own stablecoin announced | — | — | — | — | Release ↗ · More ↗ |
| Stripe | Stablecoin acceptance (USDC on Base) for Shopify merchants in 34 countries and Stripe Connect platforms; Bridge issues MGUSD for MoneyGram. | No own stablecoin announced | — | — | — | — | Release ↗ · More ↗ |
| Shopify SHOP | Merchants accept USDC payments via Stripe (Base). | No own stablecoin announced | — | — | — | — | Release ↗ · More ↗ |
Amazon, Walmart, Revolut: no official stablecoin announcement found in their newsrooms this pass — not listed. “No own stablecoin announced” means none found in official sources as of 2026-10-26.