As wallets and stablecoins move from niche payment methods into everyday financial behavior, PSPs are under growing pressure to support them. Not because crypto is trendy, but because this is how value is increasingly held and moved.
Stablecoin payroll, global remittances, and wallet-based savings mean millions of users already hold spendable balances outside traditional bank accounts. Naturally, they expect to pay with those balances.
For PSPs, the challenge is clear:
How do you enable wallet and stablecoin checkout without adding operational, technical, or compliance complexity?
The answer isn’t to reinvent payments. It’s to demand a crypto payment solution that integrates and operates exactly like any other alternative payment method.
Think of wallet and stablecoin checkout as an APM
Alternative Payment Methods work because they follow a proven model:
- One integration at the PSP level
- Familiar checkout behavior for users
- Predictable settlement and reconciliation
- Optional, merchant-led enablement
Wallet and stablecoin checkout should follow the same principles.
When delivered correctly, it is not a new rail, a new flow, or a new operating model. It is simply another payment method, one that happens to originate from wallets instead of bank accounts or cards.
This requirement is critical. PSPs that succeed with stablecoins are the ones that make them behave like payments, not like crypto infrastructure.
It adds to your stack, it doesn’t change it
A common misconception is that supporting stablecoin payments requires PSPs to:
- Add crypto-specific routing logic
- Rebuild reconciliation and reporting
- Manage new wallet integrations per merchant
- Introduce operational risk into core flows
.A common misconception is that supporting stablecoin payments requires PSPs to introduce crypto-specific complexity, new routing logic, rebuilt reconciliation, bespoke wallet integrations, or add operational risk.
In reality, this runs counter to how PSPs evaluate any alternative payment method. The APM standard is plug-and-play: no rebuilds, no special cases, and no disruption to core payment flows.
Wallet and stablecoin checkout is added alongside existing payment methods, integrated once, and maintained centrally. Core PSP systems, authorization, settlement, reporting, and compliance frameworks, remain intact.
From an operational perspective, nothing fundamental has changed. The PSP simply expands the set of payment methods it can offer.
Merchants choose when to enable it, and they will
Just like any other APM, wallet, and stablecoin checkout does not need to be forced on merchants.
PSPs make the capability available. Merchants decide when to turn it on.
That flexibility matters, and it’s why adoption scales naturally.
As more consumers are paid in stablecoins and hold value in stablecoins, merchants are increasingly motivated to:
- Reach new customer segment
- Lower acceptance costs compared to cards
- Improve settlement speed and cash flow
- Support global buyers without FX friction
When wallet and stablecoin checkout is easy to enable, and easy to operate, merchants will choose to add it.
WalletConnect Pay handles everything end-to-end
This is where WalletConnect Pay comes in.
WalletConnect Pay is a complete, end-to-end crypto payment solution that allows PSPs and merchants to accept wallet and stablecoin payments through a single, familiar integration.
WalletConnect Pay:
- Handles the complexity end-to-end
- Fits directly into existing PSP stacks
- Requires no crypto-specific logic from merchants
- Delivers predictable, PSP-grade reliability
For PSPs, this means wallet and stablecoin checkout behaves like an APM, not a bespoke integration.
Lower costs for merchants, new revenue for PSPs
The economics are compelling for both sides of the ecosystem.
For merchants:
- Lower payment acceptance costs compared to card networks
- Faster settlement and improved cash flow
- Global reach without local acquiring complexity
For PSPs:
- Stay competitive and stay ahead with Crypto Payments
- Increased merchant retention through differentiated payment offerings
- Participation in the growth of wallet- and stablecoin-based commerce
WalletConnect Pay allows PSPs to monetize crypto native payment rails without increasing operational overhead.
WalletConnect has unmatched reach: works with all wallets, everywhere
Reach matters in payments.
WalletConnect Pay is built on the WalletConnect Network, already integrated into hundreds of wallets and trusted by hundreds of millions of users globally.
That means:
- It works with the wallets users already have
- No preference for a single wallet or provider
- No fragmentation across chains or assets, just one unified flow
Whether users pay from embedded wallets inside apps or from self-custodial wallets like MetaMask, OKX Wallet, Binance Wallet, or Zerion, WalletConnect is already there.
This gives PSPs unmatched distribution and future-proof reach, without needing to manage wallet-by-wallet integrations.
Conclusion: expand payment choice without expanding complexity
PSPs don’t need a new operating model to support wallet and stablecoin checkout.
By treating it like an APM, they can:
- Add a high-growth crypto native payment method cleanly
- Keep existing systems and workflows intact
- Let merchants opt in when it makes sense
- Unlock lower costs for merchants and new revenue for themselves
WalletConnect Pay makes wallet and stablecoin checkout simple, scalable, and ready for real-world payments.
One integration. Unmatched reach. Payments that work the way PSPs expect.