Payments don’t need reinvention. They need a ready-built stack to plug into.
Most of the world’s commerce runs on infrastructure that’s been stress-tested for decades. Platforms like Stripe, Square, Checkout.com, Adyen, and Worldpay power billions of transactions every day. These systems are trusted, regulated, and deeply embedded in how businesses operate across the globe.
That’s why crypto payments won’t scale by reinventing the stack. They’ll scale by fitting into it.
The Payment Stack Is Designed for Predictability
Modern payments prioritize three things: reliability, reconciliation, and compliance. To make that possible, most systems are intentionally closed. Card networks and bank rails are guarded by design because that makes them easier to monitor, secure, and scale.
This structure has enabled global commerce. It has also shaped how new payment methods are introduced. When something new appears, it’s added carefully, often as an edge case. Crypto has followed that same path, so far.
Why Crypto Payments Stalled
Crypto has made progress in payments. Some platforms support Bitcoin. A few PSPs offer basic wallet checkouts. These early steps proved there’s interest.
But most of these implementations fell short of what’s needed to scale. They introduced inconsistent flows, limited wallet support, unpredictable asset handling, and operational complexity for merchants.
The result? Crypto felt like a different system entirely. Not a standard method, but a separate category with its own logic. That makes it harder to trust, harder to support, and ultimately harder to adopt.
The Problem Isn’t Demand. It’s Fragmentation.
There’s no shortage of crypto appetite. What’s missing is consistency.
Payments are already complex. PSPs manage card networks, bank rails, fraud checks, regional rules, and more. Adding crypto as a standalone system, with new wallets, asset types, and settlement behaviors, introduces friction.
If crypto continues to behave differently from everything else, it won’t be prioritized. But if it can behave like a familiar payment method, it can integrate directly into existing stacks.
That’s what WalletConnect Pay is built to do.
Where WalletConnect Pay Comes In
WalletConnect Pay isn’t trying to replace anyone. It’s not a wallet. It’s not a PSP. WalletConnect Pay is the answer to crypto payments.
It’s a crypto payment layer that fits directly into the payment infrastructure that already works. For users, it feels familiar. For merchants, it’s simple. For PSPs, it integrates cleanly.
WalletConnect Pay makes crypto payments behave like every other method.
- Users can pay with any wallet or exchange they already trust
- Merchants don’t need to manage wallets or crypto flows
- PSPs support crypto through a single integration, with no extra handling
No new dashboards. No app switching. No broken journeys.
From the merchant’s perspective, WalletConnect Pay works just like every other method in the stack. That design is intentional.
Built for Growth, Not Reinvention
WalletConnect already powers all wallets and connects to thousands of apps. It moves billions in onchain value every day, across ecosystems.
WalletConnect Pay builds on that foundation, supporting any asset, any wallet, anywhere. It turns crypto from a fragmented category into a first-class method, usable by anyone, accepted by merchants, and handled easily by PSPs.
That level of reach and compatibility is what makes crypto payments viable at scale.
Not a Competitor. A Connector.
WalletConnect Pay isn’t trying to disrupt existing platforms. It’s built to complement them.
Square runs the merchant flow. Stripe powers checkout. WalletConnect Pay simply allows users to pay with crypto, without needing merchants or PSPs to rewrite their systems.
Together, these tools make it possible for crypto to work inside the payments stack, rather than alongside it. That’s how adoption grows. That’s how crypto becomes usable.
What This Unlocks
Crypto payments stop being “other.” They become familiar, scalable, and invisible.
For users, it means paying with a trusted wallet or exchange in a flow that feels intuitive. For merchants, it means enabling crypto without managing wallets or custom logic. For PSPs, it means unlocking a high-growth payment option without disrupting what works today.
Stablecoins make this even easier. They bring predictability to crypto settlements and remove the volatility that often blocks merchant adoption. WalletConnect Pay supports stablecoins and other assets by default, making it easy to meet users where they are.
WalletConnect Pay Is Here
Crypto payments shouldn’t feel like a workaround. They should work the same way everything else does.
WalletConnect Pay makes that possible.
If you’re a PSP, merchant platform, or product team building for the next wave of users, we’d love to hear what you’re working on.
Get in touch and let’s get started.