Bringing WalletConnect Pay to Sub-Saharan Africa
WalletConnect announced the availability of WalletConnect Pay through Ezeebit, a leading crypto payment service provider for African businesses.
Launching in South Africa, the Ezeebit integration lets merchants accept stablecoin and crypto payments in store and online as a familiar payment method, and settle instantly in stablecoin or fiat.
Customers will have the option to pay with a variety of tokens on multiple chains:
- Ethereum: USDC, USDT, ETH
- Binance Smart Chain: USDT, BNB
- Solana: USDC, USDT
Merchants can choose to settle in both stablecoins or fiat.
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) represents one of the most compelling frontiers for stablecoin and crypto payments use cases.. According to Chainalysis, over $205 billion in onchain value was received in the region between July 2024 and June 2025. This is 52% more than the previous year, making the region the third fastest-growing behind APAC and Latin America. By solving the friction that has kept crypto payments impractical at the point of sale, the integration lays the groundwork for a payment layer that can scale across SSA’s diverse markets. WalletConnect Pay launches with The Capital, a hotel and apartment company operating across South Africa. Customers can now pay with stablecoin and crypto from 700+ wallets, online and in store, while The Capital settles instantly in stablecoin or fiat. To mark the launch, customers also earn 2% cashback in $WCT, WalletConnect's native token, on every purchase.
Solving the Real Problems That Held Crypto Payments Back
Despite growing consumer appetite for crypto, in-person and e-commerce payments have faced persistent friction that prevented mainstream adoption. WalletConnect Pay, integrated through Ezeebit's existing merchant infrastructure, solves these problems by:
Eliminating payment errors. Traditional onchain payments require customers to manually enter payment amounts, leading to chronic underpayments and overpayments that force merchants into time-consuming manual reconciliation. WalletConnect Pay embeds the exact payment amount directly into the transaction flow, so the correct amount is confirmed before the customer authorises anything.
Removing gas fee confusion. Unpredictable network fees have long been a source of friction at the point of sale - confusing customers and slowing down transactions. WalletConnect Pay abstracts gas complexity away by default from the end user, so customers pay exactly the amount shown, with no surprise fees and friction from insufficient gas tokens.
Streamlining one integration for every wallet. Previously, merchants wanting to accept crypto from multiple wallets had to build and maintain a separate integration for each one, which is an expensive, ongoing engineering burden. Through WalletConnect Pay on Ezeebit, merchants connect once and automatically support the full breadth of WalletConnect-compatible wallets, covering the vast majority of the global crypto user base. This WalletConnect integration covers 700+ wallets and connects you to a network of 900M+.
Creating a consistent experience, regardless of wallet. Different wallets have historically meant different checkout flows, leaving customers confused and merchants unable to deliver a reliable brand experience. WalletConnect Pay standardises the payment UX across all wallets, so every customer - whether they’re using MetaMask, Trust Wallet, or any other compatible wallet - goes through the same intuitive journey.
Allowing payment in stablecoins and settlements in fiat. Customers pay from 700+ wallets in USDC, USDT and ETH on Ethereum, USDT and BNB on BNB Smart Chain, or USDC and USDT on Solana. The Capital settles instantly in stablecoin or fiat. Customers pay with what they already hold, and The Capital receives the currency it wants.
What the WalletConnect and Ezeebit teams have to say
"South Africa has one of the most dynamic digital payments ecosystems on the continent, and WalletConnect Pay through Ezeebit is exactly the kind of infrastructure needed to bring crypto into everyday commerce. We’re glad to have removed every major barrier that stands between merchants, customers, and their first crypto transaction."
– Jess Houlgrave, CEO at WalletConnect
"African businesses have been asking for a payments solution that works the way their customers actually shop - and that increasingly means crypto. WalletConnect Pay gives our merchants access to hundreds of millions of crypto users without adding complexity to their operations. Launching at The Capital and across their 13 locations is just the beginning; we're bringing this to businesses across Africa."
— Daniel Katz, CEO, Ezeebit
About WalletConnect
WalletConnect is the digital asset infrastructure powering payments, trading, and compliance at global scale. Founded in 2018, the WalletConnect network connects over 900 million users and thousands of institutions across 700+ wallets, all major blockchains. It has powered more than $400 billion in transaction volume in 2025.
About Ezeebit
Ezeebit is a cryptocurrency payment infrastructure built for African businesses. Through a single integration, Ezeebit enables merchants to accept stablecoin and cryptocurrency payments both in-store and online, with settlement options in stablecoins or local fiat currency. Operating across South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria, Ezeebit's infrastructure is designed to meet the payment needs of African commerce - combining the speed and accessibility of digital assets with the reliability and simplicity merchants expect. For more information, visit [ezeebit.com].
About The Capital
The Capital isn’t an average hotel group. They’re the rule-breakers of hospitality. Since 2008, they’ve been mixing business with pleasure, blending slick city hotels with fully serviced apartments that feel like home (but better). From Sandton to Cape Town, The Capital have planted themselves in some of South Africa’s hottest spots, serving up space, style, and seriously good value. Think fast Wi-Fi, comfy everything, and stays that flex to you, not the other way around. Whether you’re sealing deals or stealing sunsets, The Capital makes every stay seamless, a little unexpected, and always worth checking into.