Banxa se expande a Polkadot, impulsando el acceso global a fiat y la liquidez de stablecoins para desarrolladores y usuarios

Toronto, Ontario – November 6, 2025, Banxa, the leading global infrastructure provider for embedded crypto, ha anunciado hoy its integration with the Polkadot ecosystem, bringing regulated fiat-to-crypto on and off-ramps, compliance infrastructure, and stablecoin liquidity to builders and users worldwide.

The expansion bridges one of Web3’s longest-standing gaps by enabling mainstream users to move between traditional finance and decentralized applications de forma fluida. With Banxa’s proven payments network, Polkadot developers can now embed fiat and stablecoin access directamente en their products, helping bring real-world usability to the next generation of Web3 applications and users.

Web3 Adoption Still Faces a Fiat Barrier

Even as blockchain technology matures, onboarding users from fiat into crypto remains a significant challenge. Developers often face complex regional compliance, fragmented payment methods, and costly settlement processes. For end users, this results in friction, confusion, and barriers to accessing digital assets securely.

Banxa’s Proven Global Infrastructure

Banxa solves these challenges with a turn-key, compliance-first fiat-to-crypto infrastructure now available to all teams building on Polkadot. Through a suite of APIs and SDKs, developers can:

• Onboard users with over 30 fiat currencies como USD and EUR.
• Offer direct access to stablecoins (USDC, USDT) and native tokens (DOT).
• Rely on Banxa’s built-in KYC, AML, and settlement systems.
• Expand to global markets through Banxa’s licensed local payment rails.

Operating in 200+ countries and territories and licensed across the UK, EU, Canada, Australia, and most US states, Banxa processes a new transaction every 18 seconds and supports 100+ payment methods, delivering proven, regulated infrastructure trusted by exchanges, wallets, and fintech platforms worldwide.

Proof of Adoption Across the Ecosystem

Moonbeam, Polkadot’s Ethereum-compatible smart-contract platform, has officially integrated Banxa’s fiat gateway. “For developers building on Moonbeam and across Polkadot, Banxa’s fiat on-ramp removes one of the biggest barriers in web3: moving smoothly between traditional finance and crypto,» said Aaron Evans, Head of Operations at the Moonbeam Foundation. «This integration gives teams dependable, compliant payment infrastructure so they can focus on building products people can actually use and trust.”

Other leading DeFi dApps, incluyendo Bifrost, a non-custodial liquid staking platform, and Hydration, a DEX for low-slippage trades, can now reach global users through Banxa’s compliant fiat on/off-ramps, expanding access to liquidity and accelerating user adoption.

Supporting Polkadot’s Next Chapter

Banxa’s entry comes as Polkadot completes its upgrade, introducing major technical milestones incluyendo Asynchronous Backing, Agile Coretime, Elastic Scaling, and soon, native smart contracts.

These innovations mark the transition from foundational infrastructure to a product-led ecosystem, where builders can create open, verifiable, and user-ready applications for everyday use.

“Banxa’s expansive payment network is helping bridge traditional finance and crypto with reliable on and off-ramp services for users globally,” said Holger Arians, Banxa Co-Founder and Co-CEO. “We’ll continue to support merchants and growing ecosystems like Polkadot to streamline their payment needs today while preparing for future demand across PSPs, crypto exchanges, wallets, social applications, and more.”

Toward Broader Web3 Adoption

With secure fiat access and global compliance built in, Banxa’s integration is expected to enhance network liquidity and attract institutional participants to Polkadot’s expanding ecosystem, a crucial step toward broader Web3 adoption.

As Polkadot enters its product-focused decade, partnerships like Banxa’s play a vital role in realizing the network’s mission: making decentralized technology fast, open, verifiable, and usable by everyone.

About Banxa

Banxa es el proveedor líder de infraestructura para cripto integrado, permitiendo a las empresas integrar de forma fluida crypto into their plataforma existentes and unlocking new opportunities in the rapidly evolving crypto economy. Through an extensive, growing network of global and local payment solutions and regulatory licenses, Banxa helps businesses integrar de forma fluida crypto and fiat for international audiences, with lower fees and higher conversion rates. Con sede en EE.UU., Europa y Asia-Pacífico, the Banxa team is building for a world where global commerce is run on digital assets. 

About Polkadot

Polkadot is a next-generation multicadena network enabling secure interoperability between blockchains. Built on technology from Parity Technologies and supported by the Web3 Foundation, Polkadot provides shared security, scalability, and composability for Web3 applications. Following the completion of Polkadot and the introduction of smart contracts, the ecosystem is entering a new product-led era, focused on building open, verifiable tools that make Web3 practical for everyday users.