Banxa breidt uit naar Polkadot en biedt wereldwijde fiat-toegang en stablecoin-liquiditeit voor ontwikkelaars en gebruikers

Toronto, Ontario – november 6, 2025, Banxa, the leading global infrastructure provider for embedded crypto, heeft vandaag aangekondigd its integration with the Polkadot ecosystem, bringing regulated fiat-naar-crypto on and off-ramps, compliance infrastructure, and stablecoin-liquiditeit 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 seamlessly. With Banxa’s proven payments network, Polkadot developers can now embed fiat and stablecoin access directly into their products, helping bring in de echte wereld usability to the next generation of Web3 applications and users.

Web3 Adoption Still Faces a Fiat Barrier

Even as blockchaintechnologie matures, onboarding users from fiat into crypto remains a significant challenge. Developers often face complex regional compliance, fragmented betaalmethoden, and costly afwikkelingsprocessen. For end users, this results in friction, confusion, and barriers to accessing digitale activa securely.

Banxa’s Proven Global Infrastructure

Banxa solves these challenges with a turn-key, compliance-first fiat-naar-crypto-infrastructuur now available to all teams building on Polkadot. Through a suite of APIs en SDK’s, developers can:

• Onboard users with over 30 fiat currencies such as 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 betalingsinfrastructuur.

Operating in 200+ countries and territories and licensed across the UK, EU, Canada, Australië, and most US states, Banxa processes a new transaction every 18 seconds and supports 100+ betaalmethoden, 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 betalingsinfrastructuur so they can focus on building products people can actually use and trust.”

Other leading DeFi dApps, including 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 including 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.

Over Banxa

Banxa is the leading infrastructure provider for embedded crypto, empowering businesses to naadloos integreren crypto into their existing platforms and unlocking new opportunities in the rapidly evolving crypto economy. Through an extensive, growing network of global and local betalingsoplossingen and regulatory licenses, Banxa helps businesses naadloos integreren crypto- en fiat for international audiences, with lower fees and higher conversiepercentages. Met hoofdkantoor in the USA, Europe, and Azië-Pacific, the Banxa team is building for a world where global commerce is run on digitale activa. 

Over Polkadot

Polkadot is a next-generation multi-chain 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.