Stablecoins became core financial infrastructure in 2025

In 2025, stablecoins became financial infrastructure – and our customers made it happen.

At BVNK, we've been creating the platform for this shift. But the real story this year is what our customers have built.

Real payments at scale

BVNK is now processing $30B in annualized stablecoin payment volume (up 2.3x from last year), representing 2.8 million transactions. This isn't institutional OTC flow – it's real world payment volume: businesses moving money globally, 24/7, with speed and transparency that traditional rails can't match.

One third of our volume now comes from the US market, where we've seen phenomenal momentum since launch in January. We started there at $0.1B annualized volume and closed the year at $10B. Our US team outgrew our first San Francisco office in 6 months, opened a second, alongside our New York space.

From basic flows to financial ecosystems

We welcomed 226 new customers in 2025. We're proud to power companies like Worldpay, Deel, Flywire, Rapyd, Thunes, Bitso, LianLian Global, Equals Money and IC Markets – all integrating stablecoins into their platforms.

What's changed through the year, is what these companies are building.

Early in 2025, most of our volume came from core stablecoin payment flows: cross-border B2B payments, merchant settlements, treasury movements, and global payroll. The value proposition was straightforward – faster settlements, lower fees, 24/7.

By the second half of the year, use cases were evolving. Some customers scaled those core flows to millions of transactions. Others started building entirely new products: neobanks offering digital dollar wallets that are global from day one.

Building the foundations

Behind these use cases sits our stablecoin financial stack. In 2025, we refined and enhanced our platform. We launched embedded wallets, added new US payment rails, and expanded support for emerging blockchains and tokens. We used AI to improve our processes and products – launching smarter business onboarding and enabling intelligent treasury routing in Layer1.

In Q1 2026, we’re launching something new. Bringing together instant stablecoin payments, global wallets, and the ability for our customers to offer their users seamless spending and earning experiences. More on that to come.

Providing the right infrastructure requires the right regulatory foundation. This year, we secured full US state-wide coverage alongside our comprehensive EU authorization. Combined with support for payments in 130+ countries worldwide, BVNK now offers truly global, enterprise-grade stablecoin infrastructure.

For our customers, this means less friction. They can expand globally, optimize existing flows, or launch new products without hitting compliance barriers in their core markets.

Strategic backing from financial leaders

Our foundation is backed by the right partners. This year we welcomed new investors Visa Ventures and Citi Ventures. Their backing signals a fundamental shift: traditional financial institutions now view stablecoins as strategic infrastructure, not experimental technology.

Combined with existing backing from Haun Ventures, Coinbase Ventures., Tiger Global and others, we have a unique combination – crypto-native and traditional finance expertise aligned toward the same goal.

Looking ahead to 2026

As we head into 2026, the foundation is firmly in place. Regulatory clarity exists in our core markets. Companies are ready to scale. And we're ready to support that growth.

There's significant work ahead. But our customers are showing us what's possible every day – building products and services that weren't imaginable just a few years ago. I've never been more confident that we're building the right infrastructure for the future of global finance.

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