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ToggleThe world's largest stablecoin issuer has announced further investment in payment infrastructure. As stablecoins gradually enter the mainstream financial system, Tether recently announced a strategic investment in fintech company Axiym, aiming to further integrate Tether (USDT) into compliant payment networks and improve the efficiency of global cross-border fund flows. This partnership is seen as a significant step for stablecoins from the crypto market to becoming part of global payment infrastructure.
Tether announces strategic investment in Axiym
On March 5, Tether announced a strategic investment in Axiym, a fintech innovation company. Axiym aims to build a globally decentralized treasury and settlement infrastructure and deploy it across a regulated payment network.
According to the announcement, this investment is part of Tether's strategy to expand global financial accessibility. By partnering with payment infrastructure providers, Tether aims to enable businesses and financial institutions to use Tether (USDT) directly within existing payment systems, thereby lowering barriers to entry and improving the efficiency of cross-border fund flows.
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said the partnership will help remove liquidity and technical barriers, making stablecoins more readily adopted in global payment scenarios.
Promoting the integration of USDT into the compliant payment system
A key focus of this collaboration is to enable Tether (USDT) to be directly integrated into regulated payment infrastructures, rather than existing as a crypto asset separate from traditional finance.
Through Axiym's payment and settlement system, payment institutions can directly obtain and use USDT within their existing fund management systems, without needing to purchase it through crypto exchage or establish separate settlement processes. This design facilitates:
- Simplify cross-border payment process
- Reduce liquidity dispatch costs
- Improve settlement speed and capital efficiency
Axiym also offers a payment mode called "Pay Now, Settle Later (PNSL)," which allows payments to be completed first and settlement to be done later, further optimizing the efficiency of corporate cash flow.
Payment network covering 140 countries
Axiym's decentralized funds management and settlement system currently supports payment and settlement activities in 140 countries and 70 currencies worldwide. The platform serves a wide range of users.
- Payment processors
- Global payment aggregators
- Cross-border payment service provider
By integrating payment execution and settlement processes, Axiym enables near-instant processing of global funds and improves transaction predictability. If Tether (USDT) can be widely adopted within this infrastructure, it could significantly enhance the practical application of stablecoins in international payment scenarios.
Stablecoins are moving towards becoming global payment infrastructure.
For Tether, investing in Axiym is not only a capital deployment, but also represents its desire to extend Tether (USDT) from the crypto trading market to a wider range of financial and payment scenarios.
As global regulations become clearer and financial institutions begin to explore the application of stablecoins in cross-border payments, settlements and fund management, the market generally believes that stablecoins are gradually becoming part of the next generation of global payment infrastructure.
Tether stated that it will continue to collaborate with financial institutions and fintech companies to promote the use of digital assets within a compliant framework and to enable more individuals and businesses worldwide to participate in the international financial system.
