Seven leading blockchain infrastructure providers—Fireblocks, Polygon Labs, Mysten Labs, the Monad Foundation, the Solana Foundation, the Stellar Development Foundation, and the TON Foundation—have announced the launch of the Blockchain Payments Consortium (BPC), an industry-wide initiative to standardize digital asset transactions across networks.
The founding members represent over $10 trillion in annual stablecoin transaction volume. According to the statement, the group will develop a unified framework to make cross-chain stablecoin transactions as seamless and data-compliant as traditional payments. Building a Common Framework for Cross-Chain Payments In 2024, on-chain payment volume reached nearly $20 trillion, surpassing Visa and Mastercard combined. Yet despite this explosive growth, blockchain payments remain fragmented by differing technical standards, compliance protocols, and settlement mechanisms.
The Blockchain Payments Consortium will establish a common framework for interoperability, designed to bring the ease, reliability, and regulatory consistency of traditional payment networks to blockchain-based systems. By coordinating between blockchains, regulators, and financial institutions, the group seeks to lay the groundwork for a unified, borderless payments infrastructure. “Over the last 18 months, our industry has achieved mainstream adoption, with payments at the forefront,” said Ran Goldi, SVP of Payments and Network at Fireblocks.
Industry Leaders Align Around Interoperability Executives from across the founding members emphasized that interoperability and compliance are the final hurdles for blockchain payments to achieve global scale. “At Polygon Labs, we see payments as the most powerful real-world use case for blockchain,” said Jamal Raees, head of payments at Polygon Labs. “The future of payments is about connection and simplicity—making it as easy and reliable as sending a text.” Lola Oyelayo-Pearson, director of commerce and consumer products at Mysten Labs, notes that high-friction interactions between fiat and blockchain systems have deterred mainstream adoption. “The future of hybrid payments will not exist without standards for interoperability,” she said. Raj Parekh, head of stablecoins and payments at the Monad Foundation, added that aligning innovation with financial regulation is key to scaling blockchain payments globally. “BPC’s framework will help bridge that gap and enable faster, safer, and more consistent payment experiences.”
Toward a Global, Trusted Blockchain Payments Network From Solana to Stellar and TON, members share a vision of blockchain payments that combine speed, scalability, and trust. “Solana enables capital to move at the speed of the internet,” said Sheraz Shere, GM of payments at the Solana Foundation. “BPC will help define shared standards that make blockchain payments as seamless and trusted as any traditional network.”