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Starpago and Coins.ph partner to simplify digital payments and global payouts for businesses in the Philippines
Starpago, a leading global payments provider, and Coins.ph, the Philippines leading digital asset exchange and one of the fastest growing digital wallet platforms, have announced a strategic partnership to launch an all-in-one payment and payout solution designed to bridge the gap between global businesses and the Philippine market. This collaboration introduces a streamlined way for companies to collect payments through the Philippines’ national QR standard (QR Ph) and disburse funds instantly to local bank accounts and e-wallets, removing the traditional hurdles of fragmented financial systems. For many international platforms and local marketplaces, managing money in the Philippines has historically been a complex challenge involving multiple intermediaries, high fees, and manual processing delays. The new solution by Starpago and Coins.ph solves these pain points by consolidating everything into a single, cohesive flow. Businesses can now accept Philippine Pesos (PHP) from customers using any QRPh-enabled app, while simultaneously enabling near-instant payouts to suppliers, freelancers, or service providers via reliable local networks like InstaPay and PESONet. Secured and Compliant Payment Flows Security and compliance serve as the foundation of this partnership, ensuring that every transaction is handled with institutional-grade oversight. Coins.ph is regulated by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and holds both Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) and Electronic Money Issuer (EMI) licenses. Complemented by Starpago’s longstanding ISO 27001 certification and advanced encryption protocols, this collaboration ensures that all user data and funds are protected by rigorous global security standards and proactive regulatory alignment. The partnership is now live and its rollout is designed for long-term global growth, beginning with a focused first phase on PHP transactions. By making it easier for gig platforms, e-commerce sites, and SMEs to handle "in-and-out" payment flows, Starpago and Coins.ph are driving greater financial efficiency for thousands of Filipino recipients who rely on fast access to their funds. Whether it is a freelancer receiving a project payment or a vendor settling a supply chain invoice, the process is now near-instant and entirely transparent. Multi-Currency Transactions Looking ahead, Starpago and Coins.ph plan to expand this model far beyond Philippine borders. Following the successful integration of local PHP rails, the second phase of the partnership, which is eyed for mid 2026, will introduce support for additional international currencies and markets. This expansion, to be facilitated by Coins.xyz in Thailand and Brazil, will specifically include Thai Baht and Brazilian Real. This evolution will transform the platform into a truly global multi-currency engine, allowing businesses to manage their international payments with the same ease and security they now enjoy in the Philippines. Simplifying global trade and creating a comprehensive financial gateway "Our mission at Starpago has always been to simplify the complexity of global trade by building smarter payment rails," said Jeremille Raton, Philippine Representative of Starpago. "By partnering with Coins.ph, we are giving global businesses a 'local advantage' in the Philippines. We are combining our global reach with our partner’s deep local roots to ensure that moving money into and out of the country is as simple and convenient.” Coins.ph CEO Wei Zhou welcomed the collaboration saying "This partnership is a perfect example of how we are evolving beyond a traditional wallet into a comprehensive financial gateway," "By integrating Starpago’s global capabilities with our local infrastructure, we are enabling an enhanced experience for businesses—offering both high-level financial access and everyday utility. We are excited to help more businesses and Filipinos connect to the global economy through faster, cheaper, and more reliable payment flows,” Zhou added. About Starpago Starpago is a global financial technology company providing a secure, one-stop payment platform with pay-in, payout, and foreign exchange solutions for businesses and individuals worldwide. Operating across more than 150 countries and regions, and serving over 200 million users globally, Starpago enables fast, compliant, and scalable cross-border transactions. Powered by advanced technology and flexible integrations, Starpago helps organizations simplify payments and grow in the digital economy. For more information, visit www.starpago.com. About Coins.ph Coins.ph is an all-in-one financial app for millions, seamlessly fusing traditional finance with digital assets. Established in 2014, it stands as the Philippines' premier cryptocurrency exchange. Licensed by the BSP as both a virtual asset marketplace and a mobile wallet, the platform empowers users to trade, and execute payments all in one secure place.
Remitly and Coins.ph Leverage Stablecoin Technology to Transform Cross-Border Payments to the Philippines
Seattle, Washington & Manila, Philippines – Remitly, a trusted provider of digital financial services that transcend borders and the Philippines' leading licensed crypto exchange, Coins.ph, today announced a strategic collaboration to launch a stablecoin-powered remittance solution for near-instant, low-cost money transfers between key global markets and the Philippines. Remitly and Coins.ph’s collaboration directly taps into the accelerating trend of global stablecoin adoption, which is seeing digital assets move from niche technology to essential financial infrastructure. The new rail allows Remitly, which has a global network that spans over 170 countries and serves an estimated 8.9 million quarterly active users, to process funds from all Remitly send countries directly through Coins.ph’s regulated local infrastructure. At present, there are an estimated four million overseas Filipino workers in the US and Canada, and the two countries jointly account for 45% of the total remittances back to the Philippines. Leveraging Stablecoin Technology The solution utilizes a stablecoin rail for funds transfer, converting the sent fiat (either in US$ or CAD$) into stablecoins. This enables near-real-time settlement and minimal latency, ensuring recipients receive PHP funds quickly and directly into their Coins.ph PHP e-wallet or connected bank account. Wei Zhou, Coins.ph Chief Executive Officer, stated, "Stablecoins are rapidly shifting from niche technology to essential global infrastructure. By partnering with a trusted global leader like Remitly, we are democratizing finance by leveraging stablecoins to cut costs and provide near real-time transfers, ensuring every dollar saved gives overseas Filipinos and their families more value and financial resilience." Gene Nigro, VP of Business Development at Remitly, added, "By integrating stablecoin technology with our trusted global network, we are accelerating our mission to transform lives with trusted financial services, ensuring that every dollar means more for the families that rely on these essential transfers." About Remitly Remitly is a trusted provider of digital financial services that transcend borders. With a global footprint spanning more than 170 countries, Remitly’s digitally native, cross-border payments app delights customers with a fast, reliable, and transparent money movement experience. Building on its strong foundation, Remitly is expanding its suite of products to further its vision and transform lives around the world. About Coins.ph Coins.ph is an all-in-one financial app for millions, seamlessly fusing traditional finance with digital assets. Established in 2014, it stands as the Philippines' premier cryptocurrency exchange. Licensed by the BSP as both a virtual asset marketplace and a mobile wallet, the platform empowers users to trade, execute payments, and utilize crypto remittance for sending and receiving funds quickly and affordably, all in one secure place.
Stablecoins and VASPs in the Integration of the Brazilian Financial System
By Guilherme Bissoli, Managing Partner, Coins.xyz Brazil In 2025, the big question in the Brazilian crypto market was almost existential: Will VASP licenses actually be issued, or is this all just a regulatory experiment? There was legal uncertainty, regulatory apprehension, concerns about the cost of capital, and little consensus around the role of exchanges within the financial system. By the end of the year, however, the scenario looked very different. The Central Bank not only confirmed the VASP regime but also elevated exchanges and digital asset infrastructure to the category of critical financial infrastructure, imposing governance, capital, cybersecurity, and risk management requirements comparable to those of traditional financial institutions. At the same time, the global market sent a clear signal: the crypto venture capital cycle resumed growth, and the most consistent investments were not in meme coins, but in infrastructure and stablecoins. It is precisely at the intersection of Brazil, stablecoins, and VASPs (Virtual Asset Service Providers) that the frontier of money in 2026 becomes tangible. 2025: The Year the Frontier Became Visible In retrospect, 2025 was the year in which the frontier of money ceased to be theoretical and became visible. Globally, regulatory regimes matured — MiCA in Europe, advances in Hong Kong, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates — while traditional banks began testing their own tokenized issuances backed by strong fiat currencies. Stablecoin volumes reached record highs, rivaling global card networks. In Brazil, the Central Bank consolidated the regulatory framework for VASPs. The market began to price in the real cost of operating crypto infrastructure under regulatory supervision, and institutional investors started evaluating exchanges and infrastructure providers with the same lens used for regulated fintechs. If 2024 was the post-winter recovery year and 2025 the year of doubt, the period ended with a clear conclusion: crypto and stablecoins will not return to the margins of the financial system. They have been pulled into the center — along with all the responsibilities that position implies. When money becomes software, whoever builds and operates the settlement rails controls a significant share of the financial future. 2026: The Consolidation of Stablecoins as Monetary Layer 1 Looking ahead to 2026, the shift in focus becomes clear. Stablecoins move beyond being mere trading tools and consolidate as the monetary Layer 1 of the digital economy. In practice, they deliver three functions the traditional financial system has never been able to combine simultaneously: 1. Global means of payment — 24/7 availability, near-instant settlement, and low marginal cost. 2. Stable unit of account for the internet — essential for contracts, digital services, games, creators, freelancers, and global businesses that require nominal predictability. 3. Programmable infrastructure — money with APIs, integrable with software, protocols, autonomous agents, and new foreign-exchange arrangements. If the real, the dollar, and the euro are currencies, stablecoins are the transport layer — the road network through which value increasingly circulates. This explains why Web3 venture capital has been concentrating on stablecoin issuers, crypto-native banks, custodians, compliance layers, and liquidity infrastructure. Sophisticated investors have stopped betting solely on asset prices and have started betting on the infrastructure that makes these assets usable at scale. The Role of VASPS at the Money Frontier In this context, the Brazilian Central Bank’s approach is more strategic than it might initially appear. By requiring VASPs to adopt cybersecurity standards comparable to financial institutions, prudential controls, structured risk management, strict AML/CFT policies, and minimum governance requirements for managers and administrators, the regulator is doing more than simply “regulating crypto.” It is institutionalizing the interface between global stablecoin infrastructure and the domestic real economy. In practice, a regulated VASP becomes: - the gateway between the Brazilian real and global digital assets, - the translator between local regulation (Central Bank, Federal Revenue Service, COAF) and a borderless financial infrastructure, and - the guardian of the end-user experience, which must be simple yet secure. VASPs cease to be seen merely as crypto exchanges and assume the role of invisible banks of the digital economy, operating at the frontier between traditional finance and decentralized systems. Brazil as a Laboratory for a New Monetary Layer Brazil holds three structural advantages in navigating this frontier: 1. A technically sophisticated Central Bank with a proven track record in building and operating large-scale payment infrastructure (SPB, Pix). 2. A regulatory framework designed to integrate digital assets rather than push them into a regulatory vacuum. 3. A real economy that disproportionately benefits from cheap global rails — exporters, freelancers, creators, technology companies, tourism, remittances, and the gaming economy. This opens the door to very concrete use cases in 2026: remote workers receiving part of their income in stablecoins; compliant conversion to Brazilian reais via regulated VASPs; frictionless bill payments through Pix; and companies using stablecoins to manage multi-currency cash positions or pay global suppliers. For the user, the experience may still feel like a simple wallet balance. From an architectural perspective, however, it is evident that money has already become software. Perspective: Whoever Controls the Rails Controls the Flow Looking toward 2026, the central thesis is straightforward. Stablecoins are consolidating as the functional monetary layer of the digital economy. Regulated VASPs are establishing themselves as critical infrastructure, connecting this layer to the real world. Investors and entrepreneurs who understand this frontier early will compete not only for customers, but for a strategic position within an entirely new layer of the financial system. The frontier of money is no longer an academic hypothesis. It is the space where Brazil stands today — defining which rails will prevail, who will be able to operate them, and how value will circulate between the traditional economy, the crypto economy, and the purely digital economy. In 2025, we saw this frontier emerge. In 2026, we will begin to discover who is truly ready to operate within it.
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