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Stablecoins account for 86% of Paybis B2B payment volume

Published 4 June 2026

Stablecoins have rapidly evolved from a niche cryptocurrency tool into a dominant force in business-to-business payments, according to new data released by payments platform Paybis. The findings, presented at the Money20/20 Europe conference in Amsterdam, reveal a dramatic shift in usage, with stablecoins now accounting for the overwhelming majority of transaction volume on the platform and being driven almost entirely by corporate clients.

In April 2026, stablecoins represented 86% of all crypto transaction volume processed by Paybis, a sharp increase from just 12% in July 2023. Business-to-business transactions now constitute nearly all of this activity, reaching 97.8% of stablecoin volume in early 2026. The company reported processing $2.81 billion in stablecoin volume in May 2026 alone, with activity from January through April showing 135% growth compared to the same period the prior year.

The acceleration is most pronounced in sectors requiring efficient cross-border settlement, including Digital Goods, Virtual Asset Services, Technology, Retail and E-commerce, and Financial Technology firms. These industries collectively represent more than three-quarters of the platform's...

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