French payments processor Worldline has formed a strategic partnership with local fintech Fipto to integrate stablecoins into European payment systems.
Through this collaboration, Worldline and Fipto aim to showcase the coexistence of digital assets and traditional payment infrastructures, enabling merchants, banks, and financial institutions to select the payment methods that best meet their needs.
Thibault Pele, head of digital currencies at Worldline, states, “Our ambition is to drive the next generation of payment solutions, where virtual and traditional currencies seamlessly coexist. This collaboration enables us to enhance our capabilities and promote stablecoin-based solutions, turning innovation into real opportunities for our clients, from merchants to banks.”
Stablecoins are reshaping the payments landscape by facilitating faster, borderless, and programmable transactions. Worldline aspires to lead the development of a European counterweight to the dominance of USD-based stablecoins.
Fipto holds several licenses and regulatory approvals, including a Payment Institution license from the ACPR in France, a DASP registration with the AMF in France, and a VASP registration with the CSSF in Luxembourg.
Patrick Mollard, co-founder and CEO of Fipto, remarks, “By partnering with Worldline, we’re advancing practical use cases that illustrate how stablecoins can enhance payment efficiency and resilience. Combined with Worldline’s extensive reach across the payment value chain, this partnership creates optimal conditions to accelerate the adoption of new digital payment systems in Europe.”