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Stablecoin Payments Surge 45%
Analytics firm Allium reported that stablecoin payments reached $482 billion in the first nine months of 2026, up 45% from a year earlier. Despite stablecoin supply remaining stable, the number of payments grew to over 1 billion, with spending measured by Allium reaching $3.9 billion through September, ten times the amount a year earlier. Global payment firms like Mastercard, Nuvei, and Stripe are integrating stablecoins into their services, allowing customers to use stablecoin balances alongside traditional fiat currencies.