PayPal Opens Access to Its Stablecoin in 70+ Countries

PayPal continues expanding its crypto infrastructure on a global level.

PYUSD — a stablecoin regulated under U.S. federal law — is now available to users through their PayPal accounts across multiple regions worldwide, including the Asia-Pacific region, Europe, Latin America, and North America.

Previously, the product effectively operated within the limited regulatory environments of the United States and the United Kingdom.

Users can now:

• store PYUSD in wallets;
• make peer-to-peer transfers;
• use the asset for cross-border payments.

From a legal perspective, this is a clear example of the gradual integration of stablecoins into regulated payment infrastructure.

What changes:

• an alternative channel for international payments is being formed outside the traditional correspondent banking system (SWIFT);
• dependence on currency controls and banking intermediaries is decreasing;
• access to the digital dollar is expanding in jurisdictions with limited access to stable currencies.

The key point is that PayPal is effectively acting as a private issuer of a digital payment instrument, which in different jurisdictions may be classified as electronic money or another regulated financial asset.

This is already a systemic move toward a new model of international settlements, where payment providers are beginning to compete with banks at the infrastructure level.

Against the backdrop of these changes, regulatory compliance and licensing are becoming increasingly important for crypto businesses operating internationally.

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