Why Stablecoin Payments Are Finally Going Mainstream with Jess Houlgrave of Wallet Connect

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Jan 28, 2026

Jess Houlgrave, CEO of WalletConnect and payments/product leader, discusses bringing stablecoin payments to 40M terminals via an Ingenico integration. She covers why B2B stablecoin treasury flows are taking off. Topics include merchant benefits like lower fees and instant fiat settlement, on-chain vs card-based payments, QR vs NFC checkout, rewards and merchant incentives, and the path to broader on-chain payment adoption.

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INSIGHT

Businesses Are Shifting Treasury On-Chain

Businesses are moving treasury on-chain and will want to pay suppliers and employees with on-chain assets.
Wallet Connect Pay plugs into existing wallets to let consumers spend those assets at checkout without heavy crypto friction.

INSIGHT

One-Click Crypto Payments Experience

Wallet Connect Pay presents a one-click payments flow that hides crypto complexity from users.
The Ingenico rollout will be gradual and requires merchants or PSPs to opt in to enable the feature.

ADVICE

Sell Benefits, Not Crypto Mechanics

Speak the merchant and payments-provider language: show lower fees, faster settlement, and plug into existing reconciliation.
Handle crypto complexity yourself and deliver fiat at the back end to simplify merchant adoption.

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