Fireblocks launches crypto payment engine with Checkout.com and Worldpay as pilot partners

cointelegraph.com:

Following a successful pilot phase, digital asset custody platform Fireblocks has launched its new payment engine for merchants, opening up pathways for businesses to settle and accept cryptocurrency transactions across jurisdictions. 

Fireblocks’ new Payments Engine is said to provide “turnkey solutions” for businesses that want to integrate digital assets into their operations, the company announced Monday. The platform allows payment service providers to incorporate new crypto payment rails and accept, settle and process digital asset transactions instantly. The platform also supports cross-border internal settlement, micropayments and merchant adoption with lower processing fees.

Ran Goldi, Fireblocks' vice president of payments, told Cointelegraph that the solution is "token-agnostic," meaning that payment service providers can incorporate whatever type of digital assets they want. "They can use any of the 42 blockchains and 1,300+ tokens that Fireblocks supports," he said. Goldi also clarified that, due to a confluence of factors, including regulatory changes, stablecoins have emerged as the front runner for digital asset payments. 

Payments Engine was piloted by payments processor Checkout.com, which settled $1 billion in merchant transactions using the solution. On Monday, Fireblocks announced that FIS, the world’s largest merchant acquirer, would also begin piloting the solution. FIS manages Worldpay, a multi-billion-dollar payment processing company it acquired in 2019.

Fireblocks expanded its infrastructure offerings to include crypto payments when it acquired First Diigtal, a stablecoin settlement platform, in February 2022. As reported by Cointelegraph, the estimated $100 million acquisition allowed Fireblocks