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Why Stablecoin Payments Are Finally Going Mainstream with Jess Houlgrave of WalletConnect

January 30, 2026, 4:25 PM
Why Stablecoin Payments Are Finally Going Mainstream with Jess Houlgrave of WalletConnect
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Crypto Payments In Every Store

WalletConnect just grew into 40 million payment terminals worldwide.

In this episode of Stable Up, Jess Houlgrave, CEO of WalletConnect explains how their Ingenico partnership lets customers pay with stablecoins at checkout while merchants receive instant fiat settlement without any off-ramping or Visa rails, and includes lower fees.

We cover:

- WalletConnect x Ingenico: 40M Terminals Now Accept Crypto
- Why B2B Stablecoin Payments Will Explode
- Keeping Transactions On-Chain vs. Crypto Cards
- 2% Cashback Rewards & Merchant Incentives
- The Path to $2 Quadrillion Onchain Payments
- Agent-to-Agent Payment Infrastructure

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