{"id":22172,"date":"2026-02-17T01:02:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T01:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/moonpay-and-deel-test-stablecoin-payroll-for-40000-uk-eu-firms\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T01:02:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T01:02:40","slug":"moonpay-and-deel-test-stablecoin-payroll-for-40000-uk-eu-firms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/moonpay-and-deel-test-stablecoin-payroll-for-40000-uk-eu-firms\/","title":{"rendered":"MoonPay and Deel test stablecoin payroll for 40,000 UK\u2013EU firms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">MoonPay and Deel will let tens of thousands of UK and EU firms pay staff in stablecoins, testing crypto payroll at scale before a planned U.S. rollout.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_ab77a28cbcdb639d6702424f341407a6\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>MoonPay\u2019s Iron unit and Deel will let around 40,000 firms pay wages in stablecoins directly to employee wallets in the UK and EU.\u200b<\/li>\n<li>The service targets companies already using Deel\u2019s cross-border payroll stack, which processed about 22 billion dollars in 2025.\u200b<\/li>\n<li>The move follows MoonPay\u2019s broader push into infrastructure, including a 2024 Exodus-backed dollar stablecoin, and expands crypto\u2019s role in business operations.\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>MoonPay announced Tuesday it has reached an agreement to enable approximately 40,000 companies in the United Kingdom and European Union to pay employees in stablecoins, according to a company statement.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<p>The payments firm said the initiative will be powered by Iron, its fiat infrastructure subsidiary, through a partnership with payroll and human resources platform Deel. Under the arrangement, businesses would be able to distribute wages in stablecoins sent directly to workers\u2019 digital wallets, the company stated.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Moonpay adds new services<\/h2>\n<p>MoonPay <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mexc.com\/news\/696303\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">said<\/a> the service is expected to launch first in the UK and EU, with plans to expand to the United States at a later stage. The rollout would target companies already using Deel\u2019s global payroll services, which handle compliance and payments across multiple jurisdictions, according to the announcement.<\/p>\n<p>Deel has offered exposure to cryptocurrency-based compensation since at least 2021, when it enabled workers to receive wages in USDC and on the Solana network. That same year, the company raised $425 million in a Series D funding round.<\/p>\n<p>Deel processed approximately $22 billion in global payroll during 2025, according to figures cited by MoonPay.<\/p>\n<p>MoonPay has been expanding its operations in cryptocurrency infrastructure beyond consumer services. In late 2024, self-custody wallet provider Exodus Movement partnered with MoonPay and M0 to launch a U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin, according to previous reports.<\/p>\n<p>The partnership represents the latest effort by cryptocurrency firms to integrate stablecoins into business operations, particularly in regions with cross-border payroll requirements.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MoonPay and Deel will let tens of thousands of UK and EU firms pay staff in stablecoins, testing crypto payroll at scale before a planned U.S. rollout. 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