Shopify has partnered with Coinbase to enable crypto payments across its platform - unlocking access for over 5.5 million merchants worldwide.

Shopify has entered a strategic partnership with Coinbase to natively enable USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin payments on the Base network for merchants using Shopify Payments, extending onchain payment support to millions of Shopify storefronts worldwide. The rollout begins in early access and is scheduled to expand to all eligible merchants using Shopify Payments later in the year, allowing customers to pay in USDC from hundreds of supported crypto wallets at checkout, including guest checkout and Shop Pay. Under this integration, shoppers can select USDC on Base as a payment method and pay directly from their crypto wallets, while merchants receive funds either automatically converted into their local fiat currency with zero FX fees or optionally in USDC to a connected wallet. The payment flow is designed to resemble a standard online checkout: buyers choose "Crypto: USDC," connect a compatible wallet, and confirm the transaction, with settlement handled behind the scenes by Shopify Payments and Coinbase’s onchain infrastructure. US customers are also expected to see an incentive of 1% cash back in USDC on eligible purchases later in the year, funded on the consumer side and not charged to merchants. Technically, the collaboration is built on a new commerce payments protocol and smart contract system co-developed by Shopify and Coinbase to support high-volume, low-friction onchain payments, initially focused on USDC on Base but aligned with Shopify’s broader push into stablecoin-based commerce. For Shopify, the move extends its payment options, particularly for cross‑border commerce, by offering stable, dollar-pegged crypto payments without additional integration work for merchants. For Coinbase and the Base ecosystem, it represents a major distribution channel, placing USDC on Base into mainstream ecommerce flows across millions of merchants globally.

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