PayPal Ventures utilizes stablecoin for investment in Mesh crypto transfer platform as PYUSD deploys on Aave and Curve.

PayPal Ventures made an investment in Mesh, a crypto payments and transfer infrastructure startup, and settled most of the deal using PayPal’s own PYUSD stablecoin rather than only cash. PayPal said the transfer was executed on-chain through Mesh’s APIs, making it the first time PayPal Ventures used PYUSD as the funding instrument for an investment since PYUSD launched in 2023. Mesh builds software that connects crypto exchanges, wallets, and financial apps to simplify transfers and payments, often described as a kind of “Plaid for crypto.” The company says its network helps users and merchants move between cryptocurrencies and stablecoins without manually copying wallet addresses, and PayPal has separately used Mesh’s technology to support its own crypto payment products. The investment matters because it shows a large payments company using its proprietary stablecoin for a real corporate transaction, which helps demonstrate PYUSD’s utility beyond consumer payments. It also reinforces the growing role of stablecoins in crypto commerce infrastructure, while highlighting Mesh as a piece of the plumbing that can convert and route digital asset payments across platforms.

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