Checkout.com's head of crypto strategy, Jess Houlgrave, said,
"The feature will allow merchants to settle payments even on weekends and public holidays, something that's not currently possible with fiat currencies,"
Stablecoins are an essential aspect of the cryptocurrency market because they allow investors to quickly move in and out of digital currencies without going through a bank. USDC is the world's second-largest stablecoin, with a circulating supply of more than $50 billion.
Checkout.com's stablecoin settlement system will initially only serve USDC, but there are plans to expand to a more extensive range of assets in the future. Checkout.com, rebranded in 2012 as a cloud-based payments system, has made a significant move into digital assets and Web3, forming relationships with prominent crypto firms such as Coinbase, Crypto.com, FTX, and MoonPay. The company secured a $1 billion Series D financing round in January with a valuation of $40 billion.