PayPal PYUSD Stablecoin Expands to 20M Merchants

• PayPal is expanding its PYUSD stablecoin to more merchants and integrating it into global payment solutions.
• The stablecoin market is becoming more competitive, and PayPal aims to challenge major players like Tether and Circle.

PayPal Holdings intends to increase its PYUSD stablecoin integration within its product range throughout 2025. PayPal aims to become a head-to-head competitor of Tether (USDT) through its network of 20 million merchants to drive an instant increase in the adoption of stablecoin.

PayPal’s Strategy to Compete in the Stablecoin Market

PayPal Holdings plans to introduce PYUSD to its over 20 million small-to-medium-sized merchants who can use the upcoming bill-pay product to pay vendors in the final quarter of 2025. PYUSD operates with similar stability features as USDT maintained by Tether because it stays fixed to the value of one US dollar.

Michelle Gill, PayPal’s small business and financial services group general manager, explained the business benefits that merchants receive when doing transactions abroad. According to her perspective, PYUSD would eliminate all exchange fees while streamlining payment transactions between different borders. PayPal views PYUSD as an effective solution that enables US-based merchants to make payments to their overseas vendors efficiently through its network.

PayPal performed its initial PYUSD transaction in 2024 before launching PYUSD expansion through the Hyperwallet payment system used by freelancers and contractors worldwide. The financial service company Hyperwallet connects to PayPal after its $400 million acquisition in 2018 and expects to start processing PYUSD payouts by mid-2025. During the following period, the platform will introduce merchants to the ability to pay out their PayPal checkout transactions through digital currency settlements.

Alex Chriss, who heads PayPal, emphasized that blockchain technology must provide tangible benefits for businesses if they want to succeed in the market. According to Chriss, the move to let digital assets function as purchase tools represents a major milestone in capturing mainstream adoption.

Increasing Competition in the Stablecoin Market

Stablecoin competition intensifies because regulatory agencies provide greater clarity, and companies increase their market reach. Tether (USDT) decided to leave the European market following MiCA compliance needs but continues prosperous operations throughout El Salvador and places where crypto is well-accepted.

The improved activity of the Solana network has enabled Circle’s USDC to grow its market share by approximately 100% since last year. The company holds regulatory certifications such as MiCA authorization and approval from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA).

The Ripple blockchain team continues its initiative to promote RLUSD stablecoin, which has a 120 million supply, by offering it on both the Ethereum and XRPL networks. This move contributes to the sector’s expanding market rivalry.

The rising adoption of stablecoins forces analysts to study current market conditions for their effect on Bitcoin usage. The head researcher at Into The Cryptoverse identified the stablecoin supply ratio oscillator (SSRO) as it fell below zero. Experts predict Bitcoin will experience considerable change as indicators show Bitcoin might be nearing important market movements.

PayPal’s PYUSD expansion and intensified stablecoin market competition have triggered a fast transformation of digital payments ecosystems. Due to recent company initiatives, blockchain-based financial transactions are moving closer to becoming mainstream.