KuCoin Pay now integrates AEON’s payment rails, letting merchants in “high-growth Asian markets” accept BTC, ETH, USDT and USDC via mobile tap-to-pay or QR. The hook is instant settlement over multiple chains, reducing the friction that plagued earlier POS experiments.
For consumers, that means crypto balances inside the exchange wallet can fund everyday purchases without manually converting to fiat. For merchants, AEON’s SDK promises lower fees than Visa-level MDRs and real-time settlement in stablecoins, a cash-flow boon in tight retail margins.
Whether adoption sticks depends on local regulation and stablecoin on-ramps. KuCoin is headquartered in Seychelles; compliance hurdles differ country to country. Still, if it gains traction, it could pressure rival exchanges to roll out similar “super-app” payment features.