Ingenico CEO Discusses WalletConnect Pay Integration for Stablecoin Payments

馃彧 Stablecoins hit retail

By WalletConnect
Feb 6, 2026, 2:22 PM
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Ingenico CEO Floris de Kort spoke with FinTech Magazine about integrating WalletConnect Pay into their payment systems.​

Key Points:

  • Ingenico operates 40 million POS devices and over 2,500 apps globally
  • The integration enables stablecoin acceptance through existing payment infrastructure
  • De Kort notes growing interest in stablecoin payments among partners

What This Means: Consumers will soon be able to use WalletConnect Pay for everyday purchases at coffee shops, retail stores like Zara, and hotels using Ingenico's widespread terminal network.​

The integration brings crypto payments to mainstream retail environments without requiring merchants to overhaul their existing systems.​

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