$XLM 🤝 2021
•MoneyGram — Partnered with Stellar to enable cross-border payments using USDC on the Stellar network. This integrates with MoneyGram’s global agent network, offering instant cash pickup/dropoff in USDC .
•IBM World Wire — Continued expansion of IBM’s payment rails built on Stellar, with renewed collaboration throughout 2021 .
•Circle/USDC integration — USDC stablecoin was launched on Stellar, fueling remittance and DeFi activity .
•Franklin Templeton — Tokenized U.S. government money market fund deployed via Stellar in 2021 .
•Lightnet (with Visa & Velo) — Strategic expansion in Southeast Asia as Lightnet, Velo, and Visa collaborated on remittances powered by Stellar .
•Tala & AirTM — SDF’s Enterprise Fund invested in Tala and AirTM to support financial inclusion platforms using USDC on Stellar .
•Curve, Deloitte, Smartlands — Multiple collaborations: Deloitte on digital banking, Smartlands for asset tokenization, and integration with Curv for custody services .
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2022–2023
•Ukraine CBDC pilot — Stellar Development Foundation signed an MoU with Ukraine’s digital transformation ministry to explore a national digital currency (e‑hryvnia) .
•FIS (Fidelity National Information Services) — Joint efforts to modernize payments using Stellar technology .
•Samsung Blockchain Keystore — Stellar integrated into Samsung’s Android blockchain SDK .
•AWS, Blockdaemon, Figment — Strategic infrastructure partnerships for validator and node hosting .
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2024
•Mastercard integration — Stellar supports Mastercard’s “Crypto Credential” initiative, boosting secure payments infrastructure .
•Franklin Templeton (expanded) — Late 2024 saw FT further migrate assets to Stellar, aiming to reduce transaction costs by up to 99% .
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2025
•AEON Group (April 2025) — Partnership to enable XLM and USDC payments at over 20 million QR-enabled retail outlets across Southeast Asia, initially piloted in Malaysia .
•Fonbnk & ZyptoApp + MoneyGram — In early 2025, Stellar teamed up with Fonbnk to convert SIM cards into virtual debit cards in Africa, and alongside ZyptoApp & MoneyGram, created a global crypto on/off-ramp network with 500K+ locations .
🤝 2021
•MoneyGram — Partnered with Stellar to enable cross-border payments using USDC on the Stellar network. This integrates with MoneyGram’s global agent network, offering instant cash pickup/dropoff in USDC .
•IBM World Wire — Continued expansion of IBM’s payment rails built on Stellar, with renewed collaboration throughout 2021 .
•Circle/USDC integration — USDC stablecoin was launched on Stellar, fueling remittance and DeFi activity .
•Franklin Templeton — Tokenized U.S. government money market fund deployed via Stellar in 2021 .
•Lightnet (with Visa & Velo) — Strategic expansion in Southeast Asia as Lightnet, Velo, and Visa collaborated on remittances powered by Stellar .
•Tala & AirTM — SDF’s Enterprise Fund invested in Tala and AirTM to support financial inclusion platforms using USDC on Stellar .
•Curve, Deloitte, Smartlands — Multiple collaborations: Deloitte on digital banking, Smartlands for asset tokenization, and integration with Curv for custody services .
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2022–2023
•Ukraine CBDC pilot — Stellar Development Foundation signed an MoU with Ukraine’s digital transformation ministry to explore a national digital currency (e‑hryvnia) .
•FIS (Fidelity National Information Services) — Joint efforts to modernize payments using Stellar technology .
•Samsung Blockchain Keystore — Stellar integrated into Samsung’s Android blockchain SDK .
•AWS, Blockdaemon, Figment — Strategic infrastructure partnerships for validator and node hosting .
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2024
•Mastercard integration — Stellar supports Mastercard’s “Crypto Credential” initiative, boosting secure payments infrastructure .
•Franklin Templeton (expanded) — Late 2024 saw FT further migrate assets to Stellar, aiming to reduce transaction costs by up to 99% .
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2025
•AEON Group (April 2025) — Partnership to enable XLM and USDC payments at over 20 million QR-enabled retail outlets across Southeast Asia, initially piloted in Malaysia .
•Fonbnk & ZyptoApp + MoneyGram — In early 2025, Stellar teamed up with Fonbnk to convert SIM cards into virtual debit cards in Africa, and alongside ZyptoApp & MoneyGram, created a global crypto on/off-ramp network with 500K+ locations… you should probably do some research but if you are to busy smoking crack I’ll fill you in!