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PayPal's PYUSD stablecoin is now issued natively on the Polygon network through Paxos Trust Company, eliminating the bridged token versions that businesses previously had to rely on for Polygon-based payments.
As covered in our stablecoin payment rails guide, native issuance is a meaningful infrastructure upgrade: it removes bridge risk, reduces settlement friction, and gives PYUSD the same on-chain credibility on Polygon that it already holds on Ethereum and Solana.
The integration also connects PYUSD directly to Polygon's Open Money Stack, a unified payments infrastructure used by Revolut, Stripe, and hundreds of other businesses processing stablecoin payments on the network.
Key Takeaways
- PYUSD is now natively issued on Polygon by Paxos, eliminating the need for bridged token versions and giving businesses direct access to a federally regulated, OCC-supervised dollar stablecoin within Polygon's payment ecosystem.
- The integration connects PYUSD to Polygon's Open Money Stack, allowing businesses to accept payments, move funds across borders, settle in PYUSD, and convert back to local currency through a single integration without separate providers for issuance, compliance, and fiat conversion.
- Polygon has settled over $2.6 trillion in stablecoin volume and processes approximately $2.5 to $3 billion daily, making it one of the most commercially active stablecoin settlement networks in the world and a strategically significant distribution channel for PYUSD's enterprise payments push.
What Native Issuance on Polygon Changes
Before today, businesses using PYUSD on Polygon had to rely on bridged versions of the token. Bridged tokens carry additional smart contract risk and create settlement complexity that native issuance removes entirely.
Paxos now mints PYUSD directly on Polygon the same way it does on Ethereum and Solana. That means a single regulated dollar token with identical reserve backing across all three networks, no wrapping, no bridge contracts, no additional counterparty exposure.
The Open Money Stack Connection
The more commercially significant part of this announcement is the integration with Polygon's Open Money Stack. The stack combines digital wallets, regulated fiat on-ramps and off-ramps, compliance tooling, and cross-chain settlement in one infrastructure layer.
Businesses already processing payments on Polygon can access PYUSD through the same tools they already use. A company can accept a payment by card or bank transfer, move it across borders in PYUSD, and convert it to local currency, all in one integration.
Polygon Labs CEO Marc Boiron said the integration means a business can "take money in, move it across borders, and cash it out in one integration, with compliance built in." Paxos CRO Peter Jonas said native Polygon issuance puts "a federally regulated, dollar-backed stablecoin on one of the most active networks for stablecoin payments."
Why Polygon and Why Now
Polygon is not a typical DeFi chain. Revolut and Stripe already use its infrastructure for payment-oriented flows. The network processes approximately $2.5 to $3 billion in stablecoin volume daily and has crossed $2.6 trillion in total settled volume.
That positions Polygon as enterprise payment infrastructure rather than a retail crypto venue. For PYUSD, which processed $2.42 billion in stablecoin volume in June 2026 and ranked third among stablecoins by monthly volume, the partnership opens a distribution channel built specifically for business-to-business and cross-border payment use cases.
As covered in our PYUSD Q1 2026 report, cross-border settlement and enterprise payment infrastructure are the two commercial vectors where PYUSD has the strongest differentiated case versus USDT and USDC.
Conclusion
Native PYUSD issuance on Polygon is a targeted infrastructure move rather than a supply story.
It removes bridge risk, connects PYUSD to one of the most commercially active stablecoin settlement networks in the world, and embeds it directly into a payment stack already used by Revolut and Stripe.
For businesses running on Polygon, PYUSD now behaves the same as it does on Ethereum and Solana: natively issued, OCC-regulated, and redeemable 1:1.
For PYUSD's broader supply recovery trajectory following the Q2 2026 contraction from $4.2 billion, see the PayPal PYUSD 70-market expansion coverage for context on the wider distribution push this announcement is part of.
FAQ
1. What does native PYUSD issuance on Polygon mean?
Native PYUSD issuance on Polygon means Paxos now mints PYUSD directly on the Polygon network, eliminating bridged token versions that carried additional smart contract risk and settlement complexity for businesses.
2. Who issues PYUSD on Polygon?
PYUSD on Polygon is issued by Paxos Trust Company under a national trust charter supervised by the OCC, the same entity that issues PYUSD on Ethereum and Solana.
3. What is Polygon's Open Money Stack?
Polygon's Open Money Stack is a unified payment infrastructure combining digital wallets, regulated fiat on-ramps and off-ramps, compliance tooling, and cross-chain settlement that businesses can access through a single integration.
4. How much stablecoin volume does Polygon process?
Polygon processes approximately $2.5 to $3 billion in stablecoin volume daily and has settled over $2.6 trillion in total stablecoin transactions, making it one of the most active stablecoin settlement networks globally.
5. What companies already use Polygon for payments?
Revolut and Stripe already use Polygon's payment infrastructure, alongside hundreds of other businesses processing regulated stablecoin settlements on the network.
6. What is the difference between native and bridged PYUSD on Polygon?
The difference between native and bridged PYUSD on Polygon is that native PYUSD is minted directly by Paxos on the network with no additional smart contract risk, while bridged versions relied on third-party bridge contracts that introduced extra custody and settlement risk.
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