{"id":52179,"date":"2026-09-30T07:15:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T07:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptomag.finance\/?p=52179"},"modified":"2026-09-30T07:15:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T07:15:10","slug":"citi-and-coinbase-expand-partnership-to-bridge-fiat-banking-and-stablecoin-payments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptomag.finance\/?p=52179","title":{"rendered":"Citi and Coinbase Expand Partnership to Bridge Fiat Banking and Stablecoin Payments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Will-Trigger-Crypto-Cleansing.jpg?resize=1024,600\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A major U.S. bank is rolling out new rails that let businesses move between traditional bank money and stablecoins without juggling separate crypto systems.<\/p>\n<p>Citi and Coinbase expanded their collaboration with two U.S.-first products that connect fiat banking to stablecoin payments, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citigroup.com\/global\/news\/press-release\/2026\/citi-coinbase-expand-collaboration-connect-digital-fiat-payments-corporations-consumers\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">says<\/a> Citi.<\/p>\n<p>Coinbase Virtual Accounts use Citi\u2019s Virtual Account Wallet so payments customers get bank-account-like features, with incoming fiat automatically converted into stablecoins.<\/p>\n<p>Spring by Citi lets institutional clients accept stablecoin payments at checkout through Coinbase Payments, with automatic conversion to fiat and Citi settling as the bank of record.<\/p>\n<p>Merchants can reach more than 150 million stablecoin holders without holding, custodying or managing digital assets themselves, according to the release.<\/p>\n<p>Coinbase\u2019s Alec Lovett, head of infrastructure product, addressed why the bank link matters.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cClients building on Coinbase have always needed a fast, compliant bridge between fiat and stablecoins, and Citi gives us that at scale.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The push builds on an earlier October 2025 partnership and comes as U.S. and EU stablecoin rules keep tightening.<\/p>\n<p><em><span>Follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheDailyHodl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thedailyhodl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/thedailyhodl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Telegram<\/a><\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<em><span>Don&#8217;t Miss a Beat \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/join-the-daily-hodl-email-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe<\/a> to get email alerts delivered directly to your inbox <\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"hideinamp\">\n<div class=\"dianomi_context\" data-dianomi-context-id=\"736\"><\/div>\n<p>&amp;nbsp<\/p>\n<h6>Disclaimer: Opinions expressed at The Daily Hodl are not investment advice. 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