Polygon Connects TRON to Open Money Stack for USDT Payments
With one integration, Polygon wants to connect TRON and EVM networks for USDT payments, aimed at remittance companies and fintechs. The move highlights the role of stablecoins in cross-border settlement.
Key Takeaways
- Polygon Labs has expanded Open Money Stack with support for TRON.
- The integration is meant to help businesses handle USDT payments and cross-border transfers through one connection.
- Polygon says businesses can move USDT between TRON and EVM networks without separate wallet, bridge, and fiat ramp integrations.
Polygon Labs has expanded its Open Money Stack with support for TRON. With that, the crypto company wants to make it easier for businesses to handle stablecoin payments and cross-border transfers through one integration.
According to co-founder Sandeep Nailwal, the service is meant for businesses that want to use TRON for digital dollar services without first having to connect bank access, wallets, and other pieces separately. Polygon says one integration can be enough to bring those steps together.
One Connection for Payments
The new service is meant for remittance companies, fintechs, and payment companies. In practice, a customer can make a payment with a bank transfer, debit card, or cash, then receive USDT in a TRON wallet and later cash out again to a bank account.
Polygon emphasizes that TRON does not become a bank because of this, and that licensing requirements for payment companies still remain in place. Even so, companies no longer need to connect a separate provider for every step in the payment flow.
USDT Remains Central on TRON
Polygon also said that businesses can move USDT between TRON and supported EVM networks without separately connecting a wallet provider, bridge, and fiat ramp operator. That matters because TRON has long been an important network for moving USDT.
According to the market data provided, the USDT supply on TRON reached a record $89.2 billion (€79.8 billion) in the second quarter of 2026. During the same period, the network processed about 1.08 billion transactions, averaging 11.8 million per day. It also stood out that about 93% of stablecoin volume on TRON was peer-to-peer.
Why This Matters
For European crypto readers, this move shows how stablecoins are increasingly being used as payment infrastructure instead of just a trading tool. If more companies get access to TRON and EVM networks through one integration, that could be especially interesting for businesses that want to streamline international payments. Polygon ties that approach to its Open Money Stack, which was introduced earlier this year as a system for fiat access, wallets, orchestration, and onchain settlement.
Other payment companies are making that move too. For example, Rain applied for an OCC charter so it could manage stablecoin reserves and digital dollars itself under federal supervision, instead of relying entirely on third parties.
