dLocal launches the most seamless stablecoin integration for payments in emerging markets
Stablecoins become another payment method for merchants, allowing them to move money globally across collections, payouts, and treasury use cases, with a single infrastructure.
Montevideo, Uruguay –April 21, 2026 – dLocal (NASDAQ: DLO), the leading cross-border payments platform connecting global merchants to Emerging Markets, today announced the launch of Stablecoin Full, a complete stablecoin solution that enables merchants to collect, convert, and pay out funds using stablecoins across high-growth economies.
Stablecoin Full enables global merchants to accept and send payments in stablecoins, fund and settle transactions in digital assets, and optimize their treasury operations across 44+ emerging markets, all through a single API.
“Emerging Markets are where the next wave of digital consumers is coming from, but moving money in and out of these economies is still complex,” said Marcelo Dutilh, Product Lead for Stablecoins at dLocal. “With Stablecoin Full, we treat stablecoins as just another local payment method inside dLocal’s platform. Merchants get the benefits of faster, more flexible rails, without having to manage crypto infrastructure or regulatory complexity.”
Merchants and platforms selling in emerging markets face a combination of multiple currencies and local payment methods, fragmented liquidity, FX volatility, and different regulatory realities across countries. Stablecoins are rapidly gaining traction as a faster, more flexible rail for payments and settlement, particularly in high-inflation markets where they are already used daily for remittances, savings and e-commerce.
dLocal’s Stablecoin Full addresses these challenges by providing a single API and unified orchestration layer where stablecoins operate alongside existing local rails, connecting into licensed and regulated partners and settlement models by market. Merchants will be able to:
- Accept stablecoins directly at checkout.
- Choose how they get settled, in USD or stablecoins.
- Send payouts globally in stablecoins.
- Convert between local currency and stablecoins seamlessly.
- Manage everything through one integration, with full reporting and reconciliation.
- …All designed to be aligned with local regulations and compliance requirements in each market.
“Stablecoins are moving from experimental to real payment infrastructure,” added Dutilh. “Our merchants don’t want to become crypto experts or navigate regulation market by market. They want a single partner that handles that complexity for them. That’s exactly what dLocal provides.”
The offering is designed to leverage dLocal’s infrastructure, compliance frameworks, and reporting capabilities, providing merchants with a single integration that can orchestrate stablecoin and fiat flows across pay-ins, payouts, treasury, and on/off-ramps, unified reporting and reconciliation across markets, as well as clear governance around data handling and regulated partners where applicable in each country.
The solution aims to support the alignment of stablecoin flows with relevant local regulations, data requirements, and compliance standards, helping merchants scale globally while managing regulatory risk.
dLocal’s Stablecoin Full is designed for real payment use cases and works alongside existing local payment methods. With Stablecoins Full, dLocal reinforces its position as the bridge between global businesses and the next generation of money movement in emerging markets.
About dLocal
dLocal builds financial infrastructure for markets of the future, connecting global enterprises with local payment cultures across high-growth markets in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America. Through the "One dLocal" concept (one direct API, one platform, and one contract), global companies can accept payments, send payouts, and settle funds globally without the need to manage multiple local entities and integrations. For more information, visit www.dlocal.com.
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