Deel, the global payroll platform serving over 40,000 companies, is adding stablecoin payouts through a partnership with MoonPay. Workers can now receive salaries directly to non-custodial wallets starting March 2026 in the UK and EU, with US expansion to follow.
BREAKING: @Deel and MoonPay partner to help 40,000 businesses pay employees in stablecoins
— MoonPay 🟣 (@moonpay) February 10, 2026
💰 Your salary, paid in stablecoins
💸 Delivered directly to your non-custodial wallet
🚀 Launching in UK + EU (US next)
⚡️ Powered by @iron
Global payroll. Crypto rails. March 2026. pic.twitter.com/ye5SGEwvF3
The Partnership
Deel integrates MoonPay’s Iron infrastructure to offer stablecoin salary payments alongside traditional payout methods. Workers opt in to receive earnings in stablecoins delivered to their personal wallets.
MoonPay handles the conversion, wallet delivery, and off-ramp capabilities. Deel manages the payroll logic and employer interface. The result: employers pay in fiat, workers receive stablecoins – or convert back to local currency through MoonPay’s rails.
Deel is transforming global payroll for the modern workforce, and MoonPay is proud to support their mission with enterprise-grade stablecoin payouts…This partnership represents a major step forward in bringing digital assets into real-world financial use cases like salary payments.
Ivan Soto-Wright, CEO of MoonPay
Thierry Edde, Head of Crypto at Deel, emphasized flexibility: “By integrating MoonPay’s infrastructure, we’re expanding our suite of payment options, making it even easier for workers to access their pay instantly and securely via stablecoins.”
Why Stablecoin Payroll Matters
Cross-border payroll remains slow and expensive. Stablecoins solve specific problems:
- Speed: Near-instant settlement versus 3-5 day banking rails
- Inflation protection: Workers in high-inflation regions preserve purchasing power
- Banking access: Remote workers without reliable local banks receive funds securely
- Control: Workers manage income without dependence on local financial institutions
- Cost: Reduced intermediary fees on international transfers
This matters most for distributed teams. A contractor in Argentina or Nigeria can receive payment in minutes rather than days – and avoid losing value to currency depreciation before they can spend it.
The Infrastructure
MoonPay acquired Iron in March 2025 specifically to build enterprise stablecoin infrastructure. Iron provides the settlement layer: virtual accounts, on/off-ramps, global payouts to 30+ currencies, and compliance tools.
MoonPay brings regulatory credentials that enterprise clients require:
- NY BitLicense holder
- NY Limited Purpose Trust Charter
- Money transmitter licenses across the US
- MiCA authorization in the EU
The company has 30 million customers across 180 countries and over 500 enterprise clients. A May 2025 partnership with Mastercard for stablecoin payments signaled the same enterprise push now extending to payroll.
What This Means
Stablecoin payroll moves from crypto-native experiment to mainstream HR infrastructure. Deel operates across 150+ countries with major enterprise clients. This is not a niche product for crypto companies – it is an option available to any Deel customer.
The pattern is familiar: regulated infrastructure providers make crypto rails invisible to end users. Employers do not need to understand stablecoins. Workers who want them get them. Workers who do not can ignore the feature entirely.
MoonPay continues positioning itself as the backend for institutional stablecoin adoption. Deel gets a differentiated feature for a global workforce increasingly comfortable with digital assets.
The March rollout in UK and EU tests the model in established regulatory environments before US expansion. Watch for adoption numbers in Q2.
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