Wirex and TRON enable agentic on-chain payments

By Vriti Gothi

Wirex has launched a TRON-native payment infrastructure in collaboration with TRON DAO, aiming to enable autonomous, on-chain payments across retail, cross-border transfers, and programmable financial applications. The initiative is designed to support so-called “agentic payments,” where digital agents and applications can initiate and settle transactions independently, without relying on off-chain intermediaries.

Built entirely on the TRON blockchain, the new payment layer allows transactions—from stablecoin conversion to settlement to be processed on-chain. According to the companies, this approach is intended to combine fast settlement speeds and low transaction costs with full user self-custody, addressing ongoing concerns around transparency, control, and efficiency in blockchain-based payments.

The partnership reflects a broader industry push to move blockchain payments beyond speculative use cases and closer to everyday financial activity. TRON has positioned itself as a high-volume settlement network, reporting more than $23 trillion in total transfer volume, over 350 million user accounts, and more than 12 billion transactions to date. Wirex, meanwhile, provides payment rails that connect blockchain networks to traditional card schemes and banking systems.

Under the collaboration, TRON-based assets can be used for real-world payments while remaining in self-custodial wallets. Wirex’s infrastructure links the on-chain economy to Visa’s global merchant network and to banking rails in more than 130 countries, enabling spending, transfers, and stablecoin-based transactions without transferring custody to a central provider.

The infrastructure supports USD- and EUR-denominated stablecoins, with features such as 1:1 conversion and cross-chain liquidity, and is designed to be compatible with AI-driven and autonomous applications. Industry observers note that such capabilities are increasingly relevant as financial institutions and payment providers explore programmable money, embedded finance, and automated transaction models.

The TRON integration follows Wirex’s previous deployments across other blockchain networks and underscores its strategy of positioning itself as a stablecoin orchestration layer that connects issuers, card networks, banks, and liquidity providers. As competition intensifies around blockchain-based payments, the collaboration highlights how infrastructure-focused partnerships are becoming central to bridging decentralised networks with established global payment systems.