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MoonPay acquires Helio to offer on-chain payment solution

By Gloria Mathias

January 16, 2025

  • APAC news
  • AUSTRAC
  • Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre
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MoonPay, AUSTRAC, Fintech Solutions, FinTech News, Fintech Australia, Web3 Infrastructure, Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre, Digital currency exchange services, Crypto Currency, APAC news, Fintech Acquisitions, Helio, Solana MoonPay has announced its strategic acquisition of Helio, Solana’s premiere crypto payment processor. Together, MoonPay and Helio will offer the most comprehensive on-chain payment solution.

The acquisition brings Helio’s technology, team, and ecosystem into MoonPay’s portfolio, driving innovation in decentralized finance, creator commerce, and trading infrastructure.

Founded in 2022, Helio simplifies crypto payments for merchants and creators by providing tools to accept cryptocurrencies like SOL, ETH, and BTC. The company has quickly become a leading crypto checkout app with 6,000+ merchants and millions of users.

The Helio platform has handled $1.5b+ in transactions and integrates with leading digital platforms such as Discord, WooCommerce, and Shopify (the Solana Pay plugin installed by thousands of stores). Helio makes it easy to create and integrate bespoke on-chain checkout flows via a developer API, enabling marketplaces, apps, trading terminals, and DEXs to route and accelerate transactions with the highest success rates.

“This acquisition is an important step in advancing our vision for the future of payments,” said Ivan Soto-Wright, MoonPay’s co-founder and CEO. “Helio’s technology and expertise strengthen our ability to deliver efficient, secure, and scalable solutions for crypto commerce, trading infrastructure, and marketplaces. With MoonPay and Helio combined, we now offer the most comprehensive product for on-chain payments.”

MoonPay will be able to expand its trading and marketplace volume by combining Helio’s capabilities with our extensive product ecosystem.

With Helio’s team joining MoonPay, this acquisition further cements our position as the leading provider of crypto payments infrastructure.

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