From private OTC activity in 2022 to public APIs, MakeSwap, and MakePay. Explore the milestones behind today’s checkout and the next payment experiences taking shape.
Our journey from private crypto transactions to decentralized swap tools and merchant payments. The latest milestones appear first.
Our partnership with Strike adds a payment method provider for card and bank payments across 98+ countries. Strike joins Cash App in MakePay checkout, giving customers more ways to pay while merchants receive crypto directly in their configured wallets.
Card / Bank paymentsThe public status site brings service reachability, network observations, and provider restrictions into one place. Checkout can also show relevant route advisories.
Open live statusA public Cash App onramp adds another entry point for customers to reach a supported crypto destination. Strike and provider selection follow in September.
Explore the onrampOur published ZC Miner story documents crypto payments for mining hardware orders: a branded payment page, order context, and settlement to the merchant wallet.
Read the ZC Miner storyCash App joins as a payment method provider for US card and bank payments. The partnership connects an everyday payment app to MakePay checkout, with crypto settlement to the merchant’s wallet.
Explore Card / Bank paymentsMakePay integrates Flashnet, adding another provider connection to its payment infrastructure. This expands the integration stack behind the checkout and its supported payment routes.
Explore our integrationsMakePay.io launches its first public release, bringing the focus from swapping to merchant payments. Chainflip and NEAR integrations connect the new checkout experience to decentralized swap infrastructure.
Explore MakePay paymentsMakeSwap.io launches as a decentralized swap interface, with API integration options for developers. Customers can use the interface directly, while teams can connect swap functionality to their own products.
Explore MakeSwapPublic API interfaces make decentralized swapping available for integration into other applications. This marks the move from private activity to public developer tools, laying the groundwork for MakeSwap and MakePay.
Explore the swap APIThe journey begins with private over-the-counter crypto transactions and crypto investments. This early chapter precedes the public APIs, swap interface, and merchant payment products that follow.
About the companyBorrow to pay is planned for 2027, with timing to be confirmed. Alongside it, we continue developing spending and lending experiences beyond today’s checkout.
A planned payment option using collateral-backed loans, with the goal of making it available across all MakePay merchants. Customers would borrow against supported crypto assets to fund a purchase. Implementation details and launch timing are still to be confirmed.
Explore borrowingA path from digital assets to everyday business spending. Access depends on eligibility, market availability, and card-program requirements.
Explore CardA planned interface for supplying supported assets through decentralized smart contracts. Market availability, rates, and risks follow the underlying protocol.
Explore lendingRoadmap information is a statement of direction, not a release commitment. Registration of interest does not guarantee access or launch timing. Last reviewed October 2026.
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