Aptos Foundation and Bitso Partnership Enhances Instant Stablecoin Transfers to Latin America

Aptos Foundation and Bitso, the leading financial services company  powered by crypto in Latin America, have announced a comprehensive partnership that aims to improve how money moves across the globe. The collaboration will enable Bitso’s 9 million customers to access  USDT and USDC on the Aptos network, while driving even more cross-border payment innovation,  particularly in the high-volume U.S.-Mexico corridor. 

Stablecoin adoption is accelerating across Latin America, driven primarily by practical, everyday use cases  such as remittances, small business payments, and treasury management. According to Bitso’s report, in  the first half of 2025 alone, 46% of all transactions involved US dollar-pegged stablecoins—representing a  10% year-over-year increase and highlighting the growing demand for stable-value alternatives to volatile  local currencies. 

“Latin America is leading the stablecoin payments revolution and reshaping the potential of financial  services. We’re excited to be partnering with a market leader like Bitso that is perfectly positioned to  accelerate growth across the region,” said Ash Pampati, head of ecosystem at Aptos Foundation. “By  bringing best-in-class stablecoin performance to the region, we’re enabling practical everyday use cases  that demonstrate the real-world value of blockchain technology.” 

“Bitso’s focus on making crypto useful for payments, their regional leadership and regulatory expertise  make them an ideal partner to expand the availability of Aptos-native stablecoins to users in Latin  America,” said Emilio Rivero Coello, who facilitated the partnership on behalf of the Foundation and leads  payments at Aptos Labs, an important Aptos ecosystem partner. “This partnership positions us to serve the  increasingly important adoption happening across the U.S.—Mexico corridor, where millions of users need  more efficient payment rails with near zero-fee, instant settlement capabilities.” 

Bitso customers are also gaining access to APT, with plans to expand to full deposits and withdrawals over  the Aptos network. Whether it’s a family receiving small remittances from relatives in the U.S., a small  business managing cross-border payroll, or a financial institution overseeing high-volume transfers, they  will now be able to access sub-second transaction finality and near-zero gas fees.  

“As we continue expanding our services across Latin America, partnering with high-performance  blockchains like Aptos ensures our customers get access to the most advanced digital asset infrastructures  and fastest-growing DeFi ecosystems available,” said Ben Reid, Head of Stablecoins at Bitso. “Aptos is  laying the framework for a truly global trading engine, centered on speed, low-cost and real-world scale.  We’re delighted to partner with them and extend those benefits to our millions of users around the world.” 

This initiative builds on Aptos’ integration by the world’s largest stablecoin issuers, including USDT, USDC  and USDe, expanding the network’s role in global payments infrastructure. In total, the monthly stablecoin transfer volume on the Aptos network now sits at more than $501 billion, pointing to increasing global  demand for faster, cheaper global payments. This partnership will continue increasing the transacted  volume by expanding into fast-growing markets like Argentina, Colombia and Brazil. 

Bitso’s pioneering development of MXNB, the first Mexican Peso stablecoin, exemplifies the kind of  localized innovation that Aptos Foundation believes is essential for global payment infrastructure. The  partnership positions both organizations well to advance on-chain payment solutions that bridge local and  international markets across Latin America.