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Polygon Labs Acquires Coinme and Sequence for $250M to Compete with Stripe in Stablecoin Payments

Cash-to-crypto on-ramps and embedded wallets round out Polygon’s Open Money Stack, signaling a full-stack push into merchant pay-ins and payouts.

January 13, 2026

Polygon Labs buys two crypto startups for $250 million as it looks to compete with Stripe

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Quick Take
  • Polygon is buying Coinme and Sequence for $250M to assemble a full-stack stablecoin payments platform.
  • Combining fiat on-ramps with embedded wallets targets Stripe-like checkout, payouts, and cross-border remittances.
  • Deal advances Polygon’s Open Money Stack strategy and deepens competition in enterprise crypto payments.

Polygon Labs announced today that it has signed definitive agreements to acquire Coinme and Sequence. The acquisitions aim to create a comprehensive infrastructure for regulated stablecoin payments, enabling seamless money movement for institutions, fintechs, and enterprises across the United States and beyond.

The deal positions Polygon Labs as a key player in the evolving landscape of digital payments, combining licensed fiat on-ramps and off-ramps with advanced enterprise wallet solutions and cross-chain transaction capabilities. This integrated offering, dubbed the "Open Money Stack," is designed to facilitate compliant, global stablecoin transactions on Polygon's high-performance blockchain rails.

"Polygon Labs is rebuilding the way the world experiences money, combining blockchain rails with regulated infrastructure required for money to operate onchain, at global scale,"

the company stated in its announcement. The vision is to empower instant money transfers anywhere, eliminating delays, borders, and complexities associated with traditional financial systems.

Read More:
https://polygon.technology/blog/polygon-labs-to-acquire-coinme-and-sequence-to-offer-regulated-stablecoin-payments-in-the-u-s

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