Stellar Launches Open-Source Platform for Global Payments

Stellar has rolled out its open-source disbursement platform after a year of development and piloting in Ukraine.

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  • Stellar has launched an open-source platform.
  • The platform pioneered in Ukraine’s humanitarian intervention.
  • The company is solidifying its presence in digital P2P payments.

Blockchain-based payment network Stellar has launched an open-source disbursement platform for global payments. Previously piloted for cash-based humanitarian intervention in Ukraine, the blockchain payment technology is now open-source, making it accessible for more improvement and wider adoption.

“Today, we unveiled the magic that makes our organization’s aid disbursements possible, the Stellar Disbursement Platform. After a year of hard work and patience, it's live and now available to anyone through the power of open-source,” read the announcement of Denelle Dixon, CEO & Executive Director of Stellar Development Foundation (SDF).

Inroads to Mainstream Digital P2P Payments

SDF has steadfastly intended to penetrate the mainstream market for digital peer-to-peer (P2P) payments. Today’s launch comes two days after the CEO announced via a blog post that SDF had become a minority investor in MoneyGram International Inc. (MGI) through a recent go-private transaction with Madison Dearborn Partners (MDP).

In the post, the CEO also revealed that the Stellar Foundation had secured a seat on MGI’s Board of Directors. “It is the first investment of its kind made from SDF’s treasury. Our investment also includes a seat on its (MGI) Board of Directors, of which I am proud to represent SDF among a diverse group of leaders in payments, financial services, and technology,” said the CEO.

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This is not the first interaction between Stellar and the P2P payment platform. In March 2022, the foundation partnered with MoneyGram to build a stablecoin remittance platform for use with Circle’s USD Coin (USDC).

The Power of Open-Source Blockchain Technologies

Stellar’s move to open-source payment technology contributes to the crypto industry’s flexibility and agility. Open-source platforms like Ethereum and Hyperledger have demonstrated that this approach provides a strong foundation for developing innovative decentralized finance (DeFi) solutions and use cases. 

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