Apple Pay Just Went Crypto — Mesh Lets You Tap to Pay with Stablecoins

🍏 Apple Pay Taps into Crypto — No Wallet Required

In what could be the biggest real-world leap for crypto payments yet, Mesh just announced Apple Pay support — making it possible to pay in BTC, ETH, or SOL with a tap, while merchants receive USDC or USDT.

Revealed live on stage at TOKEN2049, CEO Bam Azizi dropped the news:

“Apple Pay is the final mile for crypto payments to go mainstream.”

And just like that, Mesh made crypto usable at checkout — no QR codes, no clunky wallets, no excuses.

💡 How It Works — Real Crypto, Real NFC, Real Fast

Here’s the magic under the hood:

🔄 SmartFunding

Users can pay in volatile crypto (BTC, ETH, SOL), while merchants auto-convert to stablecoins (USDC, USDT) — instantly.

📲 Apple Pay + Face ID

At the point of sale, customers tap to pay via Apple Pay. Mesh handles the swap invisibly.

🛍️ No Blockchain Knowledge Needed

Merchants don’t touch crypto infrastructure — just settle in stablecoins. It’s Stripe-meets-DeFi.

📈 Mesh’s Endgame: Make Crypto Payments Boring (in a Good Way)

After raising $82M in Series B (backed by Paradigm and Consensys), Mesh is going full throttle:

• 💳 300+ integrations: Coinbase, MetaMask, Binance
• 🛠️ Full-stack payment rails for crypto-native checkout
• 🧩 Plug-and-play SDKs for Web2 and Web3 apps

This isn’t just a fintech feature — it’s a new backend for retail.

🧠 Why It Actually Matters

Crypto’s biggest UX flaw? Last-mile usability.

Mesh is fixing that:

• 🧍‍♂️ Customers can spend like they use Apple Pay
• 🧍‍♀️ Merchants get price-stable, instant settlement
• 💸 Everyone skips gas fees, slippage, and wallet drama

And it’s already live — not some 2026 roadmap fantasy.

🔮 What’s Next? Google Pay, Obviously

Whispers from the TOKEN2049 floor suggest Google Pay support is coming — maybe even Samsung Wallet after that.

If Mesh nails multi-wallet NFC compatibility, crypto payments could scale across:

• 🏬 Physical retail
• 🌐 E-commerce
• 📲 P2P tap-to-pay

No browser extensions. No bridges. Just tap, pay, done.

🧠 TL;DR: Mesh Turns Apple Pay into a Crypto Checkout Button

• 🍏 Pay with BTC, ETH, or SOL via Apple Pay
• 💵 Merchants get stablecoins (USDC/USDT), no crypto setup required
• 🧱 Mesh builds the rails. Users don’t need to know it’s crypto
• 🔥 The last-mile UX wall? Shattered.

Web3 just found its Visa moment — and it lives inside your iPhone.