RedotPay Taps Sui for Global Crypto Payments, Eyes Mainstream Use

HONG KONG – April 21, 2026 – In a significant move to bridge the gap between digital assets and everyday commerce, payments fintech RedotPay has integrated the Sui blockchain, enabling its massive user base to spend and send SUI and the network's native stablecoin, USDC-Sui. The partnership, announced this week, equips RedotPay's more than 7 million users across over 100 countries with the ability to use Sui-native assets for seamless global transactions on traditional payment rails.

This integration allows users of the RedotPay card, which is supported by Apple Pay and Google Pay, to spend their SUI and USDC holdings at over 130 million merchants worldwide. The move signals a growing trend of making crypto assets as liquid and usable as fiat currency for daily purchases, from buying coffee to shopping online.

“It's clear that digital assets are quickly becoming the future of digital commerce,” said Jonathan Chan, Co-Founder and Head of Partnerships at RedotPay, in a statement. “At RedotPay, our mission is to make digital finance accessible, secure, and efficient for everyone. By integrating Sui's high-performance network, we’re providing more options for our global users to make instant payments with their digital holdings.”

The Technical Edge: Why Sui's Architecture Matters

The choice of the Sui network is a strategic one, rooted in the blockchain's high-performance architecture designed specifically for scalable finance. Developed by Mysten Labs—a team composed of the original architects of Meta’s Diem stablecoin project—Sui is built to handle a massive volume of transactions with remarkable speed and low cost.

While the network has demonstrated theoretical speeds of up to 297,000 transactions per second (TPS) in controlled tests, its real-world performance consistently offers near-instant finality, with complex transactions settling in under 500 milliseconds. This speed, combined with average transaction fees often below a fraction of a cent (around $0.002), is critical for payment applications where user experience demands immediate and affordable settlement. This performance directly challenges not only other blockchains but also the latency and cost structures of traditional payment networks.

“We knew that the future of digital payments was to effectively imagine it as sending a text; you don’t think about cost or the underlying networks required to send the message, you just send it,” explained Adeniyi Abiodun, Co-founder and CPO at Mysten Labs. “By integrating with RedotPay, we are moving past the 'experimental' phase of crypto payments. Users can now leverage the speed of Native USDC on Sui to buy coffee, pay for travel, or shop online… without the friction of typical blockchain wait times.”

A Crucial Distinction: The Power of Native Stablecoins

Perhaps the most technically significant aspect of this partnership is RedotPay’s embrace of Native USDC on Sui. This positions the company as one of the first crypto card providers to move beyond “bridged” assets, a distinction that carries major implications for security and efficiency.

Native USDC is issued directly on a blockchain by Circle, its fully regulated issuer, and is always backed 1:1 by cash and short-term U.S. government obligations. In contrast, bridged assets are wrapped versions of a token from another chain. To create them, the original asset is locked in a smart contract on its home chain, and a synthetic equivalent is minted on the new chain. This process relies on a “bridge,” which introduces an additional layer of smart contract risk. Historically, these bridges have been prime targets for multi-million dollar hacks, representing a significant vulnerability in the crypto ecosystem.

By using Native USDC, RedotPay bypasses this bridge risk entirely. This provides users with a more secure and efficient experience, eliminating potential delays and complexities associated with wrapped tokens. For Sui, it establishes a direct, institutional-grade on-ramp for fiat value into its ecosystem, reinforcing its campaign to become a de facto blockchain for global digital commerce.

Riding the Wave of Regulatory Clarity

This landmark partnership is not occurring in a vacuum. It comes at a time of unprecedented regulatory clarity for stablecoins in major global markets, creating a fertile ground for compliant fintech innovation. In the United States, the passage of the GENIUS Act in 2025 established a comprehensive federal framework for payment stablecoins, mandating 1:1 reserves and placing them under the purview of banking regulators, not the SEC. Similarly, the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation, which came into full effect in 2024, provides a clear licensing regime for stablecoin issuers.

This new regulatory landscape provides a tailwind for companies like RedotPay that build their services on fully reserved, regulated stablecoins like USDC. The legal certainty reduces risk for both consumers and institutions, paving the way for wider adoption. By aligning with these frameworks, RedotPay and Sui are positioning themselves at the forefront of a new, more mature phase of the digital asset industry.

A Formidable Player in a Crowded Field

RedotPay is not a newcomer vying for attention. The fintech company has already established itself as a powerhouse in the stablecoin payments sector, reporting over US$10 billion in annualized payment volume as of late 2025 and achieving profitability. Bolstered by a successful US$107 million Series B funding round in December 2025 from prominent investors like Pantera Capital and Circle Ventures, the company has the capital and market traction to execute its ambitious vision.

This integration with Sui adds to an already robust platform that supports a dozen major crypto assets, including BTC, ETH, and SOL. The addition of Sui’s high-speed, low-cost infrastructure, combined with the security of Native USDC, sharpens RedotPay’s competitive edge in a market filled with crypto card providers. This partnership is more than a technical update; it is a clear demonstration of how next-generation blockchain technology and regulated digital currencies are converging to build the future of finance—one seamless transaction at a time.