Cryptocurrency giants AEON and Polygon join forces to innovate retail payment solutions using digital assets.
In a significant move for the blockchain industry, AEON has partnered with Polygon to expand blockchain-based payment options across over 20 million retail outlets worldwide. This collaboration positions itself at the forefront of Web3 payments, aiming to make crypto transactions more accessible in everyday settings such as restaurants, lifestyle stores, and retail chains.
The initiative brings Web3 features into practical retail environments, allowing payments at international franchises like Starbucks, UNIQLO, Pizza Hut, and McDonald's. AEON Pay, integrated with Polygon's suite of tools, supports both online and offline retail, including its Telegram Mini App and compatible crypto wallets like Bitget Wallet.
The partnership leverages Polygon's advanced blockchain tools, including zkEVM, CDK, and AggLayer interoperability framework, for seamless, secure, and scalable cross-chain payment experiences. AEON's software development kit (SDK) is a modular, chain-agnostic framework for implementing cross-chain payment functionality.
AEON is committed to fostering interoperability and universal wallet compatibility through ongoing integrations with other chains like BNB Chain, Viction, Neo, Conflux, and Ethereum's Arbitrum, among others. The SDK supports a broad range of chains, including EVM-compatible ones like Ethereum, Arbitrum, and BNB Chain, and non-EVM ones like Solana, Sui, and TON.
The alliance aims to unify fragmented blockchain networks and promote broader utility across digital finance infrastructures. Merchants using AEON's SDK benefit from built-in tools for analytics and fiat off-ramps via established payment networks. Customers in regions spanning Southeast Asia to Latin America can now make payments using $POL and Polygon-based USDC tokens, directly from their crypto wallets.
With the new collaboration, AEON is poised to scale beyond its initial markets, targeting further adoption across Africa and Latin America. This development follows AEON's earlier partnership with TRON, which had laid the groundwork for digital payments across Southeast Asia. The partnership showcases a maturing blockchain environment where digital currencies are not only tools for investment but also practical instruments for everyday transactions.
The partnership aims to enable borderless, scalable, and merchant-ready crypto transactions for millions of users. It is deeply aligned with Polygon's AggLayer vision of building an Ethereum-secured multichain ecosystem. The partnership also aims to promote the unification of fragmented blockchain networks and the broader utility of digital finance infrastructures.
The integration simplifies development for developers and merchants looking to adopt blockchain-based payment solutions. The SDK includes modules for invoicing, Know Your Customer (KYC) compliance, token conversions, and refund mechanisms. With this partnership, AEON and Polygon are taking a significant step towards making Web3 payments a reality for millions of users worldwide.
