VALR, Africa’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, has partnered with MoonPay to significantly boost global access to digital assets. Officially launched on 28 May 2025, the integration enables seamless fiat-to-crypto payments in over 180 countries. This strategic collaboration merges VALR’s user base of 1.3 million individuals and 1,300+ corporate clients with MoonPay’s robust fiat on-ramp infrastructure, serving more than 30 million verified users globally.

Users can now convert fiat into crypto with ease using a wide array of payment methods including credit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, and Venmo. This is a notable step forward for crypto accessibility, especially in emerging markets where banking restrictions and limited infrastructure often prevent users from entering the digital asset space.

34 Fiat Currencies and Local Payment Support

The integration currently supports 34 fiat currencies including KES (Kenyan Shilling), NGN (Nigerian Naira), IDR (Indonesian Rupiah), TRY (Turkish Lira), BRL (Brazilian Real), and TWD (New Taiwan Dollar). This broad range allows users from diverse regions to buy Bitcoin, stablecoins, and other supported tokens directly through payment options they already trust and use daily.

This approach directly addresses one of the major hurdles in crypto adoption: the difficulty of converting local currency into digital assets. By meeting users where they are with familiar payment methods and local currency support, VALR and MoonPay are building the infrastructure for wider, more equitable crypto adoption.

Empowering Emerging Markets and Global Users

The partnership aligns closely with VALR’s mission of building a financial system that reflects the oneness of humanity. According to VALR Co-Founder and CEO Farzam Ehsani, the collaboration with MoonPay empowers users worldwide by removing access barriers to the crypto ecosystem. MoonPay Co-Founder and CEO Ivan Soto-Wright echoed this sentiment, emphasising the shared goal of enabling more people, especially in underbanked regions to securely participate in the future of finance.

By opening direct access to digital assets like stablecoins, the integration helps individuals in inflation-prone or volatile economies to preserve value, transact globally, and store wealth on-chain. This is especially critical in parts of Africa, Latin America, and Asia where local currencies can be unstable and banking services unreliable.

Strengthened Infrastructure and Regulatory Confidence

Beyond retail benefits, VALR’s enhanced crypto services now include spot and futures trading, staking, crypto borrowing, and OTC trading, features that are further amplified by MoonPay’s payment infrastructure. VALR’s regulatory compliance through South Africa’s FSCA, the European Union, and Dubai’s VARA also adds a layer of institutional trust and global credibility.

With this integration, MoonPay and VALR are not only streamlining the fiat-to-crypto experience, they are also laying the groundwork for secure, scalable adoption of crypto in global markets. As user demand grows, this partnership sets a strong example of how crypto platforms can blend compliance, convenience, and accessibility to push the industry forward.