Airtm, a Stellar-powered digital wallet and payments platform, demonstrates how it solves last-mile payments for the digital economy by enabling freelancers, content creators, and online taskers to receive earnings globally and cash out locally through 400+ payment methods, peer-to-peer matching, and direct fiat connections.
In this webinar, Airtm's Chief Strategy Officer Lisa discusses how the platform addresses payment challenges in the digital economy, which includes over 70 million freelancers and 200 million content creators globally. Airtm uses Stellar and USDC as its core infrastructure to enable seamless cross-border payouts for enterprises and flexible last-mile withdrawals for workers. The platform offers three key advantages: easy fiat-to-USDC funding for businesses, fast withdrawals with no minimums for receivers, and access to 400+ local payment methods. Airtm is migrating to full self-custody Stellar accounts for retail users while maintaining KYC compliance and anti-money laundering standards. The peer-to-peer marketplace allows users to exchange Airtm balances for local payments within minutes, bypassing legacy banking infrastructure. Currently, 60-70 businesses use Airtm for payouts, and the company is rebranding AirUSD to USDC to reflect its underlying reserve asset.
