SatoshiPay, a Stellar-based micropayments startup, partnered with Axel Springer SE to enable blockchain payments for content from major publishers like Business Insider and Rolling Stone, with wallet integration launching January 31.
SatoshiPay announced a partnership with Axel Springer SE, Europe's largest digital publishing house, to process blockchain-based micropayments for content globally. Starting January 31, consumers can pay for content from Axel Springer's titles including Business Insider, Die Welt, and Rolling Stone using SatoshiPay's Stellar-based wallet. Payments are processed directly without intermediaries, reducing transaction costs and enabling new monetization models. SatoshiPay, founded in 2014, migrated from Bitcoin to Stellar in 2017 for faster, cheaper transactions. Axel Springer generated over 3.5 billion euros in 2017 revenue, with digital media contributing more than 60 percent.