🌍 TrustLinq Launches Next-Gen Crypto–Fiat Trading Platform: A Big Step in Turning Crypto into a Real-World Payment Instrument
With over half a billion people worldwide owning cryptocurrencies but only a tiny fraction of businesses accepting crypto payments, TrustLinq — a Swiss-licensed financial intermediary — has just announced a solution that will help break down the biggest barrier in the market: turning cryptocurrencies into a direct fiat payment instrument in every country.
🚀 TrustLinq: Instant crypto-to-fiat solution without banks
TrustLinq's new platform allows users to:
✔ Pay in crypto
✔ Recipients receive money in fiat
✔ Supports over 70 currencies globally
✔ Does not require users to have a bank account
✔ Does not require recipients to understand or use crypto
With a Swiss banking-standard payment infrastructure and a non-custodial model, TrustLinq offers direct crypto-to-fiat conversion and settlement, via familiar payment networks such as:
SEPA
SWIFT
Faster Payments
ACH
And TrustLinq debit card (launching Q1/2026)
This solution bypasses the entire cumbersome process of the traditional model — transfer crypto → sell on exchanges → deposit to banks — instead, simply send crypto and the system automatically makes the fiat payment to the beneficiary.
🔥 The Market Gap TrustLinq is Addressing
Despite 580+ million crypto users, less than 0.005% of businesses worldwide accept digital assets.
This leaves the majority of crypto holders struggling to meet their basic financial needs:
Paying rent
Paying school fees
Family expenses
Paying employee salaries
Paying international partners
Operating costs of a crypto-native business
TrustLinq provides an answer to this problem by allowing crypto to be spent without the recipient having to change their business processes or have any exposure to crypto.
🧩 Difference: TrustLinq is not a traditional payment processor
Most crypto payment processors today:
require merchants to accept crypto
require wallet creation
require infrastructure to accept digital assets
require conversion processing before receiving fiat
TrustLinq goes the opposite direction:
→ Receiver only needs a regular bank account
→ Sender does not need a bank
→ Both parties do not need crypto
This is the first “crypto-fiat relay” model on the market with Swiss supervision and strict AML compliance.
👥 Two target customer groups
🧑💼 Individual users
Can use crypto to:
Pay rent, electricity, water
Pay tuition
Transfer money internationally
Pay for entertainment, services
Make everyday expenses via debit card (coming soon)
🏢 Businesses
Especially suitable for:
International trading companies
Affiliate networks
SaaS
E-commerce that receives revenue in crypto
Businesses can use crypto to:
Pay salaries to employees in multiple countries
Pay suppliers
Operating costs
Reduce friction in international payment flows
🗣️ Statement from TrustLinq CEO: “Crypto needs real usability, not just speculation”
CEO Sharon Gal Franko emphasized:
“The future of payments requires a direct connection between digital assets and fiat currencies determined. With hundreds of millions of people holding crypto, the need to use it for everyday expenses is inevitable.”
TrustLinq hopes to help transform crypto from an asset primarily used for trading and speculation to a practical financial tool in life.
💳 TrustLinq Debit Card – The Final Bridge (launched Q1/2026)
The next phase of the project is the TrustLinq debit card, which allows:
Direct crypto payments at traditional stores
Operates in every country
Connects TrustLinq’s crypto-fiat system right at the point of sale
This will be an important step towards crypto becoming a global means of payment, no longer limited to the Web3 world.
🛡 TrustLinq – Focus on Swiss-style compliance and security
The platform operates under Swiss financial supervision, adhering to:
Swiss AML standards
digital asset management regulations
non-custodial model (does not hold client funds)
This makes TrustLinq both flexible as a fintech startup and trustworthy as a traditional banking institution.
🧭 Conclusion: TrustLinq is laying the foundation for a new era of crypto payments
While many platforms are trying to bring businesses to crypto, TrustLinq is taking the opposite approach — bringing crypto to the traditional financial world in the simplest way.
With no direct competitors, Swiss regulatory backing, and a focus on real utility, TrustLinq has the potential to become the new standard for crypto-fiat payments globally.