July 9, 2026·Bullish·partnership

Nium Acquires Cypher to Boost Stellar Payments

Nium acquired Cypher, a non-custodial wallet and Visa card provider with full Stellar (XLM) support. The acquisition strengthens Stellar's role in real-world payments infrastructure by integrating Cypher's technology into Nium's platform.

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Nium just bought Cypher and it’s one of those moves that quietly boosts $XLM in real payments infrastructure. Cypher had already baked full Stellar support into their non-custodial wallet and Visa card, users could hold, swap, and spend assets like USDC on it. Nium already ran