Web3 payment provider Transak has partnered with Soneium to bring more mainstream users to its recently launched blockchain network.
According to a press release shared with crypto.news, Transak will help Soneium onboard regular users who want to leverage the web3 infrastructure and services of the Ethereum (ETH) layer 2 platform. Transak, a US-based payment provider, has a technology center in Bengaluru, India, and also has offices in the United Kingdom, Italy, United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong.
Sony’s dive into web3
Sony Group, through its Sony Block Solutions Labs, is making a major entry into the blockchain and web3 space with the launch of an Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain. Unveiled on August 23, the Soneium platform is a collaboration between the tech giant and Startale Labs, built using the OP Stack.
The partnership with Transak adds to a list of major crypto and blockchain players that Sony Block Solutions Labs has integrated as launch partners. These include Optimism (OP), Alchemy, USDC (USDC) publisher Circle, The Graph (GRT), and Chainlink (LINK).
Soneium also partnered with oracle platform Pyth Network (PYTH) as a price feed provider.
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Transak will help users with Soneium
The Soneium blockchain platform will focus on providing a network where web3 applications, leveraging Sony’s vast influence and diverse use cases, can reach mainstream users. Top projects likely to find the new layer 2 platform attractive include decentralized applications for gaming, music and entertainment.
Our team works closely with Transak, who shares the mission to go mainstream with Soneium. Transak’s dedicated solutions for multiple industries will enable developers to build innovative solutions, and we look forward to supporting the development of groundbreaking projects at Soneium.
Sota Watanabe, director of Sony Block Solutions Labs.
Transak offers payment options on/off ramp
Thanks to the integration with Transak, users around the world can easily join the Soneium platform. Transak’s web3 payment infrastructure is available for more than 350 apps in 160 countries. Through Transak’s integrations, users have access to multiple payment options when buying or selling digital assets and non-fungible tokens.
Transak supports up and down payment methods such as bank transfers, credit/debit cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay. NFT Checkout also supports many of these payment options.
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