- Banxa has integrated LI.FI to give users broader access to tokens, DeFi products and tokenized assets across more than 60 blockchains.
- The integration allows Banxa to use decentralized liquidity and cross-chain routing behind the scenes, reducing the steps between a fiat payment and the user’s preferred onchain asset.
Banxa has integrated LI.FI’s liquidity-routing technology, expanding the range of tokens and blockchain networks available through its fiat-to-crypto infrastructure.
The agreement is designed to shorten the path between a fiat payment and the asset a user ultimately wants to hold. Instead of requiring users to separately buy an intermediary token, select a blockchain, use a bridge and complete a swap, Banxa can route those steps through a single onboarding flow.
LI.FI aggregates liquidity from decentralized exchanges, bridge protocols and intent-based systems. Its infrastructure currently covers more than 60 blockchain networks and is used by more than 1,000 enterprise integrations.
The integration provides Banxa access to decentralized exchange-sourced liquidity alongside its existing fulfillment partners.
That could help the company support assets that are not readily available through a single centralized exchange or liquidity provider. LI.FI’s routing engine evaluates factors including liquidity, fees, gas costs and slippage before selecting an execution path.
“Crypto users shouldn’t have to think about bridges, liquidity routes, or which blockchain an asset lives on. They should simply be able to access what they want,” LI.FI co-founder and CEO Philipp Zentner said in a statement shared with AlexaBlockchain.
“The next phase of crypto adoption will be defined by experiences that are intuitive, not technical,” he added. “By working with Banxa, we’re helping make that possible for millions of users while giving platforms a scalable way to connect users with the growing universe of onchain assets.”
From Crypto On-Ramp to Onchain Routing
Traditional fiat on-ramps have typically focused on the first stage of a transaction: converting dollars, euros or another national currency into a limited selection of cryptocurrencies.
That model works well when a user only wants Bitcoin, Ether or a major stablecoin.
It becomes less efficient when the intended destination is a token on another blockchain, a decentralized finance vault or a tokenized real-world asset. Users may need to complete additional swaps and bridge transactions after the initial purchase.
The LI.FI integration allows Banxa to treat those steps as part of a broader fulfillment process.
“Liquidity shouldn’t be a bottleneck to crypto adoption,” Banxa Chief Growth and Product Officer Shaun Heng said.
“By integrating LI.FI, we’re diversifying our fulfillment sources beyond traditional exchange partners and unlocking DEX-sourced liquidity for more assets — all while maintaining the compliance rigor our partners and millions of users expect,” Heng added. “It’s a direct investment in faster, more efficient delivery for every Banxa-powered transaction.”
Banxa provides payment, identity-verification, compliance and settlement infrastructure that businesses can embed into wallets, exchanges and financial applications.
The company began operating in 2014 and later shifted its focus toward business-to-business payment and compliance infrastructure for fiat-to-crypto transactions.
Its developer documentation says the service is available across more than 150 countries and holds 45 regulatory licences. Banxa also offers hosted checkout products and a Native API for companies seeking an embedded user experience.
Banxa said in the announcement that it has processed more than $10 billion in cumulative transactions. Its current developer website separately describes $10 billion as “annual transaction volume,” meaning the precise measurement period for the figure is unclear.
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Why the Integration Matters
The agreement reflects a change in what users expect from crypto onboarding.
Early on-ramps were primarily designed to help first-time buyers acquire a major cryptocurrency. Newer applications increasingly need to deliver stablecoins, DeFi positions and tokenized investments across different networks.
That makes asset routing almost as important as payment processing.
A user purchasing an onchain asset does not necessarily care which exchange, bridge or decentralized liquidity pool completes the transaction. The user is more likely to care about the final price, completion time and whether the correct asset appears on the correct network.
Combining Banxa’s regulated fiat-payment infrastructure with LI.FI’s onchain routing layer could abstract more of that complexity.
However, the integration does not eliminate execution risk. Cross-chain transactions can still be affected by changing liquidity, slippage, blockchain congestion, smart-contract vulnerabilities and bridge security.
The commercial outcome will therefore depend on whether the companies can improve transaction completion and asset availability without adding excessive fees or execution risk.
A Broader Infrastructure Race
Banxa and LI.FI are not alone in attempting to consolidate the crypto onboarding journey.
Onramper connects applications to more than 30 fiat on-ramps and 175 payment methods through a single integration. Its routing system ranks providers using factors such as pricing, expected transaction success and user friction.
Onramper says its recommended-provider routing can increase conversion rates by an average of 240% compared with the conversion rate of an average individual on-ramp. That is a company-reported figure and may vary significantly by geography, payment method and transaction type.
MoonPay has taken a different approach by offering headless fiat on-ramps that allow businesses to embed card, Apple Pay and Google Pay purchases directly into their interfaces. The company says its ramp products operate across 160 countries.
Transak also offers white-label on- and off-ramp infrastructure. Its API supports more than 136 cryptocurrencies across over 45 blockchains, while handling identity checks, transaction monitoring and compliance for partner applications.
Stripe has similarly integrated crypto purchasing into its broader payments stack, allowing customers to buy digital assets inside third-party products. Stripe is also combining its on-ramp services with Bridge’s stablecoin infrastructure and Privy’s wallet technology.
The distinction in the Banxa-LI.FI agreement is its emphasis on connecting the fiat entry point directly with decentralized and cross-chain liquidity.
Tokenized Assets Raise the Stakes
The need for broader routing is likely to grow as wallets and fintech applications add tokenized securities and real-world assets.
LI.FI has already integrated tokenized assets issued through platforms including Ondo Global Markets. It says existing enterprise partners can make supported tokenized stocks available without building a separate integration for each issuer.
The protocol was also a launch partner for Robinhood Chain, providing swaps, stock-token routing and one-click deposit flows. Robinhood launched its chain and stock-token products on July 1, with eligible users in more than 120 countries able to access tokenized assets through Robinhood Wallet.
LI.FI’s role in those ecosystems illustrates the longer-term strategy behind the Banxa agreement.
Fiat on-ramps are evolving from simple cryptocurrency checkout tools into distribution gateways for a wider range of blockchain-based financial products.
Banxa is adding an orchestration layer between the user’s payment and the final asset.
The intended benefit for users is fewer manual transactions.
And, the potential advantage for Banxa and its business partners is the ability to support more assets and networks without integrating every decentralized exchange, bridge and blockchain separately.
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