Coinbase Expands Bank Infrastructure Through Bitcoin and Stablecoin Services
The company’s partnerships span direct Bitcoin access, multicurrency funding rails, custody, trading and stablecoin payments across banking platforms.
Coinbase is broadening its role as digital-asset infrastructure for banks through partnerships covering Bitcoin access, funding rails, custody, trading and stablecoin payments.
The company was the infrastructure partner for more than 200 banks, brokers, fintechs and payment firms globally as of June 2025. Its documented banking relationships span direct Bitcoin access, fiat funding rails, custody, trading and stablecoin payments.
PNC Bank expanded its partnership with Coinbase in December 2025, giving eligible PNC Private Bank clients access to Bitcoin (BTC) buying, selling and custody through PNC’s digital banking platform. The offering is powered by Coinbase’s Crypto-as-a-Service infrastructure.
Coinbase and Standard Chartered expanded their relationship in May 2026 to cover funding rails for the Australian dollar, Singapore dollar, Canadian dollar, Swiss franc, euro and British pound. The arrangement broadens the currencies available for institutional activity through Coinbase’s infrastructure.
The company also announced partnerships with Stablecore and Moov in September 2026. The Stablecore integration covers custody, trading and stablecoin payments and could provide access to those services for more than 3,000 U.S. banks and credit unions through existing banking platforms.
Moov’s payment infrastructure would reach more than 1,000 community banks and credit unions. The arrangements describe potential access and projected reach, not confirmed active deployments across those institutions.
Coinbase provides regulated digital-asset infrastructure, including custody and exchange services. Its banking strategy therefore extends beyond operating a crypto exchange to embedding digital-asset functions inside financial institutions and banking technology platforms.
The partnerships span direct Bitcoin access inside a bank platform, multicurrency funding rails for institutional activity and embedded custody, trading and stablecoin payments through banking technology providers.
