MiniPay expands to Canada with Paytrie, CAD-to-stablecoin onramps simpler.
For many people living in Canada, money often moves across borders, supporting family, covering expenses, or managing income from different parts of the world. But despite how global our lives have become, moving money internationally is still often slow, expensive, and unnecessarily complex.
MiniPay is building a simpler way to do all of these and more, Move money globally, manage funds while traveling across the world, and staying connected financially across borders. Today, Paytrie joins the ecosystem of other 50 partners to bring an even more seamless experience to MiniPay users in Canada.
With Paytrie, MiniPay users in Canada can move into stablecoins from Canadian dollars and back quickly and seamlessly. On the surface, this integration enables smoother cash in and cash out, but underneath, it enables easier access where it matters most. Built for migrants, students, and global workers who are supporting family abroad, receiving payments from international clients, and navigating life between multiple countries.
Canada is home to millions of immigrants, many of whom maintain strong financial ties to their home countries, particularly across regions like Africa and Latin America. In fact, 37% of immigrants from developing countries in Canada send money abroad, contributing to over $5 billion in annual remittance flows. For many, these transfers are not optional, they are essential. They help families cover daily expenses, education, healthcare, and unexpected situations.
Yet, traditional financial systems still create friction: High remittance fees, slow processing times, complex, multi-step processes. Globally, sending money across borders still costs around 6% per transaction, making frequent transfers expensive over time. From stablecoins to CAD, without the friction, With MiniPay and Paytrie, users in Canada can:
- Convert stablecoins into CAD in minutes
- Transfer funds to local bank accounts
- Avoid complex, multi-platform processes
MiniPay + Paytrie allows for a better path for many users, this is more than convenience, it’s about reliability and peace of mind. It’s about knowing you can access your money when you need it, and reducing the cost of supporting the people who depend on you, in this way removing unnecessary barriers from everyday financial life. The integration with Paytrie is part of a broader effort to build a financial system that is more inclusive, accessible, and aligned with how people actually live today, globally connected, but locally grounded.
