Infrastructure for instant Australian digital dollar payments

Send digital dollars as easily as PayID.

AUDD Wallet turns Australia’s instant bank transfers into near-instant stablecoin payments across multiple blockchain networks — without exchange friction, custody confusion, or payout delays.

Instant deposit rails Leverage OSKO and PayID — infrastructure Australians already trust.
Near-zero payout friction Deposit AUD, route into AUDD, choose network, send globally.
Built for real use Hackathons, merchants, freelancers, treasury ops, and cross-border settlement.
Founding insight

Crypto was the worst payment rail in the stack.

Real operator pain
Local bank

OSKO / PayID was instant and effectively free.

International bank

Transfer cleared within ~48 hours with minimal visible cost.

Exchange route

Password resets, withdrawal lock, wallet restrictions, support escalation.

Outcome

Crypto payout ended up slower than banks and materially more expensive.

XRPL hackathon payouts Local + international settlement XRP off-ramp friction exposed
The problem

Australia has world-class fiat rails. Stablecoin access still breaks at the last mile.

For mainstream Australians, using crypto for an actual payment is still operationally worse than using a bank. Exchanges add unnecessary steps, support friction, withdrawal controls, and hidden cost layers. That is why adoption stalls even when the underlying blockchain transfer is fast.

Exchange-first UX

Users are forced into trading environments when they only want to make a payment.

Deposit into exchange
Buy the asset manually
Pass withdrawal and wallet checks

Friction compounds

Even experienced users get stuck in recovery loops, policy gates, and support queues.

Password resets and security holds
Withdrawal cooling-off windows
Manual wallet verification requests

Economics are backwards

The rail that should be cheapest can become the most expensive once fees and slippage stack up.

Spread + trading fees
Withdrawal fees
Repeated routing due to failed UX
Why this company exists

“Last week showed me exactly why people in Australia do not use crypto for payments. The bank rails felt modern. The crypto route felt broken.”

Founder insight from real payout operations across domestic banking, international transfers, and XRP settlement.
Market thesis

Stablecoin adoption starts with payments, not trading.

If users can send Australian dollars instantly, they will expect digital dollars to work with the same clarity. The winning product is not a better exchange. It is a better bridge.

Real-time banking economy Cross-border demand Programmable money tailwind
The solution

AUDD Wallet is the fiat-to-stablecoin middleware layer for Australia.

The product abstracts exchange complexity and makes global stablecoin transfers feel like a native banking action. Deposit via PayID or OSKO, convert to AUDD, choose the network, and send to any compatible wallet or exchange.

1

Deposit AUD

User initiates an instant payment through PayID / OSKO using trusted local banking rails.

2

Auto-convert

Funds mint or swap into AUDD without requiring the user to navigate an exchange UI.

3

Choose network

User selects the preferred destination chain based on wallet, exchange, or merchant requirements.

4

Settle globally

Stablecoin payment is sent within seconds with clear economics and minimal friction.

What changes

From consumer crypto confusion to serious payments infrastructure.

Familiar UX

Bank-like flow instead of exchange-like flow.

Faster settlement

Reduce operational lag between local funding and global delivery.

Lower total cost

Compress stacked fees, spread loss, and failed-routing waste.

Higher trust

Use existing domestic payment habits as the entry point into stablecoins.

Use cases

Built for flows that already exist — but currently break.

The first wedge is simple: anyone in Australia who needs to move value from bank rails into global digital rails without getting trapped in exchange friction.

Hackathons & communities

Instant prize payouts, contributor payments, and event-based treasury distribution.

Freelancers & global talent

Fast settlement for remote workers, contractors, and international collaborators.

Merchant settlement

Enable stablecoin acceptance and treasury receipts without asking merchants to become crypto-native.

Cross-border payments

Move AUD-denominated value internationally with better speed and predictability.

Web3 treasury ops

Support DAO, grant, contributor, and creator economy disbursement flows.

Consumer on-ramp

Make digital dollars usable for people who would never touch a trading platform.

Merchant strategy

The wedge is payouts. The expansion is commerce.

AUDD Wallet is designed to integrate with hospitality and retail software layers such as Me&U-style ordering and payment platforms, creating a practical path from consumer funding to merchant settlement and loyalty infrastructure.

Lower payment friction

Merchants receive stablecoin settlement without forcing customers to learn crypto mechanics.

Loyalty and rewards

Layer memberships, cashback, and programmable incentives on top of AUDD rails.

Better economics

Position the product as a lower-cost, data-richer alternative to legacy card-heavy flows.

Why now

The timing is unusually strong.

Stablecoins are maturing

Programmable money is moving from speculative narrative toward practical settlement infrastructure.

Australia is ready

PayID and OSKO provide the domestic rail quality most markets still lack.

Merchants need margin relief

Hospitality and retail operators are more open to new payment economics than ever.

UX is still broken

The category remains open because exchange-first onboarding is not the winning interface.

Roadmap

Build the bridge, prove the wedge, expand into network effects.

Phase 1 — MVP

Ship the core PayID / OSKO to AUDD transfer flow and multi-network send capability.

Wallet UX and routing layer
Funding and conversion flow
Supported send destinations

Phase 2 — Pilots

Run live tests through community channels, event payments, and early merchant workflows.

Hackathon payout pilots
Community onboarding campaigns
Merchant integration design

Phase 3 — Expansion

Turn transaction volume into an ecosystem flywheel around payments, merchants, and APIs.

Embedded finance APIs
Loyalty and rewards layer
Network and merchant scale
Execution lens

What the grant unlocks in the next 6 months.

Month 1–2

Finalize product architecture, user flow, bank funding path, and AUDD conversion routing.

Month 3–4

Build MVP transaction flow, destination network selection, and beta testing environment.

Month 5–6

Launch pilot usage through community events, payout scenarios, and merchant integration preparation.

Grant application

Requesting up to $50,000 to build Australia’s PayID-to-stablecoin bridge.

The grant will be used to fund MVP development, bank-rail integration work, routing and wallet UX, pilot execution, and early adoption testing through real payout and merchant scenarios.

Use of funds
Engineering and MVP build
Funding and routing infrastructure
Security, compliance, and operational review
Pilot execution with communities and merchants
Early user acquisition and feedback loops
Payments infrastructure Merchant adoption Stablecoin volume growth