Solana Foundation launches Solana Developer Platform with Mastercard, Western Union and Worldpay; live issuance and payments modules, AI tooling integrated
first published 2026-03-24T13:00:00Z
The Solana Foundation unveiled the Solana Developer Platform (SDP), a toolkit to help enterprises build and scale financial applications on Solana without deep crypto infrastructure expertise. Early users include Mastercard, Western Union and Worldpay. SDP is in test and bundles AI coding tools (Anthropic’s Claude Code, OpenAI’s Codex) and services from 20+ infrastructure providers (custody, compliance, wallets, payments). Two live modules—issuance (tokenized deposits, stablecoins, tokenized RWAs) and payments (fiat/stablecoin flows, on-/off-ramps, onchain transactions)—are available now; a trading module is planned for 2026.
AI Analysis
Enterprise-focused SDP with Mastercard, Western Union and Worldpay and integration of AI tools and 20+ infrastructure providers is positive for Solana adoption and infrastructure (supports issuance and payments now). Impact is limited because SDP is currently in test and the trading module — more directly market-moving — is not expected until 2026.
Expected Investor Sentiment: Bullish
Potential Market Impact: Significant
Source Articles
- Solana Foundation taps Mastercard, Western Union, Worldpay for institutional developer platform - CoinDesk
- Solana lands Mastercard, Western Union on new dev platform - Cointelegraph
- Mastercard, Western Union, Worldpay Building With New Solana Enterprise Platform - Decrypt
- RIV Coin Launches on Solana to Bridge Institutional Capital with DeFi Infrastructure - Daily Hodl
- Solana foundation debuts developer platform with Mastercard and Western Union - Crypto News
