what's Lightspark?
Lightspark is an enterprise-grade platform providing APIs for real-time, low-cost global payments using the Bitcoin Lightning Network. It enables businesses to send and receive fiat, stablecoins, or Bitcoin instantly, acting as a gateway to Lightning for seamless integration into payment systems. The platform supports features like Universal Money Addresses (UMA) for human-readable payment instructions and end-to-end solutions for Lightning transactions. Trusted by major players like Coinbase and Nubank, Lightspark abstracts Lightning's complexities, offering reliability, liquidity management, and compliance tools for scalable crypto payments.
Lightspark is experiencing rapid growth in transaction volume.
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x.com/lightsparkPartnered with Cross River Bank for 24/7 real-time fiat settlement to the Bitcoin Network through the U.S. banking system.
Integrated Claude AI for real-time currency transfers through Lightspark Grid, scheduled for February 17, 2026.
Experiencing rapid growth in transaction volume.
B2B stablecoin payment volumes increased 267.2% in 2025 according to a joint report with Artemis.
SoFi partnership announced where lighspark provides the infrastructure for instant cross-border payments from US to Mexico with real-time settlement and ultra-low fees.
Lightspark Grid and Spark wallets enable real-time Bitcoin rewards without custody, with team demo showcasing applications for card issuers (earn BTC per tap) and game developers.
Integrates cross-border payments across 65+ countries, demonstrating real-time USD to BRL currency conversion in seconds.
SoFi integrates Lightspark to enable cross-border payments from United States to Mexico, with expansion to more countries coming.
Company actively hiring across Engineering, Security, Finance, Legal, Compliance, Strategy, and Analytics departments with limited positions remaining.
Lightspark acquires Striga as part of 2025's record crypto M&A activity.
Lightspark is part of the Google Agent Payments Protocol.
Partnership with Privy announced for Spark embedded wallet integration, demonstrated at recent partner event.
XverseApp announces partnership with Lightspark to expand the Bitcoin economy with new tooling capabilities.
Company announces new acquisition of Grid and partnership with SoFi for international money transfers.
New Bitcoin-powered global money movement capabilities announced at Lightspark Sync event.
Lightspark acquires Striga, a European digital assets and payments company, to expand compliant Bitcoin payment infrastructure for banks, wallets and businesses across the EU.
CEO David Marcus appears on Bloomberg Business to discuss Bitcoin, payments, and company operations.
David Marcus collaborates with Google on AI payment agents through Project AP2 to establish standards for AI-powered transactions.
Token ecosystem emerges following recent stablecoin capability launch.
Company enters aggressive growth phase, actively recruiting CRO to lead institutional sales expansion.
SoFi selects Lightning Network infrastructure for new international money transfer service implementation.
SoFi becomes first U.S. bank to implement Bitcoin payments using UMA standard for 24/7 global transfers.
New Chief Product Officer Alberto Martin joins the executive team.
U.S. House passes GENIUS Act, establishing new digital asset policy framework.
Integration with UMA standard enables regulated banks and wallets to access Bitcoin payment infrastructure, expanding institutional adoption capabilities.
GENIUS Act vote advances U.S. stablecoin policy framework, marking regulatory progress.
US White House and Congress actively support crypto industry reinvention, with multiple legislators working on stablecoin legislation framework.
Revolut partners to enable Bitcoin Lightning payments in UK and EEA countries.
Revolut partners to join Bitcoin-powered Money Grid, expanding services to Europe and UK markets.
Powers 15% of Coinbase BTC transactions through Lightning Network infrastructure.
New open-source test wallet released; multiple banking and wallet partnerships in pipeline.