Singapore-based fintech and infrastructure payments provider StraitsX, has successfuly completed the Apple Pay in-app provisioning certification for Pionex Cards, a development that is part of the partnership between Pionex, a global cryptocurrency trading platform, and StraitsX’s card issuance infrastructure for mobile wallet support.

The new capability, the companies say, enables Pionex to add its cards to Apple Pay with a single tap directly within the Pionex application, streamlining access to secure, contactless payments. By embedding Apple Pay provisioning directly into the Pionex application, the process flows seamlessly from card set-up to real-world utility, while maintaining Apple Pay’s “industry-leading security and privacy standards”.

To embed Apple Pay provisioning into the Pionex application experience, StraitsX provides the Visa BIN sponsorship, issuer processing and stablecoin settlement to allow Pionex to offer, it says, “secure, compliant and globally accepted card capabilities to its users”.

With StraitsX's infrastructure underpinning regulatory alignment, transaction settlement, payment network connectivity and the integration of Apple Pay In-App provisioning, Pionex, it notes, will now be able to focus on delivering seamless access to an everyday mobile-first payment experience from within the Pionex ecosystem.

StraitsX and Pionex, they note, completed the Apple Pay In-App provisioning certification by meeting the rigorous technical and compliance requirements that involved an assessment of the quality of issuer integrations across security, provisioning logic, user experience and wallet interoperability, areas where card programmes often face substantial engineering and operational challenges.

The certification, the companies say, reflects the combined effort between them to meet these requirements, while delivering a frictionless user experience.

Building on this momentum, StraitsX is set to expand Apple Pay and Google Pay support to additional card programmes, with further certifications planned throughout 2026.

“As mobile wallet interoperability and everyday utility continue to shape user expectations,” adds Liu Tianyao, StraitsX’s co-founder and head of commercial, “we see trusted, seamless digital wallet integration becoming a foundational element of global card programmes."