TLDR
- Binance is shifting focus from crypto trading to becoming a payments-focused “super app”
- Stablecoins are driving this change, being used more for payments and transfers than trading
- Binance has added tokenized stocks, ETFs, and other financial products over the past year
- Demand for these services is especially strong in emerging markets
- Binance joins Coinbase in publicly stating the “super app” ambition
Binance is rethinking what kind of company it wants to be. On its ninth anniversary, the world’s largest crypto exchange made clear that trading is no longer the whole story.
🚨BINANCE EYES “SUPER APP” FUTURE BEYOND CRYPTO TRADING
“We’re trying to not just be a crypto exchange, but be a super app that involves payment,” Binance executive Shunyet Jan said.
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Shunyet Jan, Binance’s head of spot trading and derivatives, told CoinDesk that the exchange’s next phase of growth will come from payments and financial services — not just crypto trading.
“We’re trying to not just be a crypto exchange, but be a super app that involves payment,” Jan said.
Stablecoins Are Changing How People Use Crypto
The shift is being driven by stablecoins. Jan said stablecoins are increasingly being used for everyday payments and transfers, not just as a trading tool.
“I don’t think it’s really leveled off,” Jan said. “What’s happened is that a lot of it is driven by stablecoin usage.”
This is a pattern being seen across the industry. Banks and payment firms are also moving toward stablecoins as settlement infrastructure.
Binance has spent the past year adding products outside of trading. The platform now offers tokenized stocks, exchange-traded funds, and other financial services.
Jan said the goal is to build one platform where users can trade, pay bills, and access financial products without leaving Binance.
“I could make payments, I could use my debit card to spend whatever I need wherever I want,” Jan said.
Emerging Markets Are a Key Target
Jan pointed to emerging markets as a strong growth area. In some regions, users have limited access to banking or investment products.
“Sometimes they trust us more than the local government or local banks,” Jan said.
That level of trust gives Binance an opening that traditional financial services companies don’t have in those markets.
Binance is not alone in chasing the super app model. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong first mentioned the idea in 2023, comparing it to WeChat, the Chinese app used by 1.4 billion people.
Armstrong repeated the goal in 2025, saying Coinbase wants to offer crypto alongside a wide range of financial services on one platform.
Binance’s move comes as digital asset strategies expand across major financial institutions globally.
Jan said many Binance employees, including himself, keep most of their assets on the exchange because of how much they can do there.
The exchange sees payments as a larger market than trading alone. If it can capture even a portion of global payment flows, the scale would be far bigger than its current trading business.
For now, the foundation is being built — with stablecoins at the center of it.
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