WalletConnect Adds Stellar Payments as Bermuda Ticketing Rollout Targets 2027

TL;DR WalletConnect announced expanded Stellar support on October 29. LOBSTR is described as the first live wallet for Stellar payments. The PTIX merchant rollout is expected in Q2 2027. WalletConnect is expanding payment access on Stellar while preparing a separate merchant rollout in Bermuda. Its October 29 announcement says WalletConnect Pay supports the network, with LOBSTR as the first live Stellar wallet. The Bermuda initiative, developed with Penrose Partners, begins with ticketing platform Premier Tickets, or PTIX. That integration is expected in the second quarter of 2027, so wallet support available now should be distinguished from the planned merchant launch. Connecting a wallet is only the first step A payment interface needs to identify both the customer’s wallet and the transaction the merchant expects. Those tasks sound simple until an order expires, a customer changes devices or a transfer arrives after the checkout page has been closed. For ticketing, the sequence is particularly important. The buyer wants confirmation that a seat has been secured; the organizer needs confidence that payment belongs to the correct order. A blockchain transaction hash does not, by i...