The post Opera expands MiniPay across Latcom. MiniPay, a stablecoin wallet built on Celo by the agentic AI and browser company Opera, is connecting USDT (Tether) to real-time payment systems in Latin America. The “Pay like a local” feature, powered by Noah, enables users to pay directly to local shops through Mercado Pago and PIX using their stablecoin balances. Opera announced the update during the Ethereum Devconnect conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and it is now available for the MiniPay wallet’s over 10 million users. The Noah-powered “Pay like a local” feature connects to the users’ MiniPay balances through Mercado Pago in Argentina and PIX in Brazil. In Argentina, Mercado Pago’s digital wallet has over 72 million active users and a 68% market share in the country’s payment ecosystem. In Brazil, the dominant financial “operating system” PIX is used by 76% of the population and processes 80% more transactions than credit and debit cards combined. By connecting to both, Opera says MiniPay is providing a bridge for digital dollar holders and travelers to pay like locals in economies where foreign cards often fail. Opera is using the new feature to enable instant utility for crypto users in these markets. Spark says this is about unlocking true spending power Murray Spark, the Head of Commerce at MiniPay, said his company is turning a stablecoin into a powerful and reliable tool for local spending. He added that this is about unlocking true spending power and delivering the smooth payment experience that travelers in the region want. Spark emphasized that the new feature will bridge MiniPay users’ stablecoin balances to the payment infrastructure that is central to Latin America’s commerce. Spark said that with the new feature, users will initiate transfers in MiniPay, see the quoted amount in USD, and MiniPay will handle the conversion and disbursement in local currencies.