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VivoPower and Confirmo Are Bringing Crypto Into the Real World

This isn’t just another blockchain buzzword — it’s stablecoins solving real problems for real businesses.

By The Driller Staff
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September 25, 2025

In a partnership that feels like a glimpse into the future of global finance, VivoPower International and Confirmo are teaming up to bring stablecoin-based payroll to the enterprise world — and not just for show.

This isn’t about crypto speculation or riding hype cycles. It’s about actually using blockchain to make infrastructure more efficient, especially when it comes to something as fundamental (and frustrating) as paying people.

VivoPower — already known for being the first public company to center its treasury strategy around XRP — is doubling down on blockchain utility. Now, it’s giving employees and contractors across its businesses the option to get paid in stablecoins through Confirmo’s enterprise-grade platform.

Why This Is a Big Deal

Here’s why this matters: While the crypto world has been talking about “real-world utility” for years, most of the action has stayed within trading apps, DeFi experiments, or niche startup ecosystems. But payroll — that's the kind of basic infrastructure where blockchain can actually shine.

Think about it. Global businesses like VivoPower often deal with the headaches of wire transfers: slow processing, high fees, banking delays, and lots of paperwork. If someone’s depending on that paycheck to land on time in a different country, that friction becomes more than just a nuisance — it’s a trust issue.

By using Confirmo’s Payout Solution, VivoPower can offer a smoother experience: disbursements in stablecoins (with optional fiat conversion), around-the-clock processing, built-in approval flows, and finance-friendly reporting tools. It’s crypto infrastructure that disappears into the background — exactly how payment systems should work.

Expect to see more companies watching this closely. If VivoPower’s approach works (and all signs suggest it will), it could be a model for how other global businesses rethink payouts, treasury strategy, and even vendor relationships — all without needing to rip and replace their existing systems.

It’s early, but this is one of those under-the-radar moves that might be looked back on as a turning point for how crypto tech finally entered the business mainstream.

KEYWORDS: energy development energy efficiency water industry

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