# Global Dollar Network > An open network to accelerate and reward global stablecoin adoption Global Dollar Network is a stablecoin payments network built around the Global Dollar (USDG) stablecoin. It rewards partner platforms for minting, holding, and accepting USDG across multiple blockchains. Global Dollar Network is a stablecoin payments network that connects financial institutions, exchanges, and other platforms around the Global Dollar (USDG) stablecoin. It is a company that coordinates a partner ecosystem rather than issuing USDG itself, sharing reserve-related returns and other incentives with partners based on their minting, custody, and acceptance activity. The network addresses a common limitation in stablecoin markets, where issuers typically retain most of the economic benefit of reserves while platforms that drive adoption receive little in return. Partners that mint, hold, or accept USDG on their platforms can earn a share of returns generated by the backing reserves, along with additional incentives tied to transaction and deposit activity. USDG itself is a US dollar pegged stablecoin, redeemable one to one, and issued on several public blockchains. The network's scope spans payments, custody, and liquidity use cases, bringing together banks, fintechs, exchanges, and merchants under a shared incentive structure. Its flagship offering is the USDG stablecoin, supported by a partner directory and onboarding tools for enterprises joining the network. Global Dollar Network is used by regulated financial institutions and crypto platforms seeking to hold, mint, or accept USDG as part of their payment and treasury operations. - Type: Company - Sector: Payments - Status: Active - Founded: 2024-10-01 - Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/globaldollar ## Products - [Global Dollar Network](https://thegrid.id/profiles/globaldollar): Global Dollar Network is a payment network that lets exchanges, wallets, and fintech platforms earn a share of the returns generated by assets backing the USDG stablecoin. Partners receive rewards for minting USDG, holding it in custody, and accepting it as a deposit or payment method, creating recurring revenue tied to adoption rather than one-time integration. The network settles across multiple public blockchains, enabling near-instant, low-cost transfers compared to traditional cross-border payment rails. (Payment network, Live, Main Product) ## Assets - [Global Dollar (USDG)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/globaldollar): USDG is a USD-pegged stablecoin issued by Paxos Digital Singapore, a Major Payments Institution supervised by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, with additional issuance by Paxos Issuance Europe under MiCA. It is used for payments, settlements, and treasury operations, and is deployed across multiple public blockchains. USDG distributes most of the yield generated by its reserves to network partners based on their contribution to adoption and liquidity. 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