Macropod has completed another live retail payment using AUDM, Australia's first stablecoin issued under an Australian Financial Services Licence, this time purchasing Laksa at Chloe’s Mama Kitchen using OpenPasskey's wallet-native payment technology.

This second transaction demonstrates how licensed stablecoins, digital wallets and merchant payment systems can work together in everyday transactions. It builds on Macropod's mission to bring trusted, regulated stablecoins into everyday financial activity, from retail payments and treasury management to tokenised financial markets.

Rob Waugh, Chief Technology Officer at Macropod, said the transaction shows how blockchain technology can operate behind familiar payment experiences.

"Laksa for my lunch is exciting, but the real achievement is that the technology worked exactly as intended. A regulated Australian dollar stablecoin, a self-custodied wallet, on-chain settlement and merchant payment infrastructure all came together in a way that felt simple for the customer. We're starting to show how programmable money can fit into existing commerce without changing the way people pay. The goal is to make the underlying infrastructure more efficient while keeping the customer experience familiar."

Demonstrations like this help move the conversation around stablecoins from theory to practical application, showing how AUDM can work within existing financial and payment systems. AUDM is fully backed by Australian dollar reserves held in trust and can be redeemed on a one-for-one basis.

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