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🟪 What happened: Toku, a compliance platform processing over $1 billion in annual token payroll volume, has launched a stablecoin payroll system on Polygon, enabling employers to pay global teams through existing systems like ADP, Workday, UKG, and Gusto. 

🟪 Why it matters: The integration lets Toku's 125+ enterprise customers tap Polygon's stablecoin infrastructure, turning payroll, one of the world's largest recurring financial flows, into a blockchain-native payments use case with real-time settlement and sub-cent transaction fees.

Toku allows companies to hire internationally and deliver paychecks without having to establish local entities in every market. With this integration, every Toku user can become an active Polygon wallet holder, expanding the network's base of users engaging with its stablecoin infrastructure for regular, recurring payments.

Traditional cross-border payroll involves multiple intermediaries, multi-day settlement, and international wire transfer fees can go up to 6% to 7%. By using Polygon’s infrastructure, Toku can eliminate such friction while staying in compliance across 100+ jurisdictions. 

This positions Polygon as settlement infrastructure for enterprise-scale payroll operations. The network's ability to handle high-frequency transactions with sub-cent fees makes it viable for processing regular payroll cycles at scale.

🟪The big picture: This partnership demonstrates how blockchain infrastructure is moving into enterprise operations. Stablecoins now account for more than 90% of digital asset compensation at DeFi and web3 firms, according to an August 2025 survey, validating demand for dollar-denominated employment payments in the web3 space. 

This integration also shows how blockchain infrastructure can serve enterprise operations without forcing companies to abandon established processes or retrain staff on new platforms. As more companies adopt blockchain settlement for core functions like payroll, the network effects of sharing infrastructure stand to benefit the broader ecosystem.

Toku joins payment apps, prediction markets, and cross-border settlement platforms already operating on Polygon, adding enterprise payroll to the network's growing list of real-world applications processing billions in monthly volume.

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