AEON, a payment platform that connects blockchain assets with real-world purchases, has partnered with Apertum, a Layer-1 blockchain built within the Avalanche ecosystem. Through the integration, holders of Apertum's native token, $APTM, can now pay for purchases via AEON Pay.

Users can scan to pay at local stores or make bank transfers in more than 20 countries, including the United States, Japan, Brazil, Vietnam, and South Africa. The service also supports payments at more than 100,000 global brands, including McDonald's, Starbucks, Apple, Nike, and H&M, wherever available.

Apertum launched in February 2025, and its token is now traded on eight cryptocurrency exchanges. The AEON integration adds a spending channel alongside those listings — the step that turns a tradable asset into one usable at a checkout counter, and a way for the newly launched network to put its token in front of everyday consumers.

AEON is also extending its payments infrastructure to artificial intelligence. In May, the company launched a product that enables AI agents to conduct on-chain transactions and connect with more than 50 million merchants worldwide. With $APTM now among the tokens it supports, AEON's country, brand, and merchant figures set a concrete baseline for observing how these payment rails are actually used.

Source: CryptoNewsNet