AWS Now Accepts BNB Payments via Better Payment Network - Cloud Giants Embrace Crypto

Amazon Web Services just flipped the script on enterprise crypto adoption. The cloud computing behemoth now lets customers settle their infrastructure bills using BNB through the Better Payment Network—no traditional banking rails required.

The Corporate Crypto Gateway

This isn't about buying coffee with digital coins. It's a strategic move that positions BNB as a legitimate enterprise settlement layer. Companies running massive workloads on AWS can now bypass currency conversion fees and international transfer delays. The network integration cuts payment processing times from days to minutes.

Infrastructure Meets Digital Assets

The partnership signals a fundamental shift in how tech giants view blockchain utility. While Wall Street debates ETF approvals, AWS is quietly building operational infrastructure for crypto-native finance. Their move validates payment networks that traditional finance once dismissed as experimental tech—a classic case of infrastructure adoption outpacing regulatory theater.

Better Payment Network's enterprise-grade compliance framework made this possible. Their system handles Know Your Customer checks and anti-money laundering protocols at scale, giving corporate finance departments the audit trails they demand. The setup reportedly slashes payment processing costs by double-digit percentages compared to conventional cross-border transfers.

The Bottom Line

When cloud infrastructure representing trillions in global GDP starts accepting crypto payments, the 'digital gold' narrative gets real-world utility reinforcement. This creates a tangible use case that extends far beyond speculative trading—though let's be honest, the timing certainly won't hurt BNB's price action either. Traditional payment processors now face direct competition from blockchain networks that never close for holidays and don't charge 3% 'convenience' fees.

BNB integration builds on AWS partnerships in crypto and AI

The BPN adoption by AWS adds on to a collaborative effort in October last year, when Binance announced it WOULD use AWS cloud services to improve its user onboarding, customer support, and internal automated diagnostics. 

Amazon Bedrock and Amazon ECS, both part of the service’s features, were integrated into Binance’s generative AI (GenAI) applications and containerized programs. Amazon Bedrock makes foundation models for building AI applications easily accessible, while Amazon ECS helps users deploy containerized services without scalability issues.

At the end of October last year, Binance implemented a GenAI-powered Know Your Customer (KYC) solution, which automates user data entry, performs proof-of-address checks, and speeds up World-Check screenings. 

A few months after adopting the AWS services, Binance was boasting a 95% recognition rate for user information, an 80% reduction in optical character recognition costs, a 6% uptick in PoA approval rates from more than 100 countries, and a 30% reduction in manual World-Check review time.

During the collaboration’s announcement, which came during the AWS-sponsored Binance Blockchain Week 2024, Director of Cloud and AI Innovation Arni Raghvender explained that the crypto exchange had made a transformative choice to integrate generative AI with the Amazon service’s comprehensive cloud services in a complex. 

“Amazon Bedrock, Amazon CloudWatch, and AWS Lambda will help Binance to pioneer new approaches to system optimization and automated problem-solving,” Raghvender said.

AWS security team discovers crypto mining exploit

While AWS adds to its crypto-related offerings, Amazon’s GuardDuty team recently found an ongoing crypto-mining campaign targeting its Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) and Elastic Container Service (ECS). 

The operation has reportedly been active since November and has so far compromised credentials for Identity and Access Management (IAM) accounts. The attackers deployed a Docker Hub image, created in late October and downloaded more than 100,000 times, containing a cryptominer known as SBRMiner-MULTI. 

According to the GuardDuty researchers, the image automatically launched mining operations when containers were started. After the launch, the hackers begin mining while reviewing EC2 quotas and IAM permissions to maximize resource utilization.

Amazon mentioned that the campaign used a persistence mechanism, including the “ModifyInstanceAttribute” command in EC2 instances to disable API termination. While termination protection prevented accidental shutdowns, it complicated incident response and disrupted automated remediation controls. 

Speaking to Bleeping Computer, AWS representatives said the web service took proactive measures to detect the mining exploit and notified affected customers of the threat. The malicious Docker Hub image has been removed from the platform; however, Amazon notes that hackers could still create similar images under different names or publisher accounts.

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