Wellgistics Health Disrupts Pharma Payments: XRP Now Accepted at US Pharmacies

Big Pharma meets blockchain—finally. Wellgistics Health just flipped the script on prescription payments by integrating XRP for US pharmacies.

No more waiting for ACH transfers to clear. No more Visa/Mastercard rent-seeking. Just near-instant settlements with a digital asset that actually has utility beyond speculative trading.

The move comes as traditional payment rails show their age—swipe fees now eat 3-5% of every transaction, while XRP settles in seconds for fractions of a cent. But don’t expect Wall Street to care until they figure out how to short it.

For crypto skeptics? This isn’t some DeFi moonshot. It’s a Fortune 500-adjacent company cutting costs by bypassing legacy systems. The real question: How long until other healthcare players follow suit?

XRP Enters the Pharma Industry Through Wellgistics Health Inc

The payment program has not gone fully live across Wellgistics Health’s systems. It is still in beta mode, facilitating intermediate transactions between pharmacies, medicine manufacturers, and distributors. The 24/7 availability of the payment option WOULD roll out after the onboarding process and training of other pharmacies.

After the transactions are streamlined, Wellgistics Health plans to launch XRP payments for direct-to-patient programs. This would allow manufacturers to ship medications directly to patients without intermediaries after receiving prescriptions from their physicians. The plan is yet to roll out and could go live in the distant future.

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