ROBESONIA, Pa., Jan. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BLAQclouds, Inc. (OTC: BCDS) today announced the formal launch of BLAQpay, the Company’s next-generation Web3 payments platform, as Pillar Four of the BLAQclouds Four Pillars Philosophy. The launch represents the culmination of more than five years of continuous development, beginning with DiVinciPay, advancing through ZEUSxPay in test and pilot markets, and now graduating to full public retail availability as BLAQpay.
BLAQpay is now live at https://www.BLAQpay.io.
From Concept to Commercial Scale
BLAQpay was purpose-built to bridge Web2 commerce and Web3 payments without disrupting existing merchant workflows. The platform installs seamlessly across:
- WIX
- WordPress / WooCommerce
- Shopify
- Custom-coded websites
For merchants, freelancers, designers, and service providers, BLAQpay delivers an intuitive invoicing and checkout experience that is easy to deploy, simple to manage, and powerful to scale. The BLAQpay admin dashboard provides real-time transaction tracking, reporting, and settlement visibility across all supported platforms.
Importantly, BLAQpay is 100% custom-coded and developed in-house by BLAQclouds, ensuring full control over security, scalability, and future feature expansion.
Why WIX, WordPress, and Shopify Matter
Beginning February 1, 2026, BLAQclouds will initiate targeted marketing campaigns focused on merchants using WIX, WordPress, and Shopify—three of the largest global website and e-commerce ecosystems.
Summary Comparison (2025–2026 Estimates):
| Platform | Active Stores (Approx.) | Core Focus |
| Shopify | 5.5M – 6.8M | Dedicated, high-volume e-commerce |
| WooCommerce | 4.5M – 6.0M | Highly flexible, open-source |
| Wix | ~3.0M | Simple, integrated websites + shops |
Collectively, these platforms represent tens of millions of active merchants globally, making them a natural launchpad for BLAQpay’s blended Web2/Web3 payment capabilities.
“BLAQpay is not a pivot — it is the graduation of a vision we started more than five years ago,” said Shannon Hill, Chief Executive Officer of BLAQclouds, Inc. “From DiVinciPay to ZEUSxPay and now to BLAQpay, each phase allowed us to test, refine, and harden the platform. As Pillar Four of our Four Pillars Philosophy, BLAQpay completes the ecosystem by giving merchants a real-world, production-ready payments layer that integrates seamlessly into how they already do business.”
“We are excited to lead the rollout of BLAQpay to the WIX, WordPress, and Shopify merchant communities,” said Dr. Todd Zang, a Member of the BLAQclouds Board of Directors. “We have already engaged multiple industry-leading marketing firms to support targeted outreach and conversion. Blending Web2 familiarity with Web3 efficiency is a powerful formula for increasing merchant adoption and sales.”
“BLAQpay represents the practical application of everything BLAQclouds has been building toward,” added Dr. Tony Ratliff, Advisory Board Member of BLAQclouds. “Our focus is on execution — driving awareness, onboarding merchants, and demonstrating how Web3 payments can enhance, not replace, existing commerce. This is how adoption actually happens.”
Free 7-Day Trial for Merchants
Merchants using WIX, WordPress, or Shopify can test BLAQpay with no obligation through a 7-day free trial, available now by signing up at:
https://www.BLAQpay.io
About the Four Pillars Philosophy
BLAQpay joins BLAQclouds, ZEUS, and Apollo as the fourth core platform under the BLAQclouds Four Pillars Philosophy—an operating framework designed to ensure every product:
- Solves a real-world problem
- Integrates seamlessly with the broader ecosystem
- Scales efficiently across global markets
- Enhances, rather than replaces, existing system
About BLAQclouds, Inc.
BLAQclouds bridges traditional finance and decentralized ecosystems, building seamless, real-world blockchain applications that simplify commerce and payments. Its mission is to make spending crypto as easy, trusted, and usable as traditional currency.
Flagship consumer applications include:
– ShopWithCrypto.io – Crypto-to-gift card commerce
– BLAQpay.io – Web3 payments and merchant plugins
– DEX.ZEUSx.io – EVM-compatible decentralized exchange
– ApolloWallet.io – Secure, consumer-grade blockchain wallet
– ApolloCASH – C2C Blockchain Based Global Remittance
– ApolloID – TLD name service for .ZEUS and .APOLLO
For a full list of platforms and solutions from BLAQclouds Nevada and Wyoming, visit: www.BLAQclouds.io. For official BLAQclouds updates and information, please join https://www.thealley.io/group/BLAQclouds-inc/discussion.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which are intended to be covered by the safe harbors created thereby. Investors are cautioned that, all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including without limitation, the ability of BLAQclouds, Inc. to accomplish its stated plan of business. BLAQclouds, Inc. believes that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements contained herein are reasonable, any of the assumptions could be inaccurate, and therefore, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements included in this press release will prove to be accurate. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward- looking statements included herein, the inclusion of such information should not be regarded as a representation by BLAQclouds Inc. or any other person.
This press release also contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. BLAQclouds, Inc. assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.
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