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Solana gets native subscriptions and allowances on mainnet

The Solana Foundation shipped an open-source on-chain program for native subscriptions and spending allowances. Three models cover agent spending, recurring payments, and subscription plans.

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Source: Solana Foundation

What happened

On 2 June 2026, the Solana Foundation shipped a shared, open-source program for native subscriptions and allowances on mainnet. Per the official announcement, the program is “open source, deployed on mainnet, and audited by Cantina/Spearbit”. It brings recurring payments and delegated spending as on-chain primitives — without a central payment processor and without users giving up custody.

The three models

  • Allowances (fixed delegation): users pre-authorize a spending cap — “up to a defined cap, with an optional expiration”. An autonomous agent or a card-linked program can then pay on its own up to that cap.
  • Recurring delegations: a delegate may “pull up to a set amount on a repeating cadence”, with the cap resetting automatically each cycle — intended for payroll or payout flows.
  • Subscription plans: merchants publish fixed billing tiers on-chain with immutable terms; funds are pulled automatically each billing cycle.

Technical status and integrations

Per the announcement, the program works with both SPL Token and Token-2022, including confidential transfers, and integrates with Squads multisig and Swig smart-wallet flows. The code is open source, with developer documentation and a devnet demo.

As first integrating apps, the Foundation names Helius (API-tier subscriptions), Dynamic (on-chain checkout) and Confirmo (stablecoin invoices), plus Majority, Mesh, and Meow.

Context

Recurring charges have been awkward on-chain because a smart contract cannot, on its own, reach back into a wallet later. A standardized, audited program for exactly this case closes a gap to traditional payment processors — relevant for subscription services, automated invoicing, and agent-driven payments. It complements the recently launched Pay.sh gateway, which uses x402 for agent-to-API payments.

What to watch next

  • Whether consumer wallets like Phantom or Backpack build the models directly into their UI.
  • How widely on-chain subscriptions are actually adopted versus traditional payment providers.
  • How allowances interact with agent frameworks without creating security risks in delegated spending.

Not financial advice. This article describes a Solana infrastructure delivery.

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