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Stripe to expand stablecoin cards to over 100 countries by the end of the year

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FIRST SEEN2026-10-05 13:46 UTC
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01 THE MACHINE READ
WHY IT MATTERS.
Stripe scaling stablecoin cards across 100+ countries deepens real payment utility for crypto rails, which can lift transaction volumes and normalize stablecoins as settlement infrastructure.
Stripe pushes stablecoins into mainstream payments at scale
CATALYST TO WATCH
Country rollout milestones and tokenized deposit launches
MAIN RISK
Regulatory pushback could stall stablecoin card expansion
FULL DISPATCH
The payments giant is planning a major global expansion for its stablecoin cards business, and is exploring tokenized deposits and DeFi use cases, new crypto head Henri Stern said.
02 THE STORY SO FAR
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03 WHO'S INVOLVED
ENTITIES ON FILE.
04 RECEIPTS
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WHAT THIS TOUCHES.
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