Stripe has recently launched its Stablecoin Financial Accounts, expanding its services to over 100 countries. This new offering allows businesses to hold, send, and receive U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoins, specifically Circle’s USDC and Bridge’s USDB, functioning similarly to traditional fiat bank accounts. Bloomberg+12Electronic Payments International+12TronWeekly+12The Block+8Cointelegraph+8TronWeekly+8
This development follows Stripe's $1.1 billion acquisition of the stablecoin orchestration firm Bridge in October 2024. While Bridge continues to operate independently, its technology underpins Stripe's new stablecoin accounts. Cointelegraph+3Ledger Insights+3CoinDesk+3
In addition to stablecoin accounts, Stripe has introduced a new AI-powered Payments Foundation Model. This model, trained on tens of billions of transactions, aims to enhance fraud detection and optimize payment routing by identifying nuanced signals in payment data. PYMNTS.com+4Yahoo+4Electronic Payments International+4
These initiatives are part of Stripe's broader strategy to integrate cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence into its payment processing infrastructure, offering businesses more flexible and efficient financial tools.
