#StripeStablecoinAccounts Stripe has launched stablecoin accounts in over 100 countries, enabling businesses to hold, receive, and send US-dollar stablecoin balances. These accounts support multiple currencies, including USD, EUR, and GBP, and will initially work with Circle's USDC and Bridge's USDB stablecoins.

*Key Features:*

- *Multi-Currency Support*: Hold and manage balances in USD, EUR, and GBP

- *Stablecoin Support*: Initially supports USDC and USDB stablecoins

- *Global Availability*: Accessible to businesses in over 100 countries

- *Partnerships*: Collaborations with Visa and Ramp to streamline stablecoin use

*Benefits:*

- *Faster Settlement Times*: Reduce FX fees and protect against local currency depreciation

- *Improved Security*: More secure way to store value, especially in regions with fragile banking infrastructure

- *Increased Accessibility*: Enable businesses to transact more easily globally

*Expansion and Integration:*

- *Visa Partnership*: Enable spending of stablecoin balances at 150 million merchants worldwide

- *Ramp Integration*: Launch corporate cards backed by stablecoin

- *AI Integration*: Stripe also introduced an AI foundation model for payments to improve fraud detection and authorization rates.¹ ²