Stripe expands stablecoin cards, launches multi-currency with Plasma
Stripe is broadening its stablecoin card program, with new crypto head Henri Stern planning expansion to more than 100 countries by year-end and exploring tokenized deposits and DeFi use cases. In a concrete step, Stripe and Plasma have launched multi-currency stablecoin cards supporting USD, EUR, GBP and more across 30+ countries, extending the program beyond its existing single-currency footprint.
- Stablecoin card spending reached about $1.2 billion last month, triple the year-ago level, per PaymentScan; current customers include Kraken, Ramp and Morse.
- Stern, co-founder of wallet-infrastructure firm Privy (acquired by Stripe in 2025), now oversees stablecoins and crypto across the company.
- Stripe says it intends to stay "completely stablecoin agnostic, completely blockchain agnostic," tying the card push to its Bridge, Tempo and Open USD work.
No specific rollout markets, spending limits or product structure beyond the multi-country launch were disclosed.
Sources
- JUST IN: @Stripe and @Plasma launch multi-currency stablecoin cards supporting USD, EUR, GBP and more across 30+ countries. https://t.co/1uNneFoqVIx.com ↗
- @sndr_krisztian reports. https://t.co/mkthUb8Jad Replying to their earlier post: EXCLUSIVE: @Stripe expands its stablecoin card program to 100+ countries by year-end, and appoints @Privy_io co-founder Henri Stern to lead its stablecoin and crypto business. https://t.co/X876kZaOywx.com ↗
- EXCLUSIVE: @Stripe expands its stablecoin card program to 100+ countries by year-end, and appoints @Privy_io co-founder Henri Stern to lead its stablecoin and crypto business. https://t.co/X876kZaOywx.com ↗
- Stripe to expand stablecoin cards to over 100 countries by the end of the yearcoindesk.com ↗
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