Stripe to Expand Stablecoin Cards to 100 Countries

Payments giant Stripe is preparing a major global expansion for its stablecoin cards business, aiming to scale the offering to more than 100 countries by the end of the year, according to crypto head Henri Stern.

The expansion comes as stablecoin card spending gains traction across the digital dollar market. Stablecoin card spending reached approximately $1.2 billion last month, tripling in volume over a year, according to data from PaymentScan. Stripe combines its card issuing business—which has issued more than 400 million cards and processed hundreds of billions of dollars since 2018—with Bridge, the stablecoin infrastructure company Stripe acquired for $1.1 billion in 2024.

Ecosystem Integration and Multi-Chain Approach

Henri Stern, CEO of crypto wallet infrastructure firm Privy—acquired by Stripe in 2025—took on an additional role overseeing stablecoins and crypto across Stripe. Stern told CoinDesk that current stablecoin card customers include crypto exchange Kraken, fintech Ramp, and payments app Morse.

Stripe is assembling a broader blockchain payments push, having partnered with crypto investment firm Paradigm to develop Tempo, a blockchain designed for payments. Stripe is also a founding investor in Open Standard, the company developing Open USD. Stern emphasized that Stripe intends to remain completely stablecoin-agnostic and blockchain-agnostic, allowing businesses to mix and match infrastructure stacks.

Key facts

• Stripe plans to expand its stablecoin card programs to more than 100 countries by year-end, according to Henri Stern.
• Stablecoin card spending reached about $1.2 billion last month, tripling in volume over a year, per PaymentScan.
• Stripe's stablecoin offering combines its card issuing infrastructure with Bridge, acquired in 2024 for $1.1 billion.
• Current stablecoin card customers include Kraken, Ramp, and Morse.