Popular food delivery app plans crypto payouts for employees

DoorDash is making its most significant move yet into digital finance.

On April 21, Tempo, the payments blockchain backed by Stripe and venture capital firm Paradigm, announced its partnership with DoorDash and others to bring stablecoin-powered payouts to the global marketplace.

What makes this different from other crypto payments

Unlike the wave of athletes and influencers who have converted USD salaries into Bitcoin through third-party apps, DoorDash's move is structurally distinct. 

The company is helping build the actual payment rails for merchant and contractor payouts, not routing around existing infrastructure, but replacing it.

That distinction matters at scale. According to McKinsey's analysis with Artemis Analytics, global payroll and remittances accounted for roughly $90 billion in annualised stablecoin payment volumes in 2025, while B2B stablecoin payments surged 733% year over year. This means the appetite for faster, cheaper cross-border settlement is real and growing fast.

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DoorDash is not alone in recognising it. 

Platforms like Deel have introduced stablecoin wage options through a partnership with MoonPay. 

Visa launched USDC settlement in the United States in December 2025. Meanwhile, Mastercard unveiled end-to-end stablecoin payment capabilities in April 2025. 

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Tempo's bigger ambition

DoorDash, which operates across more than 40 countries, processes payments between consumers, merchants, and its network of delivery workers, known as Dashers, in every transaction.

Each market brings its own payment rails, foreign exchange dynamics, and settlement timelines. DoorDash says stablecoins can help untangle this web of complex processes.

"There's real promise with stablecoins transforming financial infrastructure, not just in America, but globally," said Andy Fang, co-founder of DoorDash. "We want to be a proactive participant and not just passive."

The company is now working with Tempo to pilot stablecoin-powered payouts, beginning with merchant payouts across its international markets.

DoorDash's move is part of a broader rollout from Tempo, which also counts Shopify, Visa, and Latin American fintech ARQ among its design partners. 

Alongside the DoorDash announcement, Tempo is launching a Stablecoin Advisory practice, a dedicated unit offering hands-on support and forward-deployed engineers to help any company evaluate and integrate stablecoin payment flows.

Tempo itself was incubated by Stripe and Paradigm, raising $500 million at a $5 billion valuation before formally launching in March 2026. 

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