Stripe is planning to extend its stablecoin-linked card product to more than 100 countries before the end of 2026, a move that would dramatically widen access to crypto-backed spending for co
Stripe is planning to extend its stablecoin-linked card product to more than 100 countries before the end of 2026, a move that would dramatically widen access to crypto-backed spending for consumers and businesses across Southeast Asia and beyond.
According to the announced plan, Stripe intends to roll out stablecoin-linked cards to over 100 countries by year-end. The expansion is a plan, not a completed rollout, meaning the targeted markets have not yet gone live under the expanded program. For related coverage, see Visa Launches Stablecoin Platform for Banks and Fintechs.
Stripe has been building stablecoin infrastructure alongside major payments and financial firms. The company is part of a broader push by card networks and fintech platforms to bring stablecoin payments into everyday spending, a consortium that includes Stripe, Visa, Mastercard, and Coinbase working toward shared stablecoin rails.
Separately, Stripe has also backed Open USD (OUSD), a stablecoin positioned as an alternative to USDC with support from Visa and BlackRock. That stablecoin is designed to serve as reserve infrastructure for card-linked spending products of precisely this kind.
For Southeast Asia, a Stripe expansion of this scale would represent a significant entry point. The region's 700 million people span markets with highly varied regulatory environments, from Singapore's structured licensing regime to Indonesia's and the Philippines' evolving crypto frameworks.
Exchanges operating in the region, including Indodax, Tokocrypto, and Coins.ph, have long sought interoperability between crypto holdings and traditional card payments. A Stripe stablecoin card reaching over 100 markets would offer a potential bridge, letting users spend stablecoin balances anywhere Stripe-connected merchants operate.
Visa has moved in a parallel direction, launching its own stablecoin platform for banks and fintechs with OUSD minting support, which means Stripe's planned expansion enters a market where card-network-backed stablecoin infrastructure is already being built at scale. BlackRock has further deepened the stablecoin reserve ecosystem by launching two tokenized money market funds intended to back stablecoin reserves.
The year-end timeline is defined, giving regulators and exchange partners in Southeast Asia a narrow window to assess whether their jurisdictions will be included in the initial rollout or flagged for a subsequent wave.
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