Stripe to expand stablecoin cards to over 100 countries by the end of the year

UNCLASSIFIEDStripe to expand stablecoincards to over 100 countries bythe end of the year34IMPORTANCECLOSED2NEWS MEDIA2PIECESOct 5, 2026 13:48blockboard.net

Stripe plans to broaden its stablecoin card program to more than 100 countries by the end of the year, with new crypto lead Henri Stern also pointing to tokenized deposits and DeFi use cases as areas under exploration. The expansion was described in separate newsroom coverage of the same announcement.

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Stripe plans to expand its stablecoin card programs to more than 100 countries by year-end.
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Henri Stern is the new crypto head named in connection with the expansion and the broader stablecoin card push.
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Stripe’s stablecoin card program is being taken to over 100 countries, with the expansion framed as global in scope.

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Customers using Stripe-linked stablecoin cards are the group most likely to notice this next, because the program is being extended to more than 100 countries by year-end. That means the card program is not staying limited to a smaller set of markets, and the change is visible as a wider rollout rather than a new product category.

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