Stripe and Bridge’s Digital Asset Playbook in 2025
Building stablecoin infrastructure across payments, cards, issuance and regulation
Stripe’s digital asset push accelerated after it completed its $1.1B acquisition of Bridge in February 2025, giving it a dedicated stablecoin infrastructure layer to build on. Across 2025, Stripe and Bridge expanded across stablecoin acceptance, subscription payments, Tempo, card issuing, custom stablecoins, wallet connectivity and regulatory readiness, turning the acquisition into a broader payments infrastructure play.
- Stripe is building the foundation for stablecoin-based payments:
Stripe’s stablecoin product for companies outside the U.S., U.K. and Europe, its support for subscription-based stablecoin payments, and the Tempo testnet with Paradigm show a clear focus on making stablecoins usable for recurring, enterprise and real-world payment flows. The USD 500M funding round for Tempo further signals that Stripe is treating stablecoin infrastructure as a long-term growth layer. - Bridge is turning stablecoin infrastructure into distribution:
Bridge’s partnerships with Wirex, Visa, Phantom and Zepz show how stablecoins can move from backend rails into customer-facing products. These deals connect stablecoins to cards, fiat conversion, wallet top-ups, remittances and everyday spending, making Bridge a key link between crypto-native assets and familiar payment experiences. - Issuance and regulation are becoming core to the playbook:
Bridge’s Open Issuance platform, partnerships with BlackRock, Fidelity Investments and Superstate, and OCC national bank trust charter application point to a more institutional phase of stablecoin development. The focus is shifting toward custom stablecoins, regulated reserves, compliance credibility and infrastructure that enterprises can trust.
Stripe and Bridge are building across multiple layers of the digital asset stack at once: payments acceptance, blockchain infrastructure, card issuing, stablecoin issuance, wallet connectivity and regulatory positioning. This makes their 2025 playbook especially important because it connects stablecoins to practical business and consumer use cases. As digital assets become more embedded in payments, Stripe and Bridge are positioning themselves as infrastructure providers for the next generation of programmable money movement.
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