{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-24/stripe-plasma-stablecoin-cards","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-24/stripe-plasma-stablecoin-cards.md","title":"Stripe and Plasma Plan Stablecoin Cards in 100 Countries","headline":"Stripe and Plasma Plan Stablecoin Cards for Five Currencies Across 100-Plus Countries by 2027","description":"Stripe and Plasma will extend multi-currency stablecoin cards to more than 100 countries in 2027, building on a service live in over 30 countries today.","section":"Partnerships","published_at":"2026-10-24T10:43:02+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-24T10:43:02+00:00","author":"News Desk","key_takeaways":["Stripe and Plasma announced on October 15, 2026, plans for payment cards supporting five fiat currencies and stablecoins including USDC and OUSD.","The card service is already operational in more than 30 countries, with availability targeted for over 100 countries in 2027.","Monthly spending through Stripe's stablecoin card infrastructure is estimated at approximately $1.2 billion as of 2026."],"companies":[{"name":"Stripe","is_primary":true,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0000031/stripe","website":"https://stripe.com"},{"name":"Plasma","is_primary":false,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/00000cm/plasma","website":"https://www.plasma.to"}],"source":{"publisher":"Crypto Briefing","title":"Stripe and Plasma plan stablecoin cards for 100-plus countries by 2027","url":"https://cryptobriefing.com/stripe-plasma-stablecoin-card-2027/"},"other_sources":[],"tags":["Partnerships","Stripe","Plasma"],"body_markdown":"[Stripe](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0000031/stripe) and [Plasma](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/00000cm/plasma) announced plans on October 15, 2026, for payment cards that let users spend stablecoins across five fiat currencies, with availability targeted for more than 100 countries in 2027. [Crypto Briefing](https://cryptobriefing.com/stripe-plasma-stablecoin-card-2027/) reported the partnership, which extends Stripe's existing multi-currency stablecoin card infrastructure.\n\n## What the Stripe and Plasma Cards Support\n\nThe cards will support the US dollar, Brazilian real, euro, Mexican peso and Colombian peso, according to Crypto Briefing. Supported stablecoins include USDC and OUSD, along with other options compliant with the GENIUS Act. Users will be able to spend directly from balances held in any of these currencies or stablecoins. The research points to planned enhancements around automatic currency selection at the point of purchase.\n\nThe service is already operational in over 30 countries, and the 2027 goal is to push that footprint past 100 countries. Monthly spending through Stripe's stablecoin card infrastructure is estimated at approximately $1.2 billion as of 2026. Using stablecoins to move the money behind each payment lets users avoid currency exchange fees and removes the wait for traditional international transfers to clear before funds can be spent.\n\nPlasma runs a blockchain built specifically for stablecoin transactions and operates Plasma One, a neobank app. Under the partnership, Plasma One customers' multi-currency accounts will transition to Stripe's card infrastructure. GlobeNewswire reported on October 15, 2026, that Stripe and Plasma announced a collaboration to launch multi-currency stablecoin cards, enabling spending across currencies and markets.\n\n## Stripe's Stablecoin and Partnership Record\n\nStripe's akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data) show a February 2026 tender offer at a $159 billion valuation, up from $91.5 billion twelve months earlier. The same records list 27 funding rounds on file, including a March 2026 secondary market led by Robinhood Ventures. In June 2026, MoneyGram launched its stablecoin MGUSD on the Stellar blockchain using Stripe's Bridge platform for issuance, connecting digital dollars to roughly 500,000 cash-in and cash-out locations globally.\n\n## Earlier Stripe Stablecoin Moves\n\nStripe's Money20/20 2026 analysis identified embedded stablecoin wallets, round-the-clock settlement and consumer-controlled agentic payments as key financial services trends, The future of trading reported on October 22, 2026. WebProNews reported on October 21, 2026, that Stripe announced Treasury for agents, a public preview letting AI agents check balances, pay invoices, transfer funds and convert currencies, with human approval required for live money movement. Unite.AI reported on October 20, 2026, that Sierra announced a partnership with Stripe enabling customers to pay and receive receipts during AI agent calls, with Cedar among the first clients.\n\n## Plasma's Stablecoin Blockchain\n\nPlasma's blockchain is built for stablecoin transactions, and its neobank app Plasma One holds the multi-currency accounts moving to Stripe's card system. Biggo Finance reported on August 29, 2026, that Circle deployed its USDC and EURC stablecoins natively on Plasma, a Layer-1 blockchain for stablecoin transactions, adding support for CCTP and Bridge Kit.\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}