Stripe’s Crypto Power Move: Teaming with Crypto.com to Dominate Digital Payments

Stripe just threw gasoline on the crypto payments fire.

The fintech giant is expanding its crypto arsenal through a strategic partnership with exchange powerhouse Crypto.com. This isn't a tentative toe-dip—it's a full-scale deployment, signaling a major infrastructure play to capture the next wave of digital commerce.

Building the On-Ramps

Forget clunky wallet addresses and confusing gas fees. The partnership focuses on streamlining the user experience, embedding crypto payments into familiar checkout flows. Think one-click purchases using digital assets, bypassing traditional banking rails entirely. It’s about making spending crypto as frictionless as swiping a card—maybe even easier.

Why This Matters Now

The timing isn't accidental. With institutional adoption accelerating and consumer wallets swelling, the demand for seamless off-ramps—ways to actually use crypto—has hit a critical mass. Stripe and Crypto.com are positioning themselves as the plumbing behind that spending spree. They’re not just betting on crypto's price; they're betting on its utility as a daily transactional currency.

The Institutional Nod

This move carries the weight of validation. Stripe, a darling of traditional online payments, is effectively endorsing a crypto-native partner's infrastructure. It’s a powerful signal to other legacy finance players still sitting on the sidelines, watching the digital asset revolution unfold from their glass towers—likely while calculating their own outdated fee structures.

The game is changing. Payments are being rebuilt from the ground up, and the old guard is scrambling to adapt or get bypassed. This partnership isn't just a feature update; it's a declaration on the future of money itself.

Stripe expands crypto offerings through Crypto.com partnership

A press release published by Crypto.com highlighted that the two entities are working to offer a diversified ecosystem that allows users to complete payments using their desired crypto assets, including stablecoins. The publication also detailed that Stripe will convert payments on behalf of businesses and commercial institutions to the preferred local currency during normal bank deposits.

Joe Anzures, General Manager of the Americas and EVP of Payments at Crypto.com, said the partnership aligns with the exchange’s overall goal of increasing the accessibility of crypto assets to consumers worldwide. He also added that the partnership will “catalyze a new era for crypto-enabled commerce.”

Crypto.com will also benefit from the partnership by leveraging Stripe’s technology to enable crypto traders and investors to purchase digital assets using debit cards and credit cards. The introduction of Stripe’s debit and credit card payment options will expand the exchange’s range of card payment offerings in the U.S.

Stripe has made significant strides in the crypto payment ecosystem. Cryptopolitan reported in mid-October last year that the payment giant introduced a stablecoin subscription feature, allowing service providers to offer automated payments to subscribing customers. The subscription feature builds on Stripe’s recent MOVE to launch stablecoin accounts in 101 countries.

Stripe co-founder and CEO John Collison stated in February of last year that stablecoins enhance the usability of traditional money and that his company had partnered with banking institutions to integrate the crypto assets into its infrastructure. The report also explained that Stripe only allowed U.S. businesses to accept stablecoin payments settled in customer accounts in USD at the time. 

Merchants will also receive fiat settlements automatically through the platform’s integrated billing system. Stripe’s obsession with stablecoins comes amid growing developments related to the growth of stablecoins. These developments include lessened regulatory scrutiny in Europe and the United States, as well as a growing demand for stablecoins at the institutional level. 

Stripe joins Paradigm to develop a new blockchain network

In mid-August last year, the cross-border payment platform partnered with Paradigm to develop a new blockchain network called Tempo. The innovation aimed to address the challenges faced by traditional payment methods, including delays and high transaction fees. According to Stripe’s announcement, Tempo will bridge TradFi and DeFi applications as part of its goal to establish a global financial network amid emerging Web3 technologies.

On October 1, 2025, the payment platform launched the Open Issuance tool on its platform to help enterprises utilize stablecoins and AI technology to grow their revenue. Cryptopolitan reported that Stripe purchased the tool in 2024 for $1.1 billion and plans to utilize it to help businesses create, mint, and redeem their own stablecoins using a few lines of code and new solutions for agent-based commerce. 

Crypto.com has also appeared in the spotlight for advancing blockchain solutions through other strategic partnerships. The exchange has recently partnered with the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) to explore blockchain-based applications that aim to expand tokenization in global commodities markets. 

The exchange has also partnered with ERShares and Signal Markets to create a global future-intelligence platform based on prediction markets. The exchange announced it will roll out the program as a CFTC-registered exchange under the brand Crypto.com | Derivatives North America (CDNA).

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