Stripe and Plasma co-develop a new multi-currency card experience. Plasma joins as design partner as stablecoin cards expand beyond the dollar, supporting EUR, BRL, MXN and COP across 30+ countries. October 15, 2026 09:20 ET | Source: Plasma San Francisco, Oct. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Stripe and Plasma today announced a collaboration to launch multi-currency stablecoin cards, making it easier for people and businesses to spend across currencies and markets. Built in close partnership with Plasma as a design partner, the aim is to make everyday spending simpler. Cardholders will be able to use the currencies they already hold, reduce unnecessary conversions and FX costs, and spend abroad as easily as they spend at home. Plasma is building the financial account for people whose lives span countries, assets and businesses, starting with everyday spending. As a design partner, Plasma will work with Stripe to shape a multi-currency card experience around how these customers manage and use their money across borders. "We're building Plasma for people whose lives and finances span countries. Partnering with Stripe gives us the opportunity to develop multi-currency cards around how those people actually live and spend, with a simple ambition: spend like a local, anywhere."- Paul Faecks, CEO of Plasma "Stablecoins make it possible to hold and move money globally. We're working with Plasma to bring that same flexibility to spending, giving businesses the infrastructure to offer cards across currencies and markets without having to build it themselves." - Henri Stern, Head of Stripe Crypto and Cofounder & CEO of Privy Stripe is expanding its stablecoin card infrastructure to support more currencies and stablecoins, giving businesses greater flexibility to build card products for customers operating across markets. The expanded capabilities will support: * Fiat currencies: USD, BRL, EUR, MXN, and COP * Stablecoins: OUSD and eligible GENIUS-ready stablecoins * Markets: Available in 30+ countries today, with plans to expand to 100+ countries in 2027 A cardholder holding euros, for example, will be able to spend directly in euros without converting through dollars first. Businesses operating across markets can issue cards denominated in currencies that match their spending needs, helping reduce unnecessary FX costs. The launch marks the first step toward a broader multi-currency experience. Stripe and Plasma are toward enabling cardholders to spend across multiple balances, with the appropriate currency selected automatically at the point of purchase. The partnership brings Stripe's fiat and crypto infrastructure and Plasma's product together to develop a card experience around how people live and spend across countries. With multi-currency support, people and businesses will be able to spend with stablecoin-backed cards across more currencies and markets. About Plasma Plasma is building the financial account for people whose lives span countries, assets and businesses. Its app, Plasma One, gives users a global dollar account and card for spending, sending and earning, starting with everyday spending. For more information, visit plasma.org About Stripe Stripe is building programmable financial services for millions of businesses globally. Millions of companies use Stripe to accept payments online and in person, embed financial services, power custom revenue models, and build a more profitable business. Headquartered in San Francisco and Dublin, Stripe processes over $1.9 trillion of payments annually, equivalent to 1.6% of global GDP. Stripe users include all of the top AI companies, 90% of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and 88% of the Forbes AI 50. Through its scale and investments in R&D, particularly artificial intelligence and stablecoins, Stripe accelerates the utility of frontier technology in the global economy.

Plasma One powers stablecoin Earn with Veda. June 17, 2026 Plasma, the purpose-built blockchain for stablecoin payments, is scaling its integration with Veda to offer Earn for the new money app, Plasma One, that lets users save, spend, send, and earn all in one place. The Plasma One app is a reimagining of how money works today. Users can load up their accounts, send money fast with no fees, and earn up until the moment they spend. The frontend powers a seamless experience for users, while a Veda vault on the backend generates yield by allocating to stablecoin lending markets like Aave to compound account balances. The vault makes app balances productive, enabling growth without asking users to read code, sign transactions, or manage positions at any step in the process. Instead, a non-custodial Veda vault on the Plasma blockchain ensures users always stay in control of their funds. Plasma One and the corresponding Veda vault use Tether's USDT stablecoin, the largest stablecoin by market capitalization with over $186 billion in circulation. The vault supports a payments experience that feels instant for users, who can spend their stablecoin Earn balances like dollars with Plasma One Visa cards across 150 million merchants in 180+ countries. Users can choose from one of three card options, with up to 4% in base cashback rewards in addition to the stablecoin yield from the vault. Veda Tech Limited has been a day-one infrastructure partner for Plasma. Its versatile vault stack previously supported Plasma's pre-deposits campaign ahead of the blockchain's launch last year, which drove over $1 billion in liquidity to the new chain without any depositor action required. This campaign saw an all-time high of over $3 billion in deposits while facilitating a successful crosschain migration. Today, this vault still functions as a powerful onchain savings product for thousands of users. For Plasma One, Veda provides Plasma with the vault infrastructure needed to generate yield for user account balances while offering robust compliance, risk, and security controls. Users gain an easier way to earn and spend, while Veda's flexible vault design enables adaptive yield strategies, managing user deposits, withdrawals, onchain accounting, protocol allocation, autocompounding, and more.