Stripe offers US stablecoin payouts to wallets in 160+ markets

Stripe has made stablecoin payouts to crypto wallets available to eligible U.S. businesses across more than 160 recipient markets, with New York companies excluded from the public preview. Summary U.S. businesses can send USDC or OUSD directly to recipients’ external crypto wallets. Nine networks support USDC payouts, while OUSD is available across four supported chains. Stripe’s published stablecoin payout fee is $0.50 plus 0.5% of the transfer amount. The company announced 160-market stablecoin payouts on Oct. 16, before the latest social media coverage. According to Stripe’s documentation, businesses can fund the transfers from a USD or USDC balance in their financial account, with recipients receiving stablecoins through a supported blockchain. Payments typically arrive within minutes, although network conditions can delay delivery. The service is listed as a public preview, and businesses based in New York can register to be notified when access becomes available. Stripe announced 160-market payouts in October The company had already described the international payout capability in an Oct. 16 announcement, written by Neetika Bansal, its business lead for Money as a Service. At...