Stripe has established itself as a leading payment solution for both enterprises as well as startups and individual sellers. By abstracting away all the complexities of traditional payment rails through simple plug-and-play APIs, Stripe created a facile route for cross-border payments, simplifying e-commerce. Similarly, Stripe’s recent integration of stablecoins could further bolster the adoption of decentralised payment solutions, be them USD or other currency proxies. This allows businesses to reach more markets, at a lower cost, with near-instantaneous settlement.
Topics covered in this episode:
- John’s background
- Stripe’s mission
- How Stripe solves the complexity of internet payments
- Integrating crypto for payments
- Supported blockchains
- Stripe’s Web3 services
- Upsides of accepting stablecoin payments
- Non-USD stablecoins
- Merchant UX
- Expanding crypto support outside the U.S.
- On- and off-ramping
- Acquiring Bridge and Privy
- The best of both worlds: CeFi & DeFi
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Sponsors:
- Gnosis: Gnosis builds decentralized infrastructure for the Ethereum ecosystem, since 2015. This year marks the launch of Gnosis Pay— the world's first Decentralized Payment Network. Get started today at - gnosis.io
- Chorus One: one of the largest node operators worldwide, trusted by 175,000+ accounts across more than 60 networks, Chorus One combines institutional-grade security with the highest yields at - chorus.one
This episode is hosted by Friederike Ernst.
