DoorDash plans to supply its customers, “dashers” and retailers the choice to make use of stablecoins of their transactions with the meals supply app, based on the Tempo blockchain.
In a Tuesday discover, Tempo mentioned that along with DoorDash, it was “constructing stablecoin-powered cost infrastructure” in a transfer for its supply drivers, also referred to as “dashers,” retailers, and customers to settle transactions utilizing digital forex. The blockchain cited payout velocity, decrease cross-border value and transaction flexibility in its causes for the mixing, anticipated to use to customers in additional than 40 international locations.
“If we are able to get retailers and Dashers their cash sooner, and do this in a method that is reasonably priced for them, that is a no brainer for the whole ecosystem,” mentioned DoorDash co-founder Andy Wang.
Tempo introduced the DoorDash integration as half of a bigger transfer into stablecoins together with funds platform Stripe, funding agency Paradigm, Coastal Financial institution and fintech firm ARQ.
Whereas the supply app beforehand introduced strikes into AI, the stablecoin infrastructure would characterize a considerably giant supply app onboarding a digital asset cost rail for on a regular basis settlements.
In February, DoorDash reported that it delivered 903 million orders within the fourth quarter of 2025, at a complete worth of $29.7 billion. The supply platform is slated to report Q1 2026 outcomes on Could 6.
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Along with its work with Tempo, Stripe agreed to buy the stablecoin platform Bridge as a part of a $1.1 billion deal in 2024.
Conventional bank card firms, together with Visa and Mastercard, have reached related agreements transferring nearer to stablecoins. Mastercard agreed in March to purchase stablecoin infrastructure firm BVNK for a reported $1.8 billion, whereas Visa expanded its stablecoin settlement platform in July to help further stablecoins.
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