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Stripe Bridge Stablecoin Expands Global Payment Network
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Fusion42 · 27 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Stripe's stablecoin subsidiary Bridge has secured MiCA authorisation and an Electronic Money Institution licence in Luxembourg, enabling regulated operations across all 27 EU member states. Simultaneously, Stripe is pursuing a $53bn acquisition of PayPal to consolidate stablecoin infrastructure and payment rails globally.
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◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway
If you're building stablecoin payments or on-chain settlement infrastructure, Stripe just removed the regulatory and banking plumbing you'd have to build yourself — and is now buying the largest US stablecoin issuer to lock in the supply side. Your moat is gone; your customer is now your competitor.
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