DoorDash has partnered with Tempo, the Stripe and Paradigm-backed payments blockchain, to roll out stablecoin-powered payouts across its global marketplace spanning more than 40 countries. 

The collaboration announced in a blog post promises faster and more affordable settlement for merchants and Dashers long tied to fragmented regional rails, high FX costs, and slow cross-border transfers.

The food delivery giant joins Stripe, Coastal Bank, and Latin American fintech ARQ in moving live payment flows onto Tempo’s network. 

Blockchain-based money is quickly entering mainstream financial infrastructure through enterprise-grade deals covering payroll, cross-border commerce, and marketplace settlements.

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DoorDash has been a Tempo design partner since September 2025, and the project is now moving into live production. 

Its three-sided marketplace connects consumers, merchants, and Dashers across banking systems with varying fees, currencies, regulatory rules, and settlement timelines across continents.

Those inefficiencies create real friction, leaving Dashers to wait days for earnings while merchants absorb steep conversion costs on cross-border flows. 

“There’s real promise with stablecoins transforming financial infrastructure, not just in America, but globally. We want to be a proactive participant and not just passive,” said Andy Fang, DoorDash co-founder.

The rollout will begin with merchant payouts, where gains on speed and cost deliver the most immediate value for the business. 

“If we can get merchants and Dashers their money faster, and do that in a way that’s affordable for them, that’s a no-brainer for the entire ecosystem,” Fang added.

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Stablecoin Adoption Surges as Payment Giants Double Down Globally

Tempo formally launched in March 2026 after raising $500 million at a $5 billion valuation last October, and it now anchors Stripe’s money management stack across more than 100 countries. 

Stripe handles nearly $2 trillion in annual payment flows and has leaned hard into the sector since its $1.1 billion Bridge acquisition in 2024, followed by the purchase of crypto wallet provider Privy.

Meanwhile, global stablecoin payment volume hit $5.7 trillion in 2025, doubling year over year, while cross-border ecommerce is projected to reach $16.4 trillion by 2032.

Beyond those figures, B2B stablecoin payments surged 733% year over year, pulling heavyweight financial firms onto the rails.

This has seen the likes of Visa launch a USDC settlement in the United States in December 2025, while Mastercard acquired stablecoin firm BVNK for $1.8Bn in March 2026.