Stripe announced a series of product updates in Singapore as it looks to support global growth for Asian businesses through stablecoin payments and artificial intelligence (AI).
The announcements were made at its Stripe Tour Singapore 2025 event, which also introduced new payment methods, the Terminal S710 reader with cellular connectivity, and more than 50 upgrades across payments, revenue, and embedded finance tools.
Stablecoins are gaining traction, with 46% of businesses surveyed by Stripe planning to adopt them within two years.
The company already processes stablecoin payments in more than 120 countries and has acquired Bridge and Privy to expand its offerings.
Earlier this year, it introduced stablecoin financial accounts, now available in over 100 countries including Sri Lanka, Vietnam, and Brunei.
Through Bridge, Stripe has also partnered with Visa to enable cardholders to spend directly from stablecoin balances.
AI is also expected to reshape commerce. By 2030, 82% of Asian businesses expect to use AI-driven sales channels, and half predict that at least some of their sales will come from these interfaces.
Already, 20% are implementing agentic AI, with another 47% preparing to adopt it.
Stripe said it has introduced what it calls the world’s first AI foundation model for payments, trained on tens of billions of transactions.
The model has been used to improve fraud detection, with early results showing a 64% increase in identifying card testing attacks.
Stripe works with a range of regional companies including Aspire, Luckin Coffee, ManusAI, Shoplazza, StarHub, and Zoho.
“Asia is showing extraordinary resilience and focusing on international growth. Between July 2024 and June 2025, over half of our users in the region (54%) sold internationally and we’re seeing cross-border payments surge by over 30% in hubs like Singapore.
Stripe is helping businesses to go global, faster, and we expect new technologies like stablecoins and AI to accelerate their growth.”
said Sarita Singh, regional head and managing director for Southeast Asia, India, and Greater China at Stripe.
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