Stripe Teams Up With Paradigm to Launch ’Tempo’—A Game-Changing Payments Blockchain

Stripe just dropped a bombshell—and legacy payment processors should be sweating. The fintech giant is building 'Tempo,' a blockchain-powered payments network, with crypto VC powerhouse Paradigm. Here’s why it matters.

Cutting out the middlemen (again)

Tempo aims to bulldoze friction in global transactions—no surprise from the company that made one-click checkout ubiquitous. Now they’re coming for SWIFT’s lunch.

Paradigm’s crypto muscle meets Stripe’s scale

With Paradigm’s deep blockchain expertise and Stripe’s merchant empire, this isn’t some vaporware project. It’s a direct shot at rebuilding finance’s plumbing—and taking a cut along the way.

The cynical take

Another ‘revolutionary’ blockchain play? Maybe. But when Stripe moves, even Wall Street’s fee-extraction specialists pay attention. Just don’t expect them to admit it over their $25 coffees.