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Stripe Settles Merchant Payouts in Stablecoins, Sparking Accounting and Tax Debate

Original sourceonlinestorenews.com

Summary

Stripe, through its Bridge infrastructure, has begun settling merchant payouts in USDC and USDT across more than 100 countries. This is back-end settlement rather than consumer-facing crypto checkout, speeding payouts and reducing FX and wire delays, especially in regions with slower local payment…

Key points

  • For cross-border e-commerce and finance teams, explains the practical trade-offs of stablecoin payouts in settlement speed and accounting treatment.
  • A major payment firm moving merchant payouts to stablecoin rails will change cross-border e-commerce cash flow timing and financial disclosure.
  • Cross-border merchants can shorten receipt times and reduce FX losses, but must establish accounting, tax, and depeg risk controls for stablecoin balances.

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