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Bridge

Provider
FX / PayoutsCrypto / StablecoinBaaSUnified FXUnified AccountingPSPOpen BankingCard Issuing

Embedded-finance provider tracked in the Embedded Finance Index — disclosed by 21 companies across 8 categories.

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CategoriesFX / Payouts, Crypto / Stablecoin, BaaS, Unified FX, Unified Accounting, PSP, Open Banking, Card Issuing
Rank#3 of 57 in Crypto / Stablecoin
Buyers21 companies
RegulatoryConditional approval · National trust bank

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Founders & story · from Bridge’s own dossier

Bridge is a stablecoin infrastructure platform providing orchestration, issuance, wallets, and card issuing APIs. Acquired by Stripe, it now operates as Stripe's stablecoin subsidiary and has migrated its card program onto Stripe Issuing. In February 2026 it secured OCC conditional approval for a national trust bank charter, positioning itself to run stablecoin custody, issuance, and reserve management under direct federal oversight.

Recent developments
  • 2026-02Conditional approval · Corporate Decision 1365 · 2026-02-12 — Bridge National Trust Bank, national trust bank, OCC. Lets Stripe's stablecoin unit operate stablecoin products under federal oversight; Payoneer announced Bridge-powered stablecoins the same day. [charter] source ↗
  • 2026-02OCC conditional approval for national trust bank charter source ↗
  • 2026-04Integrated Bridge stablecoin-backed cards with Stripe Issuing (successor to legacy Bridge Cards API) source ↗
  • 2026-09-30Open Standard launched Open USD (OUSD), a dollar stablecoin issued by Bridge, with Coinbase, Mastercard, Shopify, Stripe and Visa as founding partners committing $1B+ in launch liquidity. Live on Base, Ethereum, Solana and Tempo; businesses mint/redeem at $1 with no issuer fee via Stripe, Mastercard's BVNK, and Visa at launch, with Coinbase access following 2026-10-01. source ↗
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Charter application · Conditional approval
Bridge National Trust Bank · National trust bank · OCC · New York, NY · filed 2025-10.
Conditional approval · Corporate Decision 1365 · 2026-02-12
Lets Stripe's stablecoin unit operate stablecoin products under federal oversight; Payoneer announced Bridge-powered stablecoins the same day.
OCC letter ↗
Who uses Bridge
21 companies disclose Bridge in their stack
FireblocksMoneygramWorldMeowShineChipper CashARQBitcoinBuenbitSlashNickel (Compte Nickel)Altitude+9 more
Buyer mix · 21 of 21 classified
Fintech / Cross-border payments · 5Fintech / Crypto · 4Fintech / SMB banking · 4Fintech / Consumer banking · 2Fintech / Neobank · 2Infrastructure / BaaS · 1Infrastructure / Payments · 1Marketplace / Two-sided · 1
US · 10EU · 5LATAM · 2
What the disclosures say
Fireblocks
“Fireblocks Network directory (fireblocks.com/platforms/fireblocks-network/directory) lists connected third-party providers including dLocal, Bridge (Stripe), Circle, Yellow Card, OpenPayd. [coerced currencies: kept "USD", also reported: multi-currency stablecoin]”
Moneygram
“Multiple vendor-listing sources confirm: Crossmint provides wallet infrastructure for the MoneyGram Card and stablecoin wallet per thepaypers.com; Stellar is the settlement network for the MoneyGram Card and for MGUSD per stablecoininsider.org; Circle's USDC is the stablecoin backing the MoneyGram Card at launch per st…”
World
“World App also supports on-chain payments via WLD and USDC natively on World Chain; the World Help Center references third-party off-ramp providers handling fiat withdrawals, though specific provider names beyond Bridge are not disclosed in available evidence.”
Meow
“Stripe case study names Stripe products Issuing, Treasury, and Bridge.”
Chipper Cash
“Bridge (stablecoin orchestration) added in 2026 for USD card spending.”
ARQ
“Brazilian onboarding flow explicitly lists 'Terms of Service (Bridge)' and 'Privacy Policy (Bridge)' among the agreements users accept, indicating ARQ uses Bridge (Stripe's stablecoin orchestration platform) for stablecoin infrastructure.”
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What Bridge runs on · from its own dossier
The third-party providers Bridge itself discloses, layer by layer — the vendor as a buyer. Distinct from the companies above that disclose Bridge.
PSP
Stripe
Card Issuing
Stripe Issuing
Card Network
Visa
Treasury Management
Stripe Treasury
KYC
Persona
Open Banking
Plaid
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Alternatives to Bridge

Other Crypto / Stablecoin providers in the index, by the number of companies that disclose them. A count of public disclosures, not a ranking of the products.

Zero Hash25 buyers →Circle22 buyers →BVNK13 buyers →Fireblocks12 buyers →Tempo12 buyers →Lightspark9 buyers →MoonPay9 buyers →Paxos9 buyers →
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Ranked #3 of 57 in Crypto / Stablecoin — Embedded Finance Index 2026
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Bridge — frequently asked

Which companies use Bridge?

21 companies disclose Bridge in their stack in the Embedded Finance Index 2026, including Fireblocks, Moneygram, World, Meow, Shine, Chipper Cash, ARQ, Bitcoin, Buenbit, Slash and 2 others.

What does Bridge do?

Bridge is an embedded-finance provider in FX / Payouts, Crypto / Stablecoin, BaaS, Unified FX, Unified Accounting, PSP, Open Banking and Card Issuing. It ranks #3 of 57 Crypto / Stablecoin providers by disclosed buyers.

Is Bridge a bank?

Bridge has applied for a national trust bank charter for Bridge National Trust Bank with the OCC. Status: conditional approval (2026-02-12).

What are the alternatives to Bridge?

The most-disclosed Crypto / Stablecoin alternatives to Bridge are Zero Hash (25 buyers), Circle (22 buyers), BVNK (13 buyers), Fireblocks (12 buyers), Tempo (12 buyers) and Lightspark (9 buyers).

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