A blockchain built for payments

Overview

Purpose-built for stablecoins

Stablecoins enable instant, borderless, programmable transactions, but most blockchain infrastructure isn't designed for them. Tempo is built to move stablecoins across borders, between businesses, and between machines with the speed, cost, and reliability that real-world payments demand.

Tempo is incubated by Stripe and Paradigm, combining deep experience in global payments with leading crypto and blockchain engineering. The result is infrastructure purpose-built for stablecoins rather than retrofitted from a general-purpose chain.

Network Payments-first Layer 1 blockchain

Focus

Stablecoin payments: cross-border transfers, global payouts, embedded finance, and machine-to-machine payments

Incubated by Stripe and Paradigm

Designed with

Category-defining fintechs, banks, and commerce platforms serving billions worldwide

Settlement Near-instant settlement, with no re-orgs

Fees Paid in USD stablecoins, with no volatile gas token

Use cases

Designed for real-world use cases at scale

Cross-border payments

Move money between countries and currencies with the speed and finality of an onchain settlement layer.

Global payouts

Pay contractors, sellers, and partners anywhere with stablecoins instead of slow, fragmented banking rails.

Agentic and machine payments

Give software agents and automated systems a native way to transact using stablecoins.

Embedded finance

Build stablecoin balances, transfers, and payouts directly into products and platforms.

Institutional settlement

Settle high-value flows between financial institutions with programmable, always-on infrastructure.

Designed with global payment leaders

Tempo was shaped with input from category-defining fintechs, banks, and commerce platforms serving billions worldwide.

Explore Tempo

Solutions ### Stablecoin payment solutions Cross-border payments, global payouts, embedded finance, and agentic payments built on Tempo. Read\u00A0more Partners ### Payments infrastructure partners The wallets, on and off ramps, custodians, and infrastructure providers building on Tempo. Read\u00A0more Customer stories ### Who builds on Tempo How companies like DoorDash, OnePay, and MoneyGram use Tempo to move money. Read\u00A0more Documentation ### Tempo documentation Technical documentation for integrating with Tempo's payment infrastructure. Read\u00A0more Blog ### News and updates Product announcements, ecosystem launches, and research from the Tempo team. Read\u00A0more FAQ ### Frequently asked questions Clear answers about Tempo, MPP, validators, fees, and the technology behind the network. Read\u00A0more