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Forbes
7 hours ago
- Business
- Forbes
How Stripe Quietly Became One Of Crypto's Most Important Companies
(Original Caption) 12/12/1956- This miniature skyscraper is made of bundles of new United States ... More money. It is being readied for demands of the Christmas season by tellers George Arnold (front) and Edward Hannan at the Federal Reserve Bank in Philadelphia. Stripe's latest acquisition isn't just another crypto bet. It's the clearest sign yet that fintech giants are preparing to bypass the banking system entirely. While much of crypto obsesses over price charts and memecoins, Stripe is quietly assembling something far more disruptive: a crypto native financial operating system. With the acquisitions of Bridge and Privy, Stripe isn't just enabling stablecoin payments. It is removing banks from the equation entirely. If you understand what these moves unlock, it becomes clear: Stripe isn't chasing the future of payments. It is building it. Most people see Privy as a wallet company. Stripe saw it as something else entirely: a regulatory unlock. By combining Privy's embedded, non-custodial wallet infrastructure with Bridge's stablecoin payment rails, Stripe is quietly bypassing the constraints that have kept fintech tethered to the banking system. No sponsor banks. No custodial risk. No need to hold customer funds. Just programmable, borderless finance delivered through APIs. This isn't a crypto feature. It's a foundation for a new financial stack. With these pieces in place, Stripe can turn any app into a fintech product overnight. Marketplaces can spin up user wallets without touching custody. Gig platforms can hold balances for workers across borders. Emerging market startups can offer dollar accounts without needing a U.S. banking partner. All of it happens through infrastructure Stripe now controls, using crypto rails that settle globally, instantly, and without friction. While others debate the future of stablecoins, Stripe is already operationalizing it. The implications go far beyond developer tooling. Stripe is positioning itself as the backbone of a new global financial system, one that doesn't rely on banks, card networks, or compliance middlemen. In doing so, it's not just enabling crypto adoption, it's removing traditional finance from the loop entirely. If the banks understood what Stripe was building, they wouldn't see it as a crypto experiment. They'd see it as an existential threat. What makes Stripe dangerous is not just its infrastructure. It's the distribution. Stripe already powers payments for millions of businesses around the world and processed over $1.4 trillion in total payment volume in 2024, a 38% increase from the year prior, according to the company. Now it's layering in stablecoin rails and wallet infrastructure directly into that stack. While most crypto startups are still trying to find product-market fit, Stripe is embedding crypto into workflows that already move billions of dollars. It isn't starting from zero. It's turning the internet's default payment layer into a gateway for onchain finance. There's also a quiet regulatory brilliance to all of this. By using non-custodial wallets, Stripe avoids the licensing burdens that have tripped up fintechs trying to hold user funds. With Bridge, it gains compliant on and off ramps in over 100 countries. The result is a modular financial stack that sidesteps the chokepoints of traditional finance without breaking the rules. It's not about avoiding regulation. It's about designing around it. This unlocks use cases that would have been operationally or legally impossible just a few years ago. Platforms can offer stablecoin accounts without becoming banks. Merchants in emerging markets can settle in dollars without touching a wire transfer. Payroll companies can pay freelancers instantly, globally, and without FX risk. Stablecoins aren't just speculative tools, they're being used for real-world needs. According to Chainalysis, year-over-year growth in stablecoin transfers was strongest among retail and professional-sized transactions, particularly in lower-income regions like Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. These aren't theoretical use cases. They're already happening. What used to take months of compliance work and banking partnerships now takes a few lines of code. What's missing is the front end. Stripe has everything it needs to power the onchain economy behind the scenes, but at some point, owning distribution may become strategically necessary. A consumer wallet, a neobank acquisition, or even a simple interface to hold and spend stablecoins could close the loop. Stripe wouldn't need to become a retail brand, just the infrastructure behind one. But if it does decide to go direct, it won't be starting from scratch. It'll be plugging into a system it already owns. That's where Stripe's real edge comes into focus: data. Today, Stripe sees a massive share of global card activity, giving it a powerful fraud and risk engine built on years of transaction history. Extend that to wallets, and the advantage compounds. As millions of embedded wallets come online through its stack, Stripe can link identity, behavior, and financial history across users and platforms. That turns compliance into a product, not a bottleneck, and it makes Stripe indispensable to anyone building onchain. Stripe's strategy isn't happening in a vacuum. It reflects a broader shift among fintechs and big tech companies looking to untether themselves from traditional banking infrastructure. PayPal's launch of PYUSD in 2023 signaled similar intent, to leverage stablecoins for global payments, but Stripe's infrastructure-led approach goes deeper. As regulatory pressure mounts and banking relationships grow riskier, especially after collapses like Synapse, the appeal of crypto rails becomes obvious. Stablecoins, non-custodial wallets, and programmable money offer a faster, cheaper, and more flexible path to launching financial products. Stripe just moved first. Others will follow. This isn't another crypto side feature bolted onto an existing product. It's a reimagining of the financial stack, starting with infrastructure, not hype. Stripe isn't chasing the next bull market narrative. It's focused on utility, making stablecoins usable, wallets invisible, and compliance programmable. While most companies treat crypto as a speculative asset class, Stripe is treating it like plumbing. And in infrastructure, the winners are the ones you barely notice, until everything runs through them. Stripe isn't building for headlines. It's building for inevitability. In a world where value moves as freely as data, the financial layer of the internet won't rely on banks or legacy payment networks. With Bridge and Privy in place, Stripe may be positioned to quietly power the infrastructure layer of the next financial era.
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Business Standard
3 days ago
- Business
- Business Standard
India, Croatia keen to boost joint research via university tie-ups: MEA
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Croatian counterpart Andrej Plenkovic have noted the importance of cooperation between universities of both countries for joint research and development, as per a statement by the Ministry of External Affairs. The two leaders also noted the importance of cooperation in digital technology and cultural ties. "In the area of science, technology and innovation, the two Prime Ministers highlighted the importance of connecting scientific institutions and universities of both countries for joint research and development. Both sides expressed their willingness to facilitate exchanges of young researchers for long-term research collaborations and encouraged networking within the scientific community to share best practices and develop applied technologies," the MEA statement said. "The two Prime Ministers noted the signing of the 2023 Memorandum of Understanding on Defence Cooperation and agreed to advancing defence ties. Further emphasis will be placed on seeking opportunities for cooperation between national defence industries through collaboration and regular interactions," the statement added. As per the statement, both sides recognised several areas of cooperation in the gamut of digital technology and promotion of start-up culture."Digital technology was recognised as another key area for cooperation. Croatian and Indian scientific ecosystems could benefit from strategic collaborations between incubation centres and start-ups working in sectors such as Healthcare-tech, Agri-tech, Clean-tech, Artificial Intelligence, Machine learning and Cybersecurity. The two Prime Ministers agreed on the need for strengthening India-Croatia Start-up Bridge in order to foster innovation and collaboration amongst start-ups," as per the statement. The two leaders agreed to deepen engagement in cultural sector during the period 2026-2030. "While acknowledging the strong cultural exchange, both sides underscored the importance of deepening engagement in the cultural sector during the period 2026-2030. They recognised culture as a powerful tool for strengthening people-to-people ties between the two countries," the statement added. PM Modi and Plenkovic understood the importance of mobility of personnel in expanding bilateral cooperation."They recognised the importance of skills development and the mobility of personnel in supporting expanded engagement across various sectors of bilateral cooperation, and agreed on the speedy conclusion of a memorandum of understanding on workforce mobility between the two countries," as per the statement. PM Modi paid an official visit to Croatia on June 18. This marked the first-ever visit of an Indian Prime Minister to Croatia to strengthen the growing momentum of high-level exchanges between the two nations.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Bridge joins the Elation Health Partner Hub to Elevate Patient Engagement for Elation EHR Users
The award-winning BridgeInteract patient engagement platform gives Elation customers a turnkey suite of self-service tools that reduce administrative overhead and deepen patient relationships. DALLAS, June 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Bridge, a leader in white-labeled patient engagement technology, today announced a new partnership with Elation Health, the clinical–first Electronic Health Record (EHR) platform trusted by more than 30,000 primary-care providers. The BridgeInteract Patient Engagement Platform is now a member of the Elation Partner Hub, Elation's partner marketplace. The collaboration embeds BridgeInteract's robust patient engagement capabilities directly into Elation, empowering practices to streamline intake, scheduling, messaging, and medical records access—all from a single, fully integrated experience. BridgeInteract is already in use across various Elation EHR customers who were seeking a highly customizable and robust patient engagement solution. This platform integration gives Elation's EHR users tools to boost efficiency and patient care. Mobile-ready self-service features let patients actively participate in routine care management, saving staff time. With a single operational workflow and real-time, bi-directional data flow, BridgeInteract eliminates manual entry and reduces errors. This all-in-one, customer-branded solution easily integrates into the Elation platform, streamlining operations and strengthening patient relationships. Mobile-ready: Mobile-friendly self-service tools make it simple for patients to book visits, complete forms, and communicate with their care team on their schedule One workflow, zero double-entry: Data moves bi-directionally between BridgeInteract and Elation in real time, eliminating manual work and data entry errors Built with open APIs: Elation's modern, developer-friendly API gives BridgeInteract deep, native access to the EHR, enabling immediate, rapid integration and a clear, scalable path for future enhancements without costly custom work All-in-one simplicity: Practices avoid a patchwork of piecemealed solutions; BridgeInteract delivers everything in a single, customer-branded solution that integrates seamlessly inside the Elation workflow Customizable for unique care models: Bridge's modular architecture adapts to advanced primary care, employer health, and other specialized service lines, delivering workflows tailored to each organization's exact needs "We're thrilled to partner with Elation Health, whose clinical-first philosophy mirrors our commitment to intuitive design and measurable outcomes," added John Deutsch, CEO of Bridge. "Together we're delivering a proven, scalable solution that improves care continuity and drives practice growth." About Bridge Bridge, makers of the BridgeInteract® platform, has been transforming patient engagement since 2014 with scalable, ONC-certified solutions that can be white-labeled for any healthcare brand. The platform's mobile-ready and modular architecture lets organizations quickly deploy intake, scheduling, secure messaging, medical records access, and online bill pay—seamlessly integrated with the EHR and practice management system. Learn more at or in the Elation Partner Hub. About Elation Health Elation Health is the technology platform for primary care success. Supporting 36,000 clinicians caring for more than 18 million Americans, Elation Health's AI-powered EHR and billing solutions are designed for delivering high-value personalized care. The company's focus on clinician experience makes the platform the most-trusted and highest-rated in its segment across various settings, through innovative collaboration, workflow, and AI implementation, all tailored to primary care. Learn more at LinkedIn, and X. Media Contact: Chad Van AlstinChad@ View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Bridge
Scottish Sun
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Wayne Bridge ‘buzzing' after £7k hair transplant as he shows off incredible transformation
Plus, everything you need to know about hair transplants if you're thinking about having one MANE ATTRACTION Wayne Bridge 'buzzing' after £7k hair transplant as he shows off incredible transformation WAYNE Bridge says he's "buzzing" after a £7,000 hair transplant fixed his thinning scalp. The 44-year-old former England footballer underwent the procedure with the full support of his wife Frankie, 36, who loves his new look. 6 Wayne Bridge has revealed he had a hair transplant in September last year Credit: DHI Global/Cavendish 6 For the former England footballer has been losing hair right across his scalp for around 10 years Credit: DHI Global/Cavendish Ex-Man City and Chelsea fullback Bridge had been losing his hair right across his scalp for around 10 years. By the time of his transplant last September his hair was sparse and he was always trying to hide his baldness. He explained: 'I used to move it around to cover it up. I didn't get a lot of banter about it from mates because I was so good at hiding it. 'I work in the media and knew that I would really benefit from getting it sorted. You feel so much more confident when your hair looks good." Bridge - who won 36 England caps before retiring in 2014 - had 4,085 hairs implanted into the thinning areas of his scalp using the advanced Direct Hair Implantation technique. He said: 'It's like I have got a full head of hair again and the transformation is pretty unbelievable. 'When I look at the before and after pictures it is pretty amazing and it has done so much for my self-confidence.' Bridge added: 'It is so much thicker now and it takes me no time to get it sorted out. I jump out of the shower, use a bit of product and then I am out. I'm buzzing and it means I can wear my hair a lot shorter now. Lots of people who are thinning have asked me where I got it done and want to do the same. 'Before I was always conscious of how my hair looked and it used to take me a lot longer to get ready.' Bridge's wife Frankie - the former Saturdays singer turned TV presenter and podcaster - was fully supportive of his decision. BBC Sport pundit shows off shock new look with fans convinced he has had hair transplant 'So many men are getting help with their hair and it is really no big deal,' he said. 'I told Frankie what I was doing and she was really supportive. She said 'go for it' and supports anything that makes me feel better about myself.' Bridge, who had the procedure at DHI Global Clinic in central London, insistent that he had the surgery in the UK. He said: 'I had the surgery in the morning and was back home later that day. I was so chilled during the surgery that I fell asleep. 'There was no swelling and I chilled for a couple of days at home while I recovered. 'After that, I was back to my normal routine of doing media work and looking after the family. I wish I had got it done earlier in my hair loss because I feel so much better about myself Wayne Bridge 'I could see the benefits straight away, though it was not obvious to anyone who didn't know me that I had had a hair transplant. 'It takes up to a year for all the new hair to fully grow back but, after nine months, my hair is as good as new and it will continue to grow back for a further three months and look even better. I wish I had got it done earlier in my hair loss because I feel so much better about myself. 'Women benefit from cosmetic procedures all the time. The nice thing about footballers such as Wayne Rooney and Rio Ferdinand going public about their procedures is that men can see it is no big deal and they can do simple things to benefit their appearance too.' Since retiring in 2014, he has starred on I'm A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! and he won the first series of Channel 4's SAS: Who Dares Wins six years ago after trekking through a glacier in Chile. Bridge, who now hosts The Dressing Room podcast with ex-England stars Joe Cole and Carlton Cole, said he chose DHI Global for his hair transplant after it was recommended by a celebrity friend. He said: 'I bumped into him at a wedding and his hair looked great. He explained that he had gone to DHI because the treatment is so discreet and no one knows you have had it done until all the hair has grown back. 6 Bridge had the procedure at DHI Global Clinic in London Credit: DHI Global/Cavendish 6 He said he never considered going abroad for treatment Credit: Cavendish 6 Bridge says his hair is much thicker now and he doesn't take as long getting ready Credit: DHI Global/Cavendish 6 Bridge says the procedure has done a lot for his self-confidence Credit: DHI Global/Cavendish 'I wanted the very best treatment in the world with the shortest down-time and that was always going to be DHI. 'You read about patients going abroad for hair transplants but that was never going to be an option for me. 'The best clinics in the world are here and it is reassuring to know that the team is in central London for the aftercare. Who wants to jump on a flight to check on their hair if something goes wrong?' With DHI no holes are made for the implanting of the new hairs - instead they are directly implanted. All DHI procedures are performed by doctors, who are trained and certified by London Hair Restoration Academy, the first Academy for hair transplants. A DHI Global spokesperson said: 'We increased the density in Wayne's hair on his hairline and the top of his scalp. We have filled in the gaps to make him look younger and improve his body confidence. 'We treat a lot of high profile patients such as Wayne who love to stay fit and look good. We are delighted that he is so happy with the results.' As well as Bridge, DHI also worked with former England cricketer Phil Tufnell.
NZ Herald
5 days ago
- Business
- NZ Herald
Watch Herald NOW live: Join host Ryan Bridge for the latest NZ and global news
Join host Ryan Bridge on the NZ Herald's live video show Herald NOW for the latest news from New Zealand and around the world. Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters will today be speaking about growing instability globally and ASB's Chief Economist Nick Tuffley talks about the regional economic scorecard. Herald NOW is live at the scene of the devastating New World supermarket fire in Victoria Park and speaking to Foodstuffs North Island CEO Chris Quin. You can watch Herald NOW 7am – 9am weekdays on the NZ Herald homepage. Herald NOW features interviews, panel discussions, investigations and the news, weather and sport updates you need to start your day. The daily livestream will also be available via the NZ Herald YouTube channel, which will also enable Herald NOW to be streamed on smart televisions. Herald NOW aims to address the growing preference for video-based news consumption, filling a significant gap in the New Zealand media market. Bridge promises the show will deliver the 'news you need to know now, in a way that hasn't been done before'. 'I am excited to get our first guests at the desk and show everyone what we've created. I know more than anyone the media industry is changing quickly, and Herald NOW allows our audience to watch from wherever they are, on whatever device they're using," Bridge said. Herald editor-in-chief, Murray Kirkness, said the show represents NZME's commitment to digital transformation and innovation. ' Herald NOW is positioned to transform how Kiwis engage with news content, making quality journalism more accessible and engaging in today's digital-first media environment,' he said.
