Global payouts solution for instant and reliable payments
Make payouts to global teams and individuals at scale using stablecoins. Onramp local fiat, convert to stablecoins, and pay out to global recipients directly in minutes.
Trusted by platforms that scale globally
Reach more users, no bank account required
Pay out users to wallets anywhere—recipients don’t need a local bank account to receive stablecoin payments.
Scale payouts with one integration
Send thousands of payments across countries in one go, with near-instant settlement and local offramps.
Monetize more than payouts
Expand into broader financial services for users to manage their earnings. Provide a card for spend and pay out in your own stablecoin to earn additional lines of revenue.
Stablecoin speed for every type of payout
Payroll
Send fast, reliable batch payouts and reimbursements to global employees and contractors, so workers get paid instantly.
Creator payouts
Pay creators when they earn, so they can easily hold or spend a stable store of value without friction.
Marketplace payouts
Enable sellers in hard-to-reach markets to get paid in stablecoins. Disburse earnings at scale with predictable, near‑instant settlement.
Key capabilities to power global payouts
Orchestration
Seamlessly convert between USD, MXN, EUR (and more) and stablecoins using one API endpoint.
Wallets
Set up custodial or noncustodial wallets for users to receive and manage their payouts.
Cards
Launch stablecoin-backed cards, so recipients can spend their earnings locally or globally while you earn interchange revenue.
Open Issuance
Pay out funds to customers in your own stablecoin that earns rewards on treasury reserves.
How a payout use case works across borders
“For people in countries like Turkey and Nigeria, stablecoins and access to USD banking rails solve the biggest challenge in their life–not their banking life, but their whole life. It’s giving millions of sellers and freelancers the opportunity to access global opportunities. That’s why Cenoa grew 30x in 5 months. In 10 years, people will look back and say this was the most impactful use case for stablecoins.”
How Airtm and Bridge enable faster, cheaper cross-border payments
Airtm is a global payments platform that helps US and European employers pay their distributed workforce across borders using stablecoins. By partnering with Bridge to convert payroll payments to USDC on the Stellar network, Airtm enables real-time, compliant cross-border payouts at an average cost savings of 20% compared to alternatives like PayPal or Wise.
FAQ
What are global payouts?
Global payouts are outbound payments from a business or platform to recipients in multiple countries. They are typically used to pay contractors, creators, sellers, workers, affiliates, or suppliers rather than collect money from customers.
A payout system has to decide who gets paid, in what amount, and in which currency — and have a reachable rail for each recipient.
Why use stablecoins for global payouts?
Stablecoins move money across borders in minutes and operate 24/7. They work well when local banking coverage slows payouts or forces platforms to add extra providers.
Recipients can hold stablecoins, spend with a card if the platform offers cards in their country, or move funds into local currency through offramps where available.
What payout use cases fit stablecoins best?
Stablecoins tend to work best for distributed payroll, creator payouts, marketplace disbursements, reimbursements, and contractor payments, especially when volume or timing makes traditional bank transfers slow or unreliable.
A single stablecoin payout flow can serve multiple markets instead of separate local integrations for each recipient country.
How does Bridge support global payouts?
Bridge provides a stablecoin orchestration platform that allows companies to convert funds, send stablecoin payouts to recipient wallets in minutes, and manage the blockchain operations behind the transfer.
Bridge handles the fiat conversion and stablecoin routing automatically. Recipients don't need a local bank account to receive funds, and platforms can expand into broader financial services — cards, wallets, custom stablecoin issuance — without adding providers.
Can recipients receive payouts without a local bank account?
Yes. Bridge can create wallets to pay recipients, so a recipient can receive funds without a local bank account.
Where local offramps are available, recipients can convert stablecoin balances into local currency.
How can a platform send mass payouts in stablecoins?
The payout flow uses Bridge APIs to create wallets, onramp fiat, convert funds to stablecoins, and trigger recipient payments.
Prefunded accounts can help teams guarantee fast offramps while fiat rails settle.
How do stablecoin payouts reduce payout costs?
Stablecoin payouts can reduce reliance on traditional payment rails and some intermediaries in parts of the payment path. Costs still depend on the corridor, currency, offramp, liquidity, and operating model.
