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Purpose-built for stablecoins
Stablecoins enable instant, borderless, programmable transactions, but current blockchain infrastructure isn’t designed for them: existing systems are either fully general or trading-focused. Tempo is a blockchain designed and built for real‑world payments.
Optimized for real‑world flows
Founded by Paradigm and Stripe—leaders shaping the future of global money movement—Tempo is designed with input from category-defining institutions serving billions worldwide.
Partners span banking, fintech, commerce, and infrastructure. Companies with large real‑world economic flows should help shape Tempo.
Performant & scalable for any payments flow
01 Remittances
Send money across borders instantly, securely, and at a fraction of traditional costs.
02 Global payouts
Pay anyone, anywhere, in any currency—without banking delays or fees.
03 Embedded finance
Build compliant, programmable payments—in any stablecoin—directly into your products.
04 Microtransactions
Enable sub-cent payments for digital goods and on-demand services.
05 Agentic commerce
Facilitate low-cost, instant payments for agents to autonomously execute transactions.
06 Tokenized deposits
Move customer funds onchain for instant settlement and efficient interbank transfers.
Designed for real-world use cases at scale
01 Dedicated payment lanes
Guaranteed blockspace for payments at the protocol level. Fees stay low and stable even when network activity spikes.
02 Stablecoin-native gas
Pay fees in USD stablecoins. No volatile gas tokens, predictable costs, and simpler accounting.
03 Built-in stable asset DEX
Native DEX optimized for stablecoins and tokenized deposits. Low fees and maintained liquidity.
04 Payments metadata
Structured memo fields for invoices and identifiers. Reconcile payments against ERP systems without custom code.
05 Deterministic settlement
Blocks finalize in ~0.6 seconds with no re-orgs. Settlement certainty that matches existing financial systems.
06 Modern wallet signing
Programmable smart accounts with gas sponsorship, batch transactions, scheduled payments, and passkey auth.