Wirex Partners Gain Tempo as Settlement Layer for Stablecoin Cards

Tempo can now serve as the settlement layer for enterprise stablecoin card programs issued through Wirex.

Tempo has been added to Wirex's platform, and with the integration live, Wirex partners can designate Tempo as a preferred settlement layer for enterprise stablecoin card programs. Wirex is a global stablecoin infrastructure provider and a principal member of Visa and Mastercard.

Infrastructure for stablecoin cards, built to scale

Fintechs and digital platforms get regulated card issuance, wallets, compliance, and stablecoin settlement through a single Wirex integration.

Wirex, as a Visa and Mastercard principal member, issues cards under its own licences. The company's infrastructure hit $1 billion in annualized onchain volume within 131 days of launch and doubled that figure 110 days later, ranking it among the industry's fastest-scaling stablecoin card platforms.

Why Tempo won Wirex over

Tempo won the role because it is more than a settlement network; its Stripe incubation brought substantial payments expertise. With Wirex and Tempo working together, enterprises get a supported journey from product design to a live stablecoin card program, using Tempo's Stablecoin Advisory.

The regulated card stack comes from Wirex. Tempo's Stablecoin Advisory and forward-deployed engineers collaborate directly with customers, helping them to:

• sketch out the card and the settlement flow
• choose and bring in the right infrastructure partners
• go from architecture to prototype and then to production

That way of working draws on Tempo's experience with companies such as DoorDash, Deel, Klarna, Felix, and ARQ.

There is also the benefit of a network designed specifically for stablecoin payments. Wirex partners using Tempo get the following:

• Fast, predictable settlement. Transactions settle in less than a second, with reserved payment capacity and fees that remain predictable and under one cent.
• Private payments. Tempo Zones keep account balances and transaction activity private, while selective disclosure remains available for audits and compliance.
• Stablecoin-native operations. Network fees are payable in stablecoins, so there is no need to keep a separate gas token.
• Simpler reconciliation. Structured transaction data carries funds and settlement details on a single rail.

By pairing Wirex's regulated infrastructure with Tempo's network and implementation support, enterprises can bring stablecoin-backed card programs to market more quickly.

“It’s great to offer Tempo as a key settlement layer for enterprise stablecoin card programs integrating with Wirex’s infrastructure. As a purpose-built blockchain for stablecoin payments at scale, Tempo gives our partners fast, predictable, and private settlement, while Tempo’s advisory and engineering teams help them move from integration to production faster.”
— Daniel Rowlands, General Manager, Wirex

“Wirex gives companies building on Tempo a straightforward way to launch stablecoin-backed card programs. Customers can combine Wirex’s regulated card infrastructure with Tempo’s settlement network and hands-on support to seamlessly bring new products to market.”
— Ani Narayan, GTM, Tempo

What comes next

The two companies are collaborating to move additional fintech and enterprise card programs onto the network.