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Stripe launches free instant B2B transfers via business handles

  • —Transfers via handles like @recipient carry no fee; sender needs a funded account, recipient a Stripe-linked account
  • —Available through Stripe Dashboard and CLI, with a dry-run option to verify details before sending
  • —CEO Patrick Collison said account-to-account payments will become more important than person-to-person transfers
  • —Stripe estimates 2025 stablecoin payment volume at about $400 billion, with roughly 60% B2B
Why it matters: Stripe is expanding payment rails for AI agents and stablecoins, intensifying competition with bank settlements and crypto payment providers.
Source: crypto.news