# Tempo (Stripe)

**Source:** https://geo.sig.ai/brands/tempo-blockchain  
**Vertical:** Financial Services  
**Subcategory:** Payments Blockchain  
**Tier:** Leader  
**Website:** tempo.xyz  
**Last Updated:** 2026-04-22

## Summary

$500M Series A at $5B valuation led by Greenoaks and Thrive Capital in Mar 2026. Stripe and Paradigm-incubated payments blockchain; Visa, Fifth Third, OnePay as partners.

## Company Overview

Tempo is a payments-optimized blockchain incubated by Stripe and Paradigm, designed specifically for stablecoin-settled payments, card issuance, and global money movement. Rather than a general-purpose L1, Tempo targets the payments stack — fast finality, low fees, compliance primitives, and integration with traditional financial rails.

In March 2026, Tempo raised a $500M Series A at a $5B valuation led by Greenoaks and Thrive Capital. Visa, Fifth Third, and OnePay have announced projects building on Tempo, positioning it as the most credibly enterprise-integrated payments chain to emerge from the 2025–2026 stablecoin wave.

Tempo competes with Circle's own chain initiatives, Solana Pay, Base (Coinbase), and traditional payment networks that are integrating stablecoin rails. Differentiation is institutional credibility via Stripe and Paradigm, plus a payments-first design.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### What is Tempo?
Tempo is a payments-optimized blockchain incubated by Stripe and Paradigm, designed for stablecoin-settled payments at global scale.

### How much has Tempo raised?
$500M Series A at a $5B valuation in March 2026, led by Greenoaks and Thrive Capital.

### Who builds on Tempo?
Visa, Fifth Third, and OnePay are among the announced enterprise partners building on Tempo.

## Tags

fintech, blockchain, payment-processing, infrastructure, b2b, unicorn, enterprise

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*Data from geo.sig.ai Brand Intelligence Database. Updated 2026-04-22.*