Stablecoin infrastructure · Asia-Pacific

Does Bridge work in Australia?

Partly.

Bridge is limited for businesses registered in Australia: access is invite-only, in beta, restricted to part of the product set, or limited in what can be sent or received.

Limited

Source: Bridge platform overview ↗

What a business in Australia can use

Bridge’s products, for a company incorporated in Australia.

Accept paymentsNot offered

Bridge does not offer this.

Pay people abroadLimited

Off-ramps from stablecoins to bank accounts on local rails such as ACH, SEPA, SPEI and Pix.

Multi-currency accountLimited

Virtual accounts that give each customer fiat deposit details in USD, EUR, MXN, BRL, GBP or COP.

Business cardsLimited

Stablecoin-linked Visa cards, issued with Stripe Issuing, rolling out by country.

StablecoinsLimited

Wallets, orchestration across fiat and stablecoins, and Open Issuance to launch your own stablecoin.

Yield on idle cashLimited

Platforms that issue their own stablecoin through Bridge receive the interest earned on its reserves, minus issuance fees. Bridge’s closed-loop USDB coin also earns rewards inside Bridge.

Bridge reviews every platform it works with. The platform’s own customers can be in many countries, excluding restricted jurisdictions; check Bridge’s current country list.

Onboarding confidence: low. Source: Bridge platform overview. Everything about Bridge

Alternatives in Australia

Other providers that serve businesses registered there.

Accept payments

Adyen Airwallex dLocal Payoneer PayPal Stripe Wise Business BVNKlimited Checkout.comlimited Worldpaylimited

Pay people abroad

Adyen Airwallex dLocal Hyperwallet Payoneer PayPal Stripe Wise Business BVNKlimited Checkout.comlimited Worldpaylimited

Multi-currency account

Airwallex Payoneer PayPal Stripe Wise Business BVNKlimited

Business cards

Adyen Airwallex Payoneer Wise Business Rainlimited

Stablecoins

Stripe BVNKlimited Checkout.comlimited Rainlimited Worldpaylimited

Yield on idle cash

Airwallex Wise Business BVNKlimited

Selling to Australia

How people there prefer to pay online.

1Visa / Mastercard / eftpos
2Apple Pay / Google Pay
3PayTo / PayID
4Afterpay / Zip

Stablecoin rules in Australia

Moderate riskRules in progress

Stablecoin rules are being written and may change.

Bridge’s stablecoin products are available to businesses here.

Everything about 🇦🇺 Australia →

Common questions

Does Bridge work in Australia?

Partly. Bridge is limited for businesses registered in Australia: access is invite-only, in beta, restricted to part of the product set, or limited in what can be sent or received.

Which Bridge products can a business in Australia use?

pay people abroad, multi-currency account, business cards, stablecoins and yield on idle cash, with limits.

What are the alternatives to Bridge in Australia?

Providers that onboard businesses registered in Australia: Stripe, Adyen, PayPal, Airwallex, Wise Business, Payoneer, Hyperwallet and dLocal. With limits: Checkout.com, Worldpay, BVNK and Rain.

Can a business in Australia use Bridge for stablecoins?

Yes, according to our data. Stablecoin rules in Australia: Rules in progress (moderate risk). Legislation is bringing crypto platforms and payment stablecoins under financial services licensing.