Tempo mainnet adds Machine Payments Protocol for stablecoins

Tempo has launched its mainnet, positioning Tempo mainnet as “internet-scale” payments infrastructure for real-world transactions as stablecoin payments expand globally. Backed by Stripe and Paradigm, the network targets instant settlement, predictable low fees, high throughput, and continuous availability for payment-heavy workloads. A key new upgrade is the Machine Payments Protocol (co-authored with Stripe), an open standard that lets machines request, authorize, and settle payments automatically. This reduces reliance on custom billing systems and is payment-rail agnostic, with references to integrations beyond stablecoins (e.g., card rails). Tempo also introduced session-based payments and a payments directory with 100+ integrated services, designed to cut down on many individual on-chain transactions by streaming value in real time—supporting high-frequency micro-payments in agent-driven commerce. For crypto traders, this is mainly a stablecoin “plumbing” and agent-to-agent payment automation signal rather than an immediate broad token catalyst, so near-term price impact on major coins is likely limited.