Bridge, the stablecoin infrastructure company owned by Stripe, has officially applied for a national trust bank charter with the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), according to co-founder Zach Abrams.
If approved, Bridge would become one of the first federally regulated stablecoin institutions operating under the GENIUS Act, a law designed to unify digital asset oversight at the federal level. The proposed charter would allow Bridge to offer custody services, stablecoin issuance, and reserve management through a single regulatory framework.
Today, @Stablecoin submitted its application for organizing a national trust bank to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). The charter would allow Bridge to operate under a unified federal framework consistent with the GENIUS Act.
Through this bank, we'll provide:…
— Zach (@zcabrams) October 14, 2025
“We’ve long believed stablecoins will be a core, regulated financial building block,” Abrams said on X. “This regulatory infrastructure will enable us to tokenize trillions of dollars and make this future possible.”
The initiative underscores how Stripe’s digital payments empire is expanding deeper into blockchain finance, positioning Bridge as a potential cornerstone in the next generation of tokenized banking.
If approved, the OCC license would align Bridge with the same federal trust framework that governs major U.S. custodians, a significant step toward institutional-grade stablecoin integration in mainstream finance.