Meta, owned by Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, is preparing to enter the stablecoin market later this year 2026, pending the completion of a partnership with a third party to facilitate payments through digital tokens linked to the dollar, according to three people familiar with the plans.
According to sources, the company, which owns Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram and serves more than 3 billion users, aims to start integrating stablecoins in the early second half of this year.
One source explained, speaking to CoinDesk on condition of anonymity, that Meta plans to engage a specialized service provider to manage payments based on stablecoins, alongside launching a new digital wallet.
A second source indicated that Meta has sent a request for proposals (RFP) to several external companies, with Stripe emerging as one of the leading candidates to support the stablecoin experience.
Stripe is a long-time partner of Meta, and it acquired Bridge, a company specializing in stablecoin infrastructure, last year. Additionally, Stripe's CEO, Patrick Collison, joined Meta's board of directors in April 2025, a move that bolsters speculation about deepening cooperation between the two parties.
Observers believe that Meta's entry into the stablecoin space could open up wide horizons in the digital payments sector.
