Stripe stablecoin card program lead Connor Fitzgerald steps down

Stripe’s stablecoin partnerships head, Connor Fitzgerald, has stepped down after helping build the company’s global stablecoin card program from launch to operations across more than 100 markets. Summary Stripe partnerships head Connor Fitzgerald has left the company after helping build its global stablecoin card program. He joined Bridge shortly after Stripe acquired the stablecoin infrastructure company and helped establish sponsor bank and card network partnerships. His departure comes as Stripe continues expanding its regulated stablecoin payment infrastructure through Bridge. Connor Fitzgerald announced on X that last week was his final week at Stripe and its stablecoin infrastructure business Bridge, ending a tenure that began shortly after Stripe completed its acquisition of the stablecoin platform. Last week was my final week at @Stablecoin and @stripe.I joined one month after the acquisition closed, when no one had built a stablecoin card program with a true sponsor bank, and helped build the global card program from zero.We did a lot of the hard work early, building…— Connor Fitzgerald (@cnrfitz) July 27, 2026 Fitzgerald said he joined Bridge one month after Stripe comple...