FedEx Dataworks and Stripe to Join Forces to Reduce Friction in Global Commerce for SMBs

The companies plan to use supply chain signals to help financing analysis reflect how small businesses operate.

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10/06/2026 - 10:00 AM

The long-term collaboration will create new solutions powered by supply chain intelligence and financial infrastructure.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. & SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, FedEx Dataworks and Stripe announced a long-term, strategic collaboration to help reduce friction in global commerce by combining signals from the global FedEx network and Stripe financial infrastructure. The first joint solution is planned for launch in early 2027. The two companies plan to leverage their respective platforms to expand access to financing for tens of thousands of small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Additionally, FedEx will begin using Stripe as an option to process payments, adding more than 50 new payment methods to their checkouts through Stripe.

Securing capital remains a persistent hurdle for logistics-heavy SMBs. Traditional financing models rely on bank statements and credit scores, often overlooking operational indicators such as shipment activity, inventory movement, and fulfillment performance. By leveraging supply chain intelligence from FedEx Dataworks to help inform financing analysis with Stripe Capital, Dataworks and Stripe are seeking to close that gap and enable FedEx SMB customers to access funding that better reflects how they operate. With these real-time operational signals, Stripe will be better positioned to evaluate, approve, and deploy tailored funding more quickly than traditional lending processes, eliminating the friction for SMBs.

"Every day, FedEx helps move more than $2 trillion in global commerce, giving us unique visibility into how businesses operate," said Vishal Talwar, executive vice president, chief digital and information officer of FedEx Corp., and president of FedEx Dataworks. "Our focus at Dataworks is to leverage that intelligence by building solutions that create value for customers and help make supply chains smarter. This collaboration is an important step in laying the foundation for future innovations across the global economy."

"FedEx and Stripe power the physical and digital foundations of global trade," said John Collison, co-founder and president of Stripe. "Together, we can turn the operational momentum of a small business, like shipping a thousand packages a week, into access to growth finance through Stripe Capital.”

FedEx will also use Stripe to expand payment options for FedEx customers globally, adding more than 50 new payment methods to FedEx checkouts. With a wider variety of local payment methods, FedEx can help remove checkout friction so customers can pay how they prefer.

This announcement marks the beginning of a strategic, long-term collaboration between FedEx Dataworks and Stripe, laying the foundation for the next generation of business solutions powered by FedEx Dataworks logistics signals and Stripe’s financial infrastructure. As the collaboration evolves, both companies expect to scale these capabilities to meet the needs of increasingly complex global enterprise.

About Stripe

Stripe is building programmable financial services for millions of businesses globally. Millions of companies use Stripe to accept payments online and in person, embed financial services, power custom revenue models, and build a more profitable business. Headquartered in South San Francisco and Dublin, Stripe processes over $1.9 trillion of payments annually, equivalent to 1.6% of global GDP. Stripe users include all of the top AI companies, 90% of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and 88% of the Forbes AI 50. Through its scale and investments in R&D – particularly artificial intelligence and stablecoins – Stripe accelerates the utility of frontier technology in the global economy.

About FedEx Corp.

FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) provides customers and businesses worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, ecommerce, and business services. With annual revenue of $86 billion, the company offers integrated business solutions utilizing its flexible, efficient, and intelligent global network. Consistently ranked among the world’s most admired and trusted employers, FedEx inspires its more than 450,000 employees to remain focused on safety, the highest ethical and professional standards, and the needs of their customers and communities. FedEx is committed to connecting people and possibilities around the world responsibly and resourcefully, with a goal to achieve carbon-neutral operations by 2040. To learn more, please visit fedex.com/about.

About FedEx Dataworks

FedEx Dataworks is the insights and intelligence subsidiary of FedEx Corp., moving FedEx beyond transportation and helping to power global commerce through actionable, data-driven solutions. We combine real-world movement data with advanced analytics and agentic capabilities to create products that enable enterprises and ecosystems to seamlessly optimize their value chains. Built on the trust, scale, and the operational DNA of FedEx, we provide insights, automation, and predictive intelligence designed to help businesses shift from reactive visibility to coordinated, proactive action.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information

Certain statements in this press release may be considered forward-looking statements, such as statements regarding expected future innovations and benefits of the strategic collaboration. Forward-looking statements include those preceded by, followed by or that include the words “will,” “may,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “believes,” “expects,” “forecasts,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “estimates,” “targets,” “projects,” “intends,” “determined to,” or similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from historical experience or from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, economic conditions in the global markets in which FedEx operates; uncertainty and additional volatility in the global trade environment; FedEx’s ability to successfully implement its business strategies and global transformation program and network optimization initiatives, including Network 2.0 and Tricolor, effectively respond to changes in market dynamics, and achieve the anticipated benefits of such strategies and actions; and other factors which can be found in FedEx’s and its subsidiaries’ press releases and FedEx’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including FedEx’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made. FedEx does not undertake or assume any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.