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SoFi Becomes First U.S. Bank to Launch Integrated Crypto Trading Platform<\/h4>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\nBuilding a Stablecoin Empire<\/h3>\n Visa\u2019s move comes amid a broader effort to position itself at the heart of blockchain-based payments. Since 2020, the company has processed over $140 billion in crypto and stablecoin transactions, and now counts 130+ stablecoin-linked card programs across 40 countries.<\/p>\n
Stablecoins have become a key pillar in Visa\u2019s strategy for remittances and business-to-business transfers \u2013 sectors it sees as ripe for modernization. Recent partnerships with Bridge (a Stripe subsidiary) and Yellow Card in Africa aim to expand settlement and treasury use cases for stablecoins.<\/p>\n
CEO Ryan McInerney recently said stablecoin-linked Visa spending has quadrupled year-over-year, underscoring growing institutional and consumer adoption. When asked whether Visa might issue its own stablecoin, a company spokesperson said the firm is \u201ckeeping options open,\u201d but emphasized that the current focus is on scaling integrations with existing issuers and banks.<\/p>\n
By turning stablecoins into a mainstream payment option, Visa is no longer just experimenting with crypto \u2013 it\u2019s redefining how global money moves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Visa is accelerating its shift toward blockchain-powered finance with a pilot that lets people receive payments in USDC, signaling how stablecoins are quietly merging with global payment infrastructure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":30902,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[424,76,71,70],"coin_category":[],"class_list":["post-179692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fintech","tag-crypto","tag-scaling","tag-stablecoin","tag-visa"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Visa Launches Pilot to Let Users Receive Cross-Border Payouts in USDC<\/title>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n