Visa


Finance

Visa brings Circle's USDC settlement to U.S. banks following $3.5 billion stablecoin pilot

Initial participants include Cross River Bank and Lead Bank, which are settling with Visa in USDC over the Solana blockchain.

Stylized network of light focii covering Earth (geralt/Pixabay)

Finance

Visa Tests Stablecoin Payouts to Speed Payments for Creators, Gig Workers

New Visa Direct pilot lets businesses send dollar-backed stablecoins like USDC to users’ digital wallets for near-instant access to earnings.

A Visa card being held to next to a payment terminal. (CardMapr.nl/Unsplash)

Markets

Investment Bank Mizuho Says Visa Is Becoming the ‘Stablecoin of Stablecoins’

Visa’s growing stablecoin network positions it as the key infrastructure player in blockchain payments, while individual tokens risk becoming commoditized assets.

A Visa card being held to next to a payment terminal. (CardMapr.nl/Unsplash)

Markets

Visa Says It Wants to Build the Rails for Lending in ‘Onchain Finance,’ Its New Name for DeFi

The payments giant’s latest report rebrands decentralized finance as “onchain finance” and positions Visa as the data and custody layer connecting banks to a $670B stablecoin credit market.

A Visa card being held to next to a payment terminal. (CardMapr.nl/Unsplash)

Finance

Visa Pilots Pre-Funded Stablecoins for Cross-Border Payments

Businesses would pre-fund their Visa Direct account with stablecoins instead of fiat, which Visa would count as "money in the bank."

A Visa card being held to next to a payment terminal. (CardMapr.nl/Unsplash)

Markets

Fold Teaming With Stripe for Its Bitcoin Rewards Credit Card

The card will run on the Visa network and offers 2% in rewards, with potential for that to rise to as high as 3.5%.

(stevepb/Pixabay)

Finance

Visa Expands Settlement Platform to Stellar, Avalanche, Adds Support for 3 Stablecoins

Visa's platform now supports four stablecoins across four blockchains, including Ethereum and Solana.

A Visa card being held to next to a payment terminal. (CardMapr.nl/Unsplash)

Finance

Rain Expands Stablecoin Visa Cards to Solana, Tron and Stellar as Digital Payment Gains Momentum

The crypto card provider said demand is growing to make stablecoins spendable at merchants that accept Visa payments.

A Visa card being held to next to a payment terminal. (CardMapr.nl/Unsplash)

Finance

Bitcoin and Web3 Wallet Firm Ledger Brings 'Crypto Life' Visa Card to U.S. Users

The card, facilitated by crypto card enabler Baanx, offers users 1% cashback in bitcoin (BTC) or USDC on purchases, and the ability to directly deposit paychecks into the on-chain card account via bank transfer.

ledger-wallet-nano-review-security-card-front

Finance

Visa Doubles Down on Stablecoins With Investment in Blockchain Payments Firm BVNK

The deal follows BVNK's $50 million fundraising round that included Haun Ventures, Coinbase Ventures and Tiger Global.

A Visa card being held to next to a payment terminal. (CardMapr.nl/Unsplash)