Visa News
Quantoz Joins Visa as Principal Member to Power Stablecoin-Linked Debit Cards in Europe
Dutch payments firm Quantoz Payments has become a Visa principal member, allowing it to issue virtual debit cards backed by regulated e-mone...
Visa, Mastercard Play Down Stablecoins for Payments as Consumer Demand Falls Short
Executives at Visa and Mastercard struck a cautious tone on earnings calls, arguing that stablecoins have yet to show strong product-market ...
Visa Taps BVNK to Bring Stablecoins Into Cross-Border Payouts
Visa has partnered with UK-based BVNK to pilot stablecoin-funded payouts, enabling select business customers to pre-fund international trans...
Visa Brings USDC Settlement Onshore, Accelerating Stablecoins in U.S. Payments
US banks can now settle in USDC with faster, seven-day blockchain payments; partnership on Arc blockchain further expands onchain infrastruc...
Visa Pilots USDC Payouts, Bringing Instant Global Payments to Freelancers and Creators
Visa has introduced a new pilot that allows businesses to send USD-backed stablecoins directly to recipients’ wallets via Visa Direct, mar...
Visa Pilots Stablecoin Settlements to Speed Up Global Payments
Visa has begun a pilot program allowing businesses to pre-fund their Visa Direct accounts with stablecoins rather than fiat. The compa...
Stablecoins Overtake Visa and Mastercard on-Chain, Becoming the Internet’s Default Settlement Layer
Stablecoins have overtaken the old guard of card networks in on-chain volume, marking a hard pivot in how money moves online. Noam Hur...
Chainlink Powers Breakthrough CBDC Exchange in Hong Kong-Australia Pilot
Chainlink has enabled a major advance in cross-border digital finance through its role in Phase 2 of Hong Kong’s e-HKD+ Pilot Programme, l...
Avalanche Foundation Launches New Visa Card for Seamless Crypto Spending
The Avalanche Foundation, the non-profit organisation charged with supporting the development of the Avalanche blockchain, has partnered wit...
Visa Introduces VTAP on Ethereum for Streamlined Asset Trading
Payment processor Visa has just launched the Visa Tokenized Asset Platform (VTAP), a solution that allows banks to issue fiat-backed tokens ...
One Ring to Rule Them All: Tangem’s New Bitcoin Self-Custody Ring
Unfortunately, no. Blockchain tech has not come far enough to produce a ring that allows its wearer to go invisible and afford them unmatcha...
Visa Stirs Controversy with Claims that Stablecoin Transactions ‘Inorganic’
Visa has slammed the crypto industry in a stunning report that shows over 90% of stablecoin transactions are made by bots. Stablecoins have ...