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Visa Expands Stablecoin Support to Boost Scalable Global Blockchain Payments

Visa Expands Stablecoin Support to Boost Scalable Global Blockchain Payments

DeFi PlanetDeFi Planet2025/08/01 16:30
By:DeFi Planet

Visa is intensifying its efforts to enhance global blockchain payments by supporting more stablecoins across new digital assets and blockchains. This expansion aims to unlock greater scalability and efficiency in cross-border transactions, marking a significant step in the integration of traditional finance with blockchain technology.

Visa is intensifying its efforts to enhance global blockchain payments by supporting more stablecoins across new digital assets and blockchains. This expansion aims to unlock greater scalability and efficiency in cross-border transactions, marking a significant step in the integration of traditional finance with blockchain technology.

This move reflects the growing recognition of stablecoins as a fast, cost-effective alternative for international payments that can overcome the limitations of current systems, which are often slow, expensive, and opaque. By integrating stablecoins, Visa seeks to facilitate instant and low-cost settlements for businesses and consumers worldwide.

Visa Expands Stablecoin Support to Boost Scalable Global Blockchain Payments image 0 Visa logo. Source: CoinTrust

According to Visa’s corporate release, the company is enabling a seamless issuance of Visa credentials to crypto holders, making it easier for users to spend stablecoins at over 100 million merchants globally. This initiative not only expands payment options but also supports digital wallets and stablecoin-linked cards, allowing broader adoption of blockchain-based payments by banks, fintechs, and corporates.

Visa’s approach aligns with the increasing interest in stablecoins as a reliable store of value and payment method within the financial sector, highlighting stablecoins’ potential to streamline business operations, offering swift and secure cross-border money movement.

Challenges remain, including regulatory oversight, security, and governance of stablecoins to ensure they meet the same standards as traditional payment systems. Nonetheless, Visa’s expansion indicates confidence in stablecoins’ readiness to support scalable, on-chain finance and bring blockchain payments into mainstream financial ecosystems.

This development comes amid a broader trend of financial institutions embracing digital assets, signalling that stablecoins could play a pivotal role in the future of global payments.

Notably, Stablecoins have surpassed Visa’s transaction volume, achieving this in just five years compared to Visa’s four decades. This rapid growth emphasizes the transformative effect of digital currencies on the global financial system and indicates a significant shift in transaction methods worldwide. 

 

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