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Coins•Nov 10, 2026

Visa Adds Monad Blockchain to Stablecoin Settlement Program as Run Rate Reaches $25 Billion

Key Highlights: Visa’s stablecoin settlement run rate reached an annualized $25 billion as of September 2026, marking a tenfold year-over-year surge across more than 225 active card programs. Monad has joined Visa’s multi-chain settlement initiative, offering high-throughput Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatibility with up to 10,000 transactions per second and 800-millisecond finality. To address enterprise ...

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Coins•Nov 10, 2026

Visa Adds Monad for Stablecoin Settlement as Institutional Demand Grows

Key Highlights: The Monad Foundation announced that participating Visa issuers and acquirers can now utilize the Monad network for stablecoin settlement. The integration serves back-office interbank settlement rather than changing front-end consumer card payment experiences. Monad plans to introduce a specialized institutional privacy feature in future months to shield transaction details while enabling regulatory and ...

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Coins•Nov 3, 2026

Why Offshore Crypto Cards Are Facing Scrutiny from RBI and FIU in India

Key Highlights: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU-IND) are scrutinizing offshore crypto cards for potential violations of foreign exchange and domestic payment regulations. Visa and Mastercard are reportedly in discussions with Indian regulators over crypto-funded cards issued by offshore entities that circumvent domestic PPI authorization and KYC protocols. Indian ...

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Coins•Oct 22, 2026

Crypto Custodian Fireblocks Denies Talks of Acquisition by Visa

Key Highlights: Fireblocks has formally denied reports that it is in late-stage negotiations to be acquired by payments giant Visa for $2.5 billion. A $2.5 billion acquisition would represent a steep valuation decline from the $8 billion valuation Fireblocks achieved during its 2022 funding round. Speculation regarding a potential sale of the digital asset custody ...

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Coins•Oct 18, 2026

Can Visa’s Payments Push Offset Bank-Rate Pressure on USDC?

Key Highlights: Rising bank deposit yields are posing competition for non-yield-bearing stablecoins, particularly impacting USD Coin (USDC) due to its strong ties to United States institutions. Visa is expanding its stablecoin settlement rails via Visa Direct, enabling USDC-funded cross-border payouts across more than 180 countries in partnership with Inyo Global. Visa’s dollar-pegged stablecoin settlement volume ...

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Coins•Oct 16, 2026

Visa Transitions Major Stablecoin Payments Pilot Into Full Production

Key Highlights Visa Direct has rolled out fiat-to-stablecoin cross-border payment capabilities, partnering with Inyo Global to enable services across more than 180 countries. The integration provides real-time, 24/7 settlements with dollar-pegged assets, allowing institutions, fintechs, and money transmitters to bypass traditional banking hours. Visa’s stablecoin settlement volume recently hit a $20 billion annualized run rate, ...

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Coins•Oct 9, 2026

Nearly Half of APAC Consumers Open to Using Stablecoins by 2031, Visa Survey Finds

Key Highlights: Only 6% of consumers accurately understand how stablecoins operate, with nearly half viewing them solely as cryptocurrency trading tools, according to research from Visa. Visa is expanding its stablecoin settlement capabilities to support more blockchains, while partner Reap works on local-currency tokens including Hong Kong dollar, Korean won, and Japanese yen assets. Payment ...

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Coins•Oct 5, 2026

Visa Partners with ADI Foundation to Advance Blockchain-Powered Digital Payments

Key Highlights: Global payments giant Visa has teamed up with $ADI Foundation to explore bridging traditional electronic payment rails with institutional blockchain infrastructure. The initiative seeks integration models that allow financial institutions to utilize blockchain technology without dismantling or replacing existing legacy systems. Visa continues its digital settlement push following landmark institutional pilots with Lloyds ...

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Coins•Oct 4, 2026

Visa Stablecoin Card Payments Surge 200% in One Year

Key Highlights: Payment volume across more than 160 Visa stablecoin-linked card programs surged nearly 200% year-over-year, pushing Visa’s annualized settlement run rate above $20 billion. Business and commercial card programs now represent approximately 17% of Visa’s stablecoin-linked card volume fiscal year-to-date. Broader commercial stablecoin payments reached between $401 billion and $527 billion in the first ...

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Coins•Oct 1, 2026

UK’s Largest Retail Bank Lloyds and Visa Complete Live Stablecoin Settlement Pilot

Key Highlights: Lloyds and Visa tested stablecoin settlement for cross-border payments operating around the clock. The pilot connected Lloyds’ private Canton network with a separate public blockchain used by Visa. The test examined how digital money could improve payment speed, transparency, flexibility and liquidity management. Lloyds and Visa Test Stablecoin Settlement Across Blockchain Networks Lloyds ...

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Coins•Sep 22, 2026

Payward-Backed Reap Turns to Non-USD Stablecoins for 24/7 Cross-Border FX Settlement

Key Highlights Reap, a Visa Principal Issuer Member owned by Kraken parent Payward, plans to add a Mexican peso stablecoin to its card, cross-border payments, and treasury products. The Hong Kong-based fintech is also exploring stablecoins pegged to the Hong Kong dollar, euro, South Korean won, and Japanese yen through its global stablecoin partnership with ...

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Coins•Sep 19, 2026

Visa Tightens Memecoin Card Rules After Digital-Media Classification

Key Highlights Visa is directing payment processors to stop using merchant category code 5815 (digital media) for memecoin purchases and instead apply cryptocurrency-related classifications. JPMorgan Chase flagged at least one Visa transaction for incorrect coding, and the New York Attorney General’s Office is reviewing the issue. The reclassification does not prohibit card-based memecoin purchases but ...

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