Visa Brings Stablecoin Settlement to the U.S… and This One Actually Changes the Rails
Hey Payments Fanatics!
Visa just launched USDC settlement in the United States, opening the door for issuers and acquirers to settle directly in stablecoins.
This is not a small pilot anymore. Visa is already running more than $3.5B in annualized stablecoin settlement volume, and now U.S. institutions can tap into it.
Banks like Cross River and Lead Bank are already live, settling on Solana. Seven-day settlement. Faster funds. No change to the consumer card experience.
What stands out to me is the intent. Visa isn’t experimenting. They’re modernizing the settlement layer itself and doing it in a way banks can actually use.
Visa is also lining up the next step. Acting as a design partner for Circle’s new Arc blockchain and planning to run a validator once it goes live.
That tells you how seriously they’re taking on-chain settlement.
Curious to stay ahead of today’s Payments shifts? Scroll down and catch the highlights. See you tomorrow.
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