The Visa Stablecoin Settlement Platform (VSP) is a set of tools and infrastructure that allows financial institutions-banks, payment processors, and fintech companies-to settle transactions using stablecoins on a blockchain instead of through traditional batch-processing systems. To understand why this matters, consider how cross-border payments have worked for decades. A bank in New York sending money…
The Visa Stablecoin Platform (VSP), announced on July 16, 2026, provides an enterprise-grade environment for financial institutions, fintechs, and crypto-native firms to mint, burn, custody, and transfer stablecoins. By integrating these capabilities directly into its network, Visa is shifting its role from a transaction processor to a foundational infrastructure layer for the next generation of…
Visa is positioning itself as the central nervous system for the nascent agentic commerce economy. Whether this platform becomes the standard for autonomous commerce or remains a sophisticated solution in search of a problem depends on whether consumers can be convinced to relinquish control.
Transak integrates with Visa Direct to simplify crypto-to-fiat transactions globally.
Solana led gainers in the top 10 cryptos, after the protocol announced a new partnership with payments giant Visa.
Banco Central do Brasil, the central bank of Brazil, has selected 14 institutions to participate in the pilot run of the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) named Real Digital.
American payments giant Visa is not slowing down its cryptocurrency plans despite last year’s bear market, according to the firm’s crypto head Cuy Sheffield.
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Visa is researching ways to introduce recurring, automatic payments for self-custodial Ethereum wallets.