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Visa Stablecoin Settlement Tops $20 Billion as Card Volume Surges
10.9.2026
Visa’s stablecoin settlement volume has climbed above a $20 billion annualized run rate, up more than 15-fold from a year ago. The growth is forcing card issuers, lenders and banks to rethink how they finance settlement in an always-on crypto market. Visa Stablecoin Cards Expand to 160+ Programs...
Dunamu Partners With Visa to Build Stablecoin, AI Payment Rails
28.8.2026
Dunamu, the operator of Upbit, signed a strategic partnership with Visa on Aug. 27 to build stablecoin and artificial intelligence (AI)-driven payment infrastructure, the companies announced in San Francisco. Upbit’s Parent Company Teams up With a Global Payments Giant Executives from Dunamu...
‘Useless Plastic’: NSPK CEO Declares the End of Visa and Mastercard in Russia
18.7.2026
Dmitry Dubynin, CEO of the National Payment Card System (NSPK), stressed that cards issued by Visa and Mastercard “don’t provide any value,” as their operations are currently supported by the national system. Visa and Mastercard exited the Russian market in March 2022. Mastercard...
Visa Stablecoin Platform Pushes Institutional Payments Onchain With Open USD
17.7.2026
Visa’s new enterprise platform gives banks, fintechs, and payment providers integrated stablecoin minting, wallet infrastructure, and settlement tools, but adoption will depend on beta results, institutional demand, and expansion beyond select clients. Visa Aims to Turn Stablecoin Interest Into...
Coinbase Says AI Now Writes 95–100% of Its Code: The Math Behind ‘1,200 Digital Workers’
15.7.2026
Coinbase Head of Platform Rob Witoff says 95% to 100% of the exchange’s code is now written by or with artificial intelligence (AI), with agents doing the work of roughly 1,200 employees. The figure has more than doubled from 40% in February. Pointing Toward a Scary but Imminent Reality Witoff...
Visa Launches Stablecoin Pilot With M-Pesa in DRC to Test Cross-Border Transfers
3.7.2026
Visa, M-Pesa and Onafriq have launched a pilot program in the Democratic Republic of Congo using U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoins to settle cross-border mobile transactions. Blockchain Meets Mobile Money Financial services giant Visa, mobile money platform M-Pesa, and pan-African payments network...
140 Firms Including Coinbase and Ripple Launch the New Open USD Stablecoin
30.6.2026
Visa, Coinbase, Stripe, Mastercard and more than 140 other companies are launching a new stablecoin called Open USD, built to move money across borders without the fees that come with most existing tokens. Open Standard, the independent company set up to run the project, announced Open USD...
American Express Builds a Stablecoin Team With VP Role Paying Up to $282,000
29.6.2026
American Express has created a senior role to lead its stablecoin and blockchain partnerships, signaling that the payments giant is moving from studying digital dollars to building with them. A Newly Created Role Inside Digital Labs American Express is staffing up for a stablecoin push, as...
Opera's MiniPay launches Visa debit card for stablecoin spending
23.6.2026
The card will allow MiniPay's 16 million users to spend stablecoins through Visa's network as adoption of digital dollars grows across emerging markets
Stellar’s XLM Leads Monthly Crypto Rally With 50% Surge as Tokenized Assets Pile In
19.6.2026
Stellar’s XLM token climbed more than 45% between June 15 and 18 as tokenized real-world assets piled onto the network. Backers pointed to newly enabled tokenized U.S. Treasuries and deepening institutional ties as the drivers behind the move. What’s Driving the Move Stellar’s XLM has been one...
Alchemy and Visa Give AI Agents Payment Power With New Agentcard Platform
18.6.2026
Alchemy has launched Agentcard with Visa Intelligent Commerce, giving AI agents a way to make purchases using trusted payment and identity tools. The product adds spend controls, dedicated credentials, and support for both card-based and emerging agent payment rails. AI Agents Move Beyond Chat Into...
Visa and Mastercard to Halt Operations in Cuba Following Sweeping US Sanctions
4.6.2026
The Central Bank of Cuba announced that the interruption of the credit companies’ activities was linked to the suspension of foreign bank services that processed these transactions. The bank stressed this was a consequence of the expanded sanctions regime on Cuba. Mastercard And Visa Stop...
$1 Trillion Payments Giant Visa Tests Private Stablecoin Settlement for Institutions
4.6.2026
Visa has launched a proof-of-concept initiative with stablecoin infrastructure provider Brale to evaluate private, blockchain-based settlement for institutional payment flows using the SBC stablecoin on the Canton Network. Visa Expands Stablecoin Strategy The collaboration centers on SBC, a U.S....
Tether Backs $1M in Gold Rewards as First Gold-Backed Visa Card Goes Live
4.6.2026
Tether and Fasset have launched what they describe as the world’s first gold-backed neobanking Visa card, giving users a way to spend fiat at merchants worldwide while accumulating tokenized gold through cashback and automatic round-ups. Gold Becomes Spendable According to Tether’s announcement...
Report: Payments Giants Visa, Mastercard, and Stripe Back Stablecoin Platform for Faster Payments
3.6.2026
Visa, Mastercard, and Stripe are reportedly backing a new shared stablecoin platform aimed at faster, cheaper cross-border settlement, according to a Coindesk report published Wednesday by reporter Ian Allison, citing three people familiar with the plans. Payments Giants Eye Shared Stablecoin...
Stablecoin Activity Surges to 49.7x Velocity as Crypto ETF Outflows Deepen
2.6.2026
Stablecoin use is accelerating beyond crypto trading, with filtered transaction velocity reaching a record 49.7 times annualized. At the same time, bitcoin and ethereum spot ETFs are facing sustained outflows, raising questions about the depth of institutional demand. Bitcoin ETF Outflows Hit $6.6B...
Visa Invests in Replit to Bring Secure Payments Into AI Agents and Apps
30.5.2026
Visa has invested in Replit as the companies work to bring secure payment tools into AI-built applications and software agents. The partnership comes as Replit expands its enterprise business with self-serve access and a new partner program. Replit Expands Enterprise Sales as Visa Joins AI Commerce...
BIS Tests Tokenized Bank Payments With Visa, JPMorgan, UBS and Deutsche Bank
29.5.2026
The Bank for International Settlements and its partners are moving Project Agorá into real-value testing. The initiative aims to make cross-border bank payments faster and cheaper while keeping compliance checks inside the existing financial system. Project Agorá Links Central Banks on Unified...
SBI Group, Visa Launch Crypto Card With up to 10% BTC, ETH, XRP Promo Rewards
2.5.2026
Japanese giant SBI Group is bringing crypto rewards into everyday spending with a new Visa card offering that converts points into BTC, ETH, or XRP. The campaign offers rewards of up to 10% for Gold users and 2.5% for standard users. Key Takeaways: SBI and Visa launched credit cards that convert...
Justin Sun: Why Crypto Cards Are the ‘Next Evolution’ for Stablecoin Distribution
1.5.2026
Tron founder Justin Sun has declared that crypto cards are the next structural phase in how digital assets reach everyday users. This follows a seismic year where stablecoins processed $33 trillion, surpassing Visa’s $14 trillion volume. Key Takeaways: Justin Sun identifies crypto cards as...