Visa

Mastercard and Visa have announced partnerships with Hong Kong's Anchorpoint Financial. The companies are exploring the use of the regulated stablecoin HKDAP in international payment networks. Initially, the collaboration will focus on settlements for card issuers.

Visa's annual transaction volume in stablecoins exceeded $25 billion, approximately 10 times more than a year ago, CEO Ryan McInerney said at a meeting with analysts on Tuesday. Transactions are processed in five stablecoins, and Visa does not favor any of them.

Visa is in talks to acquire the crypto custody company Fireblocks for approximately $2.5 billion. This deal could strengthen Visa's position in digital financial services.

Visa has transitioned to the commercial use of stablecoins for cross-border payments through Visa Direct with Inyo Global.

Visa Direct has begun commercial pre-funding of USDC, integrating stablecoins into international payments. The first operator is Inyo Global.

Gate has announced the launch of a cryptocurrency card linked to Visa in over 40 countries, providing automatic conversion of digital assets to fiat.

Visa is developing an AI-based cybersecurity system after identifying vulnerabilities, warning of a new era of cyberattacks.

A Visa survey revealed that 56% of Americans are willing to use stablecoins with fraud protection.

Visa reached $20B annualized stablecoin settlement volume with 15x growth. 160+ card programs, $1.2B monthly.

Visa announced on September 8, 2026, that the annualized volume of stablecoin settlements reached $20 billion.