Visa is integrating stablecoin infrastructure from BVNK into its Visa Direct platform, expanding how its $1.7 trillion real-time payments network can move money globally.
The partnership, announced Wednesday, allows businesses in select markets to pre-fund payments in stablecoins and send payouts directly to recipients’ digital wallets.
BVNK will provide the infrastructure to move and settle these stablecoins. The UK-based firm already processes over $30 billion in stablecoin payments each year.
Visa first invested in BVNK through its venture arm in May 2025. Citigroup followed with a strategic investment five months later. The new deal reflects growing institutional confidence in stablecoin infrastructure as a viable part of the mainstream financial system.
The rollout will begin in markets with high demand for digital asset payments, with wider expansion based on customer appetite, the companies said.$USDT
