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For example, commercial banks cannot execute corporate payroll if executive salaries are entirely visible on a public ledger and institutional trading firms cannot risk exposing transaction positions, margin calls or collateral movements without severely damaging competitive pricing and market discovery.
This is where Visa comes in to resolve this conflict. It has structurally expanded its network capabilities by joining the Canton Network – a public, permissionless blockchain purpose-built strictly for regulated finance – acting as an elite Super Validator. By integrating with Canton’ s configurable privacy model, Visa provides the secure plumbing necessary for financial entities to scale stablecoin payments, liquidity settlement and corporate treasury management. This setup allows institutions to leverage the speed and availability of blockchain without exposing sensitive corporate data or overhauling their existing compliance and risk structures.
“ Many banks see the lack of privacy as a dealbreaker for moving meaningful activity onchain,” says Rubail Birwadker, Visa’ s Global Head of Growth Products and Strategic Partnerships.“ By operating as a Super Validator on Canton Network, we’ re bringing Visagrade trust, governance and operational rigor that define Visa’ s global network to privacy‐preserving blockchain infrastructure, so regulated FIs can bring payments onchain without having to rethink how they operate.”
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