Fintech Magazine July 2026 | Page 121

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Visa Spotlight: The future of stablecoinlinked cards

2026 Visa’ s expanded stablecoin settlement network infrastructure hits a global annualised transaction run rate of US $ 4.6bn

The company has deployed a specialised Stablecoins Advisory Practice via Visa Consulting & Analytics( VCA) in recognition of the fact that legacy institutions require strategic guidance to adopt these frameworks. This consulting branch advises global fintechs and legacy banking clients on navigating onchain capabilities, ensuring that emerging infrastructure securely complements their long-term commercial treasury goals.
Visa’ s position in both the payments and governance layers of privacyenabled networks anchors it as a trusted intermediary for the next generation of B2B commerce. By linking capital markets directly to blockchain-based payment flows, transactions can move at cryptographic speed without compromising on privacy, compliance or security. And, as institutional capital increasingly shifts onchain, Visa’ s continued evolution ensures it does so on infrastructure that banks have relied on for decades. fintechmagazine. com 121