Visa stablecoin settlement volume reaches $7 billion, pilot program expands to 9 blockchains

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Payment giant Visa announced on Wednesday a major breakthrough in its global stablecoin settlement pilot program, adding support for 5 new blockchains and bringing the total number of supported networks to 9. As the infrastructure matures, Visa's annualized stablecoin settlement volume has surged by 50% from the previous quarter, officially crossing the $7 billion mark. Visa stated that the newly added blockchains include Arc, Base, Canton, Polygon, and Tempo. These networks will integrate with Visa's existing infrastructure—Ethereum, Solana, Avalanche, and Stellar—to jointly build a larger, cross-network payment foundation. Visa explained that in the face of a fragmented blockchain ecosystem with hundreds of competing players, the core purpose of this multi-chain expansion plan is to create a single, integrated infrastructure layer for its partners. According to Visa's statement, this stablecoin settlement pilot program has been running for several years across regions including Latin America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East. Recently, Visa expanded its USDC settlement services to the U.S. banking sector and now supports over 130 stablecoin-linked card programs in more than 50 countries worldwide. Analysts are bullish on Visa's strategy, maintaining an "Outperform" rating. Regarding Visa's aggressive positioning, analysts at investment bank William Blair have maintained an "Outperform" rating. The analysis report points out that the market has long underestimated the potential value that stablecoins, AI agent commerce, and various value-added services bring to Visa. Analyst Andrew Jeffrey believes that while stablecoin settlement currently accounts for only a small fraction of Visa's overall payment network, transaction volumes are expected to grow gradually as corporate demand for stablecoin-based B2B (business-to-business) settlement increases. The report also highlights Visa's active investment in emerging payment architectures, including promoting the automation of digital commerce and participating in interoperability projects for the European digital currency framework. Analysts noted that Europe is continuing to advance infrastructure such as the "digital euro," which could indeed pose regulatory pressure in the medium term. However, they also observed that Visa is actively developing various interoperability tools, attempting to connect central bank digital currency (CBDC) systems with existing traditional payment rails. In addition, Visa announced a partnership with "on-chain banking" service provider WeFi. The two parties will join forces to build a new underlying infrastructure for cryptocurrency payments, with the key highlight being that consumers can enjoy the convenience of cryptocurrency payments while still maintaining 100% control over their own assets. Beyond expanding public chain support, Visa also announced on Tuesday a partnership with "on-chain banking" service provider WeFi to jointly create a new cryptocurrency payment experience, allowing consumers to enjoy the convenience of cryptocurrency payments while maintaining 100% control over their own assets.

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