Visa and Bridge to roll out stablecoin-linked cards in more than 100 countries
Visa and Bridge said they will expand stablecoin-linked card capabilities to more than 100 countries, with rollout beginning in March 2026 and continuing through the year. The headline shift is that stablecoin balances are being positioned to function like a spendable funding source across Visa’s existing card acceptance footprint, not as a parallel crypto-only rail.
Visa offers stablecoin settlement for U.S. banks using Circle’s USDC on Solana
Visa has begun offering stablecoin settlement for U.S. financial institutions using Circle’s USDC on the Solana blockchain, enabling select partners to settle VisaNet obligations in fiat-backed tokens. As of November 30, 2025, Visa reports that monthly stablecoin settlement volumes have surpassed an annualized run rate of $3.5 billion, signaling that tokenized rails are already handling […]