Visa Brings Stablecoin-Enabled Visa Direct Prefunding Into Production
Inyo Global becomes the first enabler to move Visa's stablecoin-enabled Visa Direct prefunding from pilot into production for eligible clients.
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Inyo Global becomes the first enabler to move Visa's stablecoin-enabled Visa Direct prefunding from pilot into production for eligible clients.
Circle has expanded its Gateway unified-balance system to include cirBTC and EURC, adding bitcoin and euro assets with asset-specific network and payment limits.

Allium data shows stablecoin payment volume up 45% to $482 billion so far this year, even as token supply growth stalls and card networks add crypto rails.

Polygon CEO Marc Boiron said buying Coinme would give the network direct control of customer relationships and revenue now captured by payment intermediaries.

Payward's connection to SGB Net enables 24/7 US-dollar funding in eligible jurisdictions, with customer-trade pricing planned for the coming months.

Russia's Finance Ministry has made its first wage payments in digital rubles, with the Bank of Russia working to bring the CBDC into budget processes.

The zero-knowledge system lets users fund an Ethereum vault and authorize spending without tying their identity to individual API requests.

Citi is tapping Coinbase infrastructure for stablecoin settlement, while Coinbase Virtual Accounts gain automatic fiat conversion through the bank.

Visa's expanded address labeling reduced its adjusted stablecoin dollar volume, while the adjusted transaction count dipped less than 2% and payment use stays unmeasured.

Kraken parent Payward is consolidating trading, payments, asset management and institutional services onto shared infrastructure, co-CEO Arjun Sethi said.

Quant will provide the interoperability and transaction layer for The Clearing House's On-Chain Money Initiative, with access expected in H1 2027.

Over a 90-day window ending September 1, TRC-20 USDT accounted for about 1.8 times as many completed payments as Bitcoin on crypto payment platform CoinsBee.

CoinsBee says USDT on TRON drew nearly twice as many payments as Bitcoin in the 90 days to September 1, 2026, with its share of payments up 64%.

dtcpay has completed a $25 million Series A round with Japan's SBI Group taking part, as interest in stablecoin payment infrastructure continues to build.

The Singapore-based stablecoin payments firm says the funding will go toward expanding its product suite and merchant network.

A customer notice claims Bitstamp will freeze incoming crypto payments above €1,000 starting tomorrow, with exchange transfers unaffected.

Decta will use USDC via OpenPayd for faster international treasury settlements.
Stablecoin supply reaches $309.7B in July 2026; XDC network adopts Bridge for cross-border payments.

ECB board member Piero Cipollone outlines three threats from digital payments and proposes the digital euro as a remedy.

Polygon CEO confirms job cuts as the company pivots to payments following its $250 million acquisitions of Coinme and Sequence.

Bolivia is exploring adding Tether's USDT to its national payments system amid a surge in crypto transaction volumes.

Swyftx forecasts stablecoin usage by AI-powered gig workers could reach $262 billion annually by 2033.

Australian crypto exchange Swyftx plans to offer payment services after obtaining a regulatory license.

Visa data shows Base handling $565B in stablecoins, signaling a shift in crypto payments to Layer 2 networks.