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Visa Adds Five Blockchains to Global Stablecoin Settlement Infrastructure

Visa says its stablecoin settlement pilot now spans nine networks, with a $7 billion annualized run rate, as the company integrates blockchain-based settlement deeper into mainstream payment infrastructure.

Fact Check
The claim that Visa expanded its stablecoin settlement infrastructure to Arc, Base, Canton, Polygon, and Tempo is strongly supported by the Visa Investor Relations result titled 'Visa Accelerates Stablecoin Momentum: Adding Five Blockchains for Settlement,' which is an official Visa source and matches the claim directly. The Odaily item 'Visa 纳入 Polygon 稳定币结算，年化规模 70 亿美元' independently reports the same expansion and specifically says it is based on Polygon's official blog post. That Odaily summary also supports the Polygon-related metrics, stating Polygon accounts for a large share of stablecoin transfers and that Visa's stablecoin settlement program is running at a $7 billion annualized rate. Confidence is medium rather than high because the official Visa and Polygon pages themselves could not be fetched in this run due to tool repeat limits, so part of the metrics detail is indirectly supported through Odaily's summary of Polygon's official post rather than a direct fetch.
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Summary

Visa has expanded its global stablecoin settlement pilot to Arc, Base, Canton, Polygon, and Tempo, bringing the total number of supported networks to nine. The company said the program has reached a $7 billion annualized run rate, with quarterly run rate growth of 50%, and that it now operates more than 130 stablecoin-linked card programs across more than 50 countries. The update reinforces the broader point that Visa is embedding stablecoin functionality into mainstream payment infrastructure as part of its effort to connect traditional payment systems with blockchain-based settlement rails, although the available information does not specify implementation dates, supported stablecoins on each network, or the exact operational role of each blockchain.

Terms & Concepts
  • Stablecoin: A cryptocurrency designed to maintain a stable value, typically by being pegged to a fiat currency such as the U.S. dollar.
  • Blockchain-based settlement: The process of completing payments or transfers on a blockchain network as part of transaction finalization.
  • Payment infrastructure: The technology and financial networks used to send, receive, process, and settle transactions.