Vida uses Voltage Credit to pay global team in Bitcoin

Vida Global said it is using Voltage Credit to pay members of its global team in Bitcoin while settling the full balance in U.S. dollars at month-end. The Austin-based company said the setup lets it meet demand from workers in markets such as Argentina, where local currency instability has made Bitcoin a preferred payment option for some employees, without holding crypto on its books or changing its accounting process. Voltage facilitates the payments over the Lightning Network (Bitcoin’s faster payment rail), while Vida draws on a revolving credit line and repays from a standard bank account like a vendor invoice. Vida said the arrangement removes the need for a pre-funded Bitcoin wallet, crypto custody, and added tax or accounting complexity. The company said it turned to the product after a new team member in Argentina asked to be paid in Bitcoin and that, if Bitcoin had not been workable, it planned to consider stablecoins. The release said Vida is the first publicly traded company to use Voltage Credit for global team payments since Voltage launched the product in February 2026 as the first revolving line of credit offering instant payment finality with full USD settlement. Vida, which went public on NYSE American in May 2026, said it powers more than 100 million AI agent interactions across thousands of businesses. Voltage described itself as the longest-running infrastructure provider on the Lightning Network and said it now processes more than $1 billion in monthly payment volume.