Visa is deepening its push into digital assets, announcing support for four new stablecoins across four unique blockchains, according to CEO Ryan McInerney during the company’s Q4 2025 earnings call. The move comes as transaction spending on stablecoin-linked Visa cards has quadrupled over the past year, signaling a major acceleration in mainstream adoption of blockchain-based payments.
Visa’s Expanding Digital Asset Footprint
Since launching its crypto integration framework in 2020, Visa has facilitated over $140 billion in digital asset flows, linking traditional finance to the rapidly growing stablecoin economy. The company’s latest expansion will extend its reach across two fiat currencies and make its supported stablecoins convertible into more than 25 global currencies, reinforcing Visa’s ambition to become a key interoperability layer between Web2 payments and Web3 finance.
The newly added assets build on Visa’s July 2025 initiative, which introduced PayPal USD (PYUSD) and Global Dollar (USDG), alongside support for Avalanche and Stellar blockchains for settlement. The upcoming rollout will:
- Introduce four new stablecoins (names pending public release) expanding the lineup beyond PYUSD, USDG, and Circle’s EURC.
- Add four new blockchains, complementing Visa’s existing integration with Ethereum, Solana, Avalanche, and Stellar.
Driving Stablecoin Utility and Cross-Border Efficiency
Visa’s move reflects a broader institutional trend toward regulated stablecoin adoption, especially following new U.S. legislation providing clearer rules for dollar-backed tokens. The surge in stablecoin-linked Visa card spending underscores how users are increasingly using these digital dollars for everyday purchases and international transfers.
By expanding its stablecoin and blockchain support, Visa aims to:
- Reduce settlement friction: On-chain payments can finalize in seconds with lower fees compared to traditional SWIFT or ACH rails.
- Boost partner flexibility: Banks, fintechs, and merchants can now choose from a wider pool of blockchains and currencies to settle and issue payments.
- Advance multi-chain interoperability: Visa is positioning itself as the central connective layer between multiple blockchain ecosystems, enabling seamless global money movement.
Bridging Traditional and Digital Finance
In tandem with the expansion, Visa’s tokenized asset platform will allow partner banks to mint and redeem stablecoins directly, merging the security of legacy banking infrastructure with the programmability of blockchain technology.
As stablecoins become a foundational component of the digital economy, Visa’s latest expansion cements its role as the global bridge between traditional finance and the on-chain payment future, setting the stage for faster, borderless, and programmable financial transactions.