Visa is moving deeper into digital payments by enabling stablecoin-based payouts through its global Visa Direct network. The initiative reflects growing confidence among major financial institutions that stablecoins can play a practical role in real-time payments and cross-border money movement.
Visa Direct Integrates Stablecoin Infrastructure
Visa will allow businesses in select global markets to fund and distribute payments using stablecoins via Visa Direct, its real-time payments platform that already supports around $1.7 trillion in annual transaction volume. Through this setup, companies can send money directly to digital wallets, bypassing traditional banking delays and enabling transfers outside standard banking hours.
The underlying infrastructure will be provided by BVNK, processes more than $30 billion in stablecoin transactions each year. BVNK’s technology handles the settlement layer, ensuring stablecoin payments move efficiently and at scale.
Institutional Confidence in Stablecoin Payments Grows
Visa previously invested in BVNK in May 2025, followed later by a strategic investment from Citigroup. These moves underscore increasing institutional belief that stablecoins offer faster settlement, lower friction, and improved liquidity management compared with conventional rails.
The rollout will initially target regions with strong demand for digital asset payments, with broader expansion expected as adoption grows. The partnership highlights how stablecoins are steadily becoming part of mainstream payment infrastructure, rather than a niche crypto use case.
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