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Visa data shows stablecoins gaining traction in business payments
Read the item · published 2026-10-01
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- 2026-10-23 17:36 UTC
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- Official institutional Visa ↗
… increasingly being used as financial infrastructure. The findings come as businesses, financial institutions and payment providers increasingly explore stablecoins for settlement, treasury management, payouts and cross-border commerce. New Visa data shows: Approximately 17% of stablecoin-linked card volume in FY26 year-to-date occurred across business and commercial card programs. Visa today supports more than 160 stablecoin-linked card programs spanning consumer, business and commercial card activity. Payments volume across these programs has grown nearly 200% year over year. Businesses are increasingly exploring stablecoins …
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Verified quotes
“Approximately 17% of stablecoin-linked card volume in FY26 year-to-date occurred across business and commercial card programs.”
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