Bank & market adoption
Visa accepts Anchorage-issued USDPT for VisaNet settlement
USSource: Anchorage Digital
AI-generated image- Anchorage Digital announced on 12 November 2026 that it is collaborating with Visa to support select stablecoins issued by Anchorage Digital Bank N.A. as native settlement assets on the Visa network, starting with USDPT, Western Union’s stablecoin.
- Visa and eligible partners now have the option to use USDPT to settle their VisaNet obligations; USDPT is the first Anchorage Digital issued stablecoin to be supported, and the collaboration creates a framework to explore support for additional stablecoins.
- The release lists the stablecoins Anchorage Digital Bank already issues as USAT (Tether), USDPT (Western Union), USDGO (OSL Group), USDtb (Ethena Labs), fUSD (Falcon Finance) and ZLUSD (Zelle).
Why it matters
Issuers and acquirers that settle with Visa gain a stablecoin option issued by a federally chartered bank rather than a non-bank issuer, and Anchorage’s stated aim to be a settlement bank for stablecoins puts it in a role traditionally held by correspondent and settlement banks.
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More detail
Who is affected
Visa and its eligible partners that settle VisaNet obligations, Western Union as the USDPT brand, and Anchorage Digital Bank as issuer.
Key dates
- Anchorage Digital announces USDPT support for Visa settlement
What remains uncertain
- The release does not say which additional Anchorage-issued stablecoins may be supported, or when
- The release does not name the eligible Visa partners or give settlement volumes
Adoption status
- LiveAnchorage Digital BankAnchorage-issued stablecoins as native settlement assets on VisaNet, starting with Western Union’s USDPT
Key facts
- Event
- Product launch
- Jurisdiction
- US
- Source
- Anchorage Digital
- Source tier
- Tier 2 · Bank / FMI
- Product
- Stablecoin issuance, Stablecoin payments
In the database
Institutions
How we verified this
The source says
“Now, Visa and eligible partners have the option to use USDPT to settle their VisaNet obligations.”
“USDPT is the first Anchorage Digital issued stablecoin to be supported, and the collaboration creates a framework to explore support for additional stablecoins after the initial launch.”
“Anchorage Digital Bank operates a federally regulated stablecoin issuance platform, and already issues a range of institution-grade stablecoins, including USAT (Tether), USDPT (Western Union), USDGO (OSL Group), USDtb (Ethena Labs), fUSD (Falcon Finance), ZLUSD (Zelle).”
Verbatim from Anchorage Digital, matched word for word against the live page on 13 November 2026.
Sources
- Official institutionalAnchorage Digital ↗2026-11-12T2Bank / FMI
Evidence
- Confidence
- Medium The institution’s own statement; quote string-matched. Proves what the institution says, not independent confirmation.
- Quote verified
- 2026-11-13 11:59 UTC
- Archived snapshot
- SHA-256
f5af3f6c23fc3a62…· fetched 2026-11-12 · Wayback Machine copy ↗ - Source type
- Official institutional Anchorage Digital ↗
Change log (1)
- 2026-11-12 Published
AI-assisted: the summary and analysis were drafted with AI from the primary source and checked by the editors. AI-drafted from the primary source; quote string-matched against the live source page.
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