13 stories about Visa from across the crypto press, curated and summarized daily. Most recent: Jul 19, 2026.
Zcash has launched a new node client called Zakura, the first live piece of a plan to scale the network from roughly one private transaction per second to 50,000 TPS — comparable to Visa's capacity — while maintaining strong privacy protections.
Visa is developing an internal stablecoin platform that will provide access to OUSD, a stablecoin expected to compete with Circle's USDC. This move could significantly impact the stablecoin market and payment systems.
Visa has introduced the Visa Stablecoin Platform, a new service that lets financial institutions integrate stablecoin payments and treasury operations into Visa's existing network.
The x402 protocol, which enables AI agents to make payments in stablecoins, now has support from Visa, Mastercard, and Ripple. It processed $24 million across 75 million payments last month, showing growing adoption.
Visa, Mastercard, and over 140 companies, including Stripe and Coinbase, have launched Open USD (OUSD), a new stablecoin designed to compete with Circle's USDC. This move could reshape the $300 billion stablecoin market by introducing yield-sharing features.
Major companies including Visa, Stripe, and Coinbase are joining Open USD, a new stablecoin that will share reserve revenue with businesses that mint and redeem it. The stablecoin is expected to launch later this year with no fees or volume limits for minting and redeeming.
Allium, a blockchain data startup, secured $40 million in Series B funding to enhance its infrastructure for institutional clients like Visa and the Federal Reserve. This highlights growing interest in onchain analytics from traditional financial players.
Alchemy's AgentCard service now lets AI agents powered by models like OpenAI or Anthropic make payments through the Visa network. This integration with Visa Intelligent Commerce could make AI-driven commerce more seamless for businesses and consumers.
Visa said stablecoins are reshaping the back end of commerce as it unveiled new AI tools, tokenization features, and a partnership with OpenAI.
Visa is testing private stablecoin settlement on the Canton network with Brale, exploring whether institutions can use blockchain without exposing sensitive transaction data.
Tether has introduced a Visa card that allows users to spend tokenized gold anywhere Visa is accepted. Cardholders will earn crypto rewards on their purchases, blending traditional payments with digital assets.
Major payment companies Stripe, Visa, and Mastercard are reportedly backing a new stablecoin platform. Coinbase is also considering joining the initiative, which could make stablecoins more accessible to mainstream users.
Solayer has introduced a Visa-compatible card that allows users to spend USDC balances for online, in-store, and contactless transactions. The card also enables ATM withdrawals in supported regions, making stablecoin spending more accessible.