Visa Partners With BVNK to Enable Stablecoin Payouts on Visa Direct
Visa has partnered with stablecoin infrastructure provider BVNK to enable stablecoin-funded payouts through Visa Direct, its $1.7 trillion real-time payments platform. This integration allows select business clients to pre-fund payouts with stablecoins and send money directly to recipients’ stablecoin wallets, initially focusing on markets with high demand for digital asset payments and expanding as regulations allow. The move aims to increase speed, flexibility, and access, enabling transactions 24/7 regardless of banking hours. Industry leaders highlight stablecoins’ potential to remove operational delays in global payments and predict that infrastructure reliability, compliance, and predictable fees will determine success. Visa previously invested in BVNK and piloted stablecoin wallet payouts, with further expansion expected in the second half of 2026. The partnership occurs amid evolving regulations such as the U.S. GENIUS Act, which restricts support to fully regulated payment stablecoins, shifting competitive focus from branding to institutional trust and compliance.
