Payments

BVNK to provide stablecoin payments for Visa Direct

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January 19, 2026

Visa selected BVNK to power stablecoin payments for Visa Direct, a $1.7 trillion money movement network. The company will offer stablecoin pre-funding among other services to enable Visa Direct payouts in stablecoins for select businesses, according to a press release.

"At Visa, we have a long history of embracing new technologies that modernize money movement," Mark Nelsen, global head of product, commercial and money movement solutions at Visa, said in the release. "Stablecoins are an exciting opportunity for global payments, with enormous potential to reduce friction and expand access to faster, more efficient payment options — including during weekends, holidays and when banks are closed. BVNK shares this vision, and that's why we're partnering with them to provide the reliable, trusted and necessary infrastructure needed to expand our Visa Direct stablecoin pilots."

The service will be rolled out initially in markets with large demand for stablecoin payments.

"This partnership is unlocking a new layer of payment innovation where stablecoins will be embedded directly into the world's most trusted payments network. It will give businesses and end consumers more choice in how and when they receive and send their funds," Jesse Hemson-Struthers, CEO of BVNK, said in the release.