Visa’s 2025 Power Play: How the Payments Giant Is Driving Global Stablecoin Adoption
Stablecoins are eating traditional finance—and Visa's holding the fork. The payments titan has quietly positioned itself as the bridge between fiat and crypto, with its infrastructure now processing billions in dollar-pegged digital assets daily.
From cross-border settlements to merchant payouts, Visa's rails are becoming the invisible backbone of the stablecoin economy. Their 2023 pilot with USDC has exploded into full-scale adoption, with over 50% of institutional crypto transactions now flowing through their network.
But here's the twist: while Visa talks 'financial inclusion,' their stablecoin dominance effectively makes them the new central bank of crypto. The irony? A legacy player becoming the gatekeeper for decentralized finance. Just don't mention the 3% processing fees.
