Visa Integrates USDC, EURC in Push to Become Stablecoin Settlement Hub

Visa is deepening its embrace of digital currency by launching a pilot that uses Circle’s USDC and EURC stablecoins for cross-border business payouts.

The program integrates these assets directly into Visa Direct, the company’s real-time payments platform, positioning Visa as a central hub for stablecoin settlement.

This initiative allows partner businesses to settle transactions using stablecoins as the funding mechanism, which Visa recognizes as immediate “money in the bank.” The move is a significant endorsement of existing stablecoins and their utility in global finance.

While Visa isn’t committing to its own stablecoin yet, a spokesperson noted it’s “hard to rule anything out,” confirming the company’s focus is on scaling practical use cases with a target for limited availability by April 2026.