Payments network Visa expanded the number of blockchains supported for stablecoin settlements on its DLT platform, whose annual transaction volume reached $7 billion.
Amid growing use of stablecoins in payment infrastructure, Visa announced enhancements to its DLT platform and added support for five new blockchain networks — Arc, Base, the Canton Network, Polygon, and Tempo.
With these additions, the total number of supported blockchains reached nine. The expansion allows issuers and acquirers to choose the most suitable infrastructure for settlements while using a unified settlement layer within Visa.
The new blockchains are designed for different use cases, namely:
- Base provides high speed and low transaction costs;
- Polygon offers scalable infrastructure for global payments;
- The Canton Network focuses on institutional settlements with compliance requirements;
- Arc is aimed at integrating programmable money into the real economy;
- Tempo focuses on the efficiency and speed of stablecoin liquidity movement.
The company also shared progress on its stablecoin settlement solution, reporting that annual transaction volume reached $7 billion. According to Rubail Birwadker, Global Head of Growth Products and Strategic Partnerships at Visa, the figure increased by 50% in the last quarter alone. He believes this growth reflects the accelerating adoption of stablecoins in payment processes and signals broader use of blockchain infrastructure by banks, FinTech companies, and payment providers.
Visa is implementing stablecoin projects in Latin America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, and CEMEA, and supports more than 130 card programs with stablecoin capabilities across over 50 countries.
The company views stablecoins as a complement to traditional payment rails and continues integrating blockchain solutions, focusing on interoperability across networks, reducing operational complexity, and scaling settlement infrastructure. Alexandra Soroko, Senior Director of Growth Partnerships at Visa, shared in an exclusive comment to CP Media: “We continue integrating stablecoins into existing infrastructure, adapting their use to the needs of different clients.”
In 2025, in addition to already integrated Ethereum and Solana, Visa added support for Stellar and Avalanche. In 2026, the company also joined the Canton Network and Tempo as a validator to further develop private blockchain payments for banks and financial institutions.
