Money giant Western Union to pilot stablecoin-powered transfers as Digitap ($TAP) races ahead with non-KYC Visa + Apple Pay card

Stablecoin adoption is going well beyond what anyone expected, and 2025 truly marks the golden age of digital dollars. Western Union is piloting stablecoin settlements on Solana to cut costs and speed up cross-border transfers for its 150 million customers.

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Visa explores stablecoins for faster cross-border settlement

Stablecoins are moving further into mainstream finance, with Visa Direct unveiling a new pilot for faster cross-border payments. Visa Direct has launched a stablecoin prefunding pilot, allowing businesses to move money globally by using stablecoins. Per its September 30 announcement,…

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Visa partners with BBVA to launch tokenized asset platform on Ethereum, live pilots expected in 2025

Visa, the global payments giant, has announced a major step forward in integrating blockchain technology with traditional banking. With the launch of its Visa Tokenized Asset Platform (VTAP), set to pilot in 2025, Visa aims to enable financial institutions to mint, burn, and transfer fiat-backed tokens, such as stablecoins, on public blockchains like Ethereum. This […]

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Visa unveils blockchain platform for banks to handle fiat-backed tokens

Visa has announced a new platform to help banks issue and manage fiat-backed tokens on blockchain networks, with BBVA set to pilot the platform by 2025. Global payment network Visa has unveiled a blockchain-based platform to help financial institutions integrate…

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Visa and Santander Selected by Brazil’s Central Bank for a Second Phase of CBDC Pilot

In May 2023, the BCB selected 14 participants for the first phase of the pilot.

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Visa wraps up Hong Kong CBDC trial with HSBC and Hang Seng Bank

Visa has successfully concluded its participation in the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) pilot program for a central bank digital currency (CBDC) with HSBC and Hang Seng Bank. The program, which is part of the city’s broader “Fintech 2025” strategy,…

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Can Visa's CBDC pilot aid in modernizing banking?

The pilot centered on the concept of tokenized deposits. One of the key findings was the remarkable speed at which final settlements were achieved. Payments giant Visa has successfully complThe post Can Visa's CBDC pilot aid in modernizing banking? appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Visa completes digital Hong Kong dollar pilot test with local banks

The e-HKD CBDC pilot program will enter Phase 2 following praise from the city’s monetary authority.

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Why Solana? Visa Reveals Its Reasons For The Partnership

In a deep dive into the Solana blockchain network, Visa elucidated its reasons for selecting Solana as a part of its stablecoin settlement pilot today. As Bitcoinist reported, Visa announced last week that they are expanding their stablecoin pilot to Solana.

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SOL Price Reacts As Visa Expands Stablecoin Settlement Pilot To Solana

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VISA’s Stablecoin Payments On Solana Propel SOL To 5% Gain, Bulls Eye Price Breakout

Payment giant VISA has significantly moved in the digital currency space by expanding its stablecoin settlement services to the Solana (SOL) blockchain.   According to recent announcements, the company aims to enhance the capabilities of traditional payment systems through this pilot program, which is currently in the testing phase.

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Visa Partners With Solana for USDC Payments Integration

Visa's new pilot program uses Solana's high-speed blockchain for sending and receiving USDC.

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BREAKING: VISA Launches Stablecoin Payments On Solana

Per an official announcement, payment giant VISA expanded its stablecoin settlement services to the Solana blockchain. The program is currently in a pilot and testing phase but looks to improve upon the capabilities of the legacy payment rails.

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Visa and Microsoft join forces for Brazilian CBDC pilot project

The Brazilian central bank's digital currency (CBDC) pilot project is set to attract the participation of both national and global companies.

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Visa, Microsoft and others join Brazilian CBDC pilot

Both national and global companies will participate in the upcoming pilot project of the Brazilian central bank digital currency.

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Brazil's Central Bank Selects 14 Participants for CBDC Pilot

Among those selected are the largest local banks, Visa and Microsoft.

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Visa Teams Up With Consensys To Build Payment Infrastructure For CBDCs

Visa and ConsenSys, a blockchain software startup, are working to develop a central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot program to explore retail applications such as cards and wallets. Both firms will first meet with an estimated 30 central banks to discuss the goals that governments hope to achieve with government-backed digital currency.

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Visa Settlements Enhance Ethereum as ‘Ultra Sound Money’

On March 29, global payments company Visa announced the use of Circle’s USD Coin to settle transactions on its network. Visa is launching a pilot program with the Crypto. com platform, which will settle payments over the Ethereum network.

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Visa Now Settling Transactions with USD Coin on Ethereum

According to the announcement, Visa spent the last year enabling the capacity for digital currency settlement within its existing infrastructure. Anchorage, the United States’ first federally chartered digital asset bank, will facilitate the pilot program launched with Crypto.

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Visa aiming mass adoption with crypto pilot scheme for banks

Global payments giant Visa is launching a new crypto API pilot scheme designed to help banks facilitate Bitcoin and cryptocurrency services. The post Visa aiming mass adoption with crypto pilot scheme for banks appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Visa Partners with Black-Centered Bank for Crypto API Pilot

Payment processing giant Visa has partnered with First Boulevard, a neobank focused on building wealth for the black community, to pilot a new crypto application programming interface (API) program.   Giving Financial Institutions Having Access to Cryptocurrency According to a press release on Wednesday (Feb.

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Visa Partners With Digital Bank in Crypto API Pilot Program; Making Buying BTC Easier

While it started as an ardent opponent of the use of Bitcoin, the financial service provider Visa has demonstrated its capacity for changing course on first impressions, as it rapidly becomes one of its biggest supporters.

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Visa Announces Plan to Help Banks Roll Out Bitcoin and Trading Services

Visa says that First Boulevard will become its first partner to launch a new crypto application program interface (API) pilot program later this year. As reported by the credit card giant, this cooperation will empower Visa clients to access and integrate crypto features into its products.

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VISA coздaёт peшeниe для пoкупки биткoйнa

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