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Latest Visa stories
- Visa and Anchorage Back Western Union’s USDPT for Network Settlement
Visa’s stablecoin settlement pace is $25 billion annualized, and more than 225 stablecoin-linked card programs are active worldwide.
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- Western Union’s USDPT Becomes a Settlement Option for Eligible Visa Partners
The token is backed by dollars and cash equivalents and can be redeemed one-for-one.
· Business
- DCS DeCard Expands Visa Partnership Into More Than 70 Markets
The planned expansion covers Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America, and includes DeCard’s card-as-a-service offering and DeCard Business Account.
· Business
- Visa Adds Monad as a Stablecoin Settlement Option for Institutions
Monad’s planned Private Settlement system is designed to shield institutional transaction details while allowing authorized oversight, but remains under development.
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- Visa Extends Stablecoin Settlement Network to Weekends and Holidays
A $750,000 weekend settlement for Lloyds Corporate Markets Jersey cleared in less than an hour in September 2026.
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- Citigroup Raises Visa Price Target by $50 to $490 From $440
HSBC set a $465 target for Visa on Nov. 5.
· Investing
- Visa Lets Select U.S. Bank Partners Settle VisaNet Obligations in USDC
Cross River Bank and Lead Bank began settling with Visa over Solana. Visa said the service would not change cardholders’ experience.
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- Tangem Chooses Polygon for Virtual Visa Card Settlement
Tangem’s separate physical card had an initial release capped at 5,000 cards.
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- Berkshire Hathaway, Mastercard and Visa Gain in Weekly Financials Wrap
Goldman Sachs was among decliners as all three major U.S. indexes posted severe week-to-date losses amid technology selling and policy concerns.
· Investing
- Binance Scheduled May 18 Launch for Visa-Linked VUSDT With 10x Leverage
VUSDT tracks Visa common stock but is a separate, Tether-settled perpetual contract. Binance set the launch for 9:45 a.m. ET (13:45 UTC).
· Investing
- Visa Survey Finds Physical Gifts Outrank Experiences in Holiday Spending Plans
Sixty percent named travel and 55% named live-event tickets among desired gifts, while 27% prioritized physical items in their budgets versus 15% for experiences.
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- HSBC Cuts Arm Holdings Target to $215, Raises Visa Target to $465
The Arm target fell $15 from $230, while the Visa target rose $90 from $375.
· Investing
- Visa Opens Six Singapore Hubs for AI, Stablecoins and Cybersecurity
The Paya Lebar Green center brings together more than 1,500 professionals, while Visa plans to expand research, engineering and innovation roles in Singapore.
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- Visa’s AI Shopping Agents Failed in More Than Four in 10 Tests
Visa ran 15 shopping expeditions for each of 22 agents. Two tied for the top score at 82%, while an OpenAI agent scored 64%.
· Technology
- Expensify Reaches Visa Referral Agreement for Expense Management
Visa can refer eligible clients and corporate card programs to Expensify, where referrals can access the platform, onboarding resources and business support.
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- 85% of StraitsX Stablecoin Card Transactions Were Under $50
StraitsX processes more than $500 million in card payments per month; the measurement period was not specified.
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- Startale Begins Card Rollout for Early Contributors to Spend Startale USD
The waitlist has topped 300,000. The virtual card offers 1% cash back in USDSC, a rate Startale may change or discontinue.
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- Tencent and Visa Sign MOU to Explore AI and Cross-Border Payments
Announced Thursday, Oct. 29, the memorandum also covers remittances, enterprise AI and support for businesses expanding globally.
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- PayPal Lifts Full-Year EPS Outlook After Third-Quarter EPS Beat
Visa, Mastercard and S&P Global topped estimates for earnings and revenue, while XLF gained 1.32% over the week.
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- Visa Raises Dividend as Ford and Wells Fargo Declare Payouts
Western Digital’s quarterly dividend rose 17% to $0.175 per share. Citigroup was listed for dividend activity next week.
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- AER-1 Draft Proposes a Portable Receipt for AI Tool Calls
The Oct. 22 revision covers one tool call; a Visa, BILL and Billtrust pilot is processing buyer-approved invoice payments. The proposals have not established a shared standard.
· Technology
- Visa Explores Philippine Stablecoin Remittances as Trust Trails Cash
Only 38% of Filipino respondents trusted stablecoin transfers, compared with 81% for cash remittances and 79% for digital remittances. Visa has no adoption timeline.
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- Visa’s Stablecoin Settlement Pace Tops $25 Billion as Card Programs Pass 225
The card programs rose more than 70% year over year, with volume growth above 150% across five million cards in more than 50 countries.
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- Visa Estimates $36 Trillion in Boomer Wealth Will Reach Younger Heirs
A wider $123.7 trillion forecast includes philanthropy and spouse-to-spouse transfers. Visa's estimate has no stated dollar-year basis.
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- Visa’s Fiscal 2026 Third-Quarter Revenue Rose 14% as Non-GAAP Operating Expenses Grew 17%
Payment volume and processed transactions each increased 10%, while cross-border volume excluding transactions within Europe rose 12%.
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- MSX Schedules V (Visa) Stock Token Contract Listing for Oct. 27, 2026 (UTC+8)
MSX had previously started spot trading in tokens linked to Expedia Group and Shopify.
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- Visa’s Fiscal 2026 Results Due Tuesday With Services Growth in Focus
Visa’s fiscal third-quarter value-added services revenue grew 33% year over year, while Mastercard’s comparable category rose 20% in its second quarter. Visa also gave an earnings-per-share outlook.
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- Fireblocks Says Visa Acquisition Report Was Not True at the Time
The $2.5 billion price remains unconfirmed; Fireblocks’ last disclosed valuation topped $8 billion in a 2022 funding round.
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- ether.fi Acquires Crypto Wallet Zeal, Adds In-App Migration
Zeal users can move to ether.fi from within the Zeal app. Zeal offers Gnosis Pay-based Visa card spending and a cash-yield service.
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- Fireblocks Denies Visa Deal Rumors After $2.5B Buyout Report
A Fireblocks spokesperson called the current-talks claim untrue. Visa has not publicly confirmed acquisition discussions.
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- Fireblocks Denies Visa Is in Talks to Buy Firm for $2.5 Billion
Fireblocks said the acquisition claim was new to the company and was not true at the time. Visa declined to comment on speculation.
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- Fireblocks Says It Had No Prior Knowledge of Visa Acquisition Rumor
Fireblocks said it had only just heard of the rumor and did not consider it factual at that point; speculation involved late-stage talks and a possible $2.5 billion price.
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- Visa Discusses $2.5 Billion Purchase of Crypto Custodian Fireblocks
The talks remain unconfirmed, and deal terms and negotiating progress have not been disclosed.
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- Australia Bars Card Surcharges on eftpos, Mastercard and Visa
The rules cover most credit, debit and prepaid cards. Separate changes lower interchange caps and add fee-disclosure requirements through April 2027.
· Regulation
- Stablecoin-Linked Card Programs Top 160 in Visa’s Fiscal Second Quarter
Payment volume grew nearly 200% year over year, but the figures do not show adoption of Euronet and Fireblocks’ separate card plans.
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- Visa, BILL and Billtrust Launch Live AI Agent Invoice Payment Pilot
The pilot processes buyer-approved payments through Billtrust supplier portals; buyers set payment controls, while suppliers retain acceptance rules and transaction visibility.
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- Oppenheimer Adds Payments and Insurance Stocks to Top 50 Buy List
Visa, Mastercard, MetLife and Corpay joined the list as Oppenheimer removed major bank stocks, including Bank of America.
· Investing
- Mesh and Visa Plan Crypto Wallet Spending at Visa Merchants
The planned service would let users pay from existing crypto, stablecoin and fiat balances. Mesh would handle funding and conversion during each purchase.
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- Visa Commercializes USD Coin Prefunding as Ripple Participates in Open USD
Inyo Global was the first processor to offer Visa Direct’s option commercially on Oct. 15. Open USD is a separate initiative that went live Sept. 30.
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- U.S. Officials Raised Market Access in Bangkok Talks With China
The delegation met Chinese central bank and finance officials during the week of Oct. 12. China’s Oct. 15 G20 readout listed meetings with eight countries but no U.S. bilateral with its finance minister.
· Regulation