Visa Adds Five Blockchains to Stablecoin Settlement Network

Visa is adding five blockchains to its stablecoin settlement network as it expands its multichain vision of global payments. The news comes as the payments giant announced that its settlement run rate hit $7 billion in Q1 2026, up 50% over the previous quarter. The network allows issuers and acquirers to settle transactions with stablecoins instead of the slow and costly traditional banking rails. Visa’s stablecoin settlement pilot now has nine blockchains, with Arc, Base, Canton, Polygon, and Tempo joining Avalanche, Ethereum, Solana, and Stellar. “Our partners are building in a multi-chain world, and they expect their options to reflect that reality,” said Rubail Birwadker, global head of growth products…