BVNK to power stablecoin payouts on Visa Direct network
The partnership will allow businesses to fund and receive Visa Direct payments using stablecoins, extending digital asset infrastructure across Visa’s $1.7 trillion money movement platform.
BVNK will provide stablecoin infrastructure for Visa Direct, enabling stablecoin pre-funding and payouts to end recipients in select markets across Visa’s global payments network.
In a statement, BVNK said the integration will allow certain business customers to fund Visa Direct payouts using stablecoins and to make payouts to recipients directly in stablecoins. BVNK processes around $30 billion in stablecoin payments annually, the company said.
The announcement follows an investment by Visa Ventures in BVNK in May 2025 and represents an expansion of Visa Direct into BVNK’s stablecoin infrastructure.
“Visa and BVNK both believe in the transformational potential of stablecoin technology, not just as a payment method, but as a powerful layer of payments infrastructure,” said Jesse Hemson-Struthers, chief executive officer of BVNK. “This partnership is unlocking a new layer of payment innovation where stablecoins will be embedded directly into the world’s most trusted payments network. It will give businesses and end consumers more choice in how and when they receive and send their funds.”
Hemson-Struthers added that the collaboration is intended to accelerate stablecoin adoption at scale and marks an early stage in reshaping global money movement.
The rollout will initially focus on markets with strong demand for digital asset payments, before expanding more broadly based on customer needs, the company said.
The Recap
- BVNK will provide stablecoin infrastructure for Visa Direct services.
- BVNK processes $30 billion in stablecoin payments annually.
- Rollout will start in markets with strong digital asset demand.
