Visa

Visa Doubles Down on Stablecoins With Investment in Blockchain Payments Firm BVNK

The deal follows BVNK's $50 million fundraising round that included Haun Ventures, Coinbase Ventures and Tiger Global.

By Krisztian SandorMay 7, 2025

A Visa card being held to next to a payment terminal. (CardMapr.nl/Unsplash)

Visa Is Joining the Paxos, Robinhood Stablecoin Consortium: Sources

Paxos’ Global Dollar Network (USDG) also includes Kraken, Galaxy Digital, Anchorage Digital, Bullish (the owner of CoinDesk) and Nuvei.

By Ian AllisonApr 14, 2025

Casa central de Visa en Foster City, California. (Wonderlane/Creative Commons)

Finance

Sam Altman’s World Network in Talks With Visa for Stablecoin Payments Wallet: Source

The move will make World Wallet into a "mini bank account" for anyone who wants it, according to a person familiar with the plans.

By Ian AllisonMar 24, 2025

The worldcoin orb. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Tech

Avalanche Visa Card Goes Live Aiming to Further the Mass Adoption of Crypto

Users can spend their Avalanche tokens (AVAX), wrapped AVAX as well as the USDT and USDC stablecoins at any store in person or online that takes Visa.

By Margaux NijkerkFeb 26, 2025

Policy

Hong Kong Confirms Bitcoin, Ether Can Be Used to Prove Wealth for Investment Visa

Hong Kong's New Capital Investment Entrant Scheme, a visa targeting wealthy migrants, accepts crypto as a means to prove required net worth, a spokesperson confirms.

By Sam ReynoldsFeb 11, 2025

Hong Kong's skyline (Chris Lam/CoinDesk)

Finance

Coinbase, Visa to Allow Real-Time Crypto Deposits Through Debit Card

While millions of users are already using debit cards to connect to their Coinbase accounts, the Visa debit card holders offer near-instant transfers, which wasn’t possible before.

By Helene BraunOct 30, 2024