**Visa Inc. has expanded its partnership with Bridge to introduce stablecoin-linked Visa cards in over 100 countries, enhancing its previous collaboration.** This initiative allows users to spend their stablecoin balances directly across Visa’s global merchant network, eliminating the need for manual conversion to fiat currencies before purchases. Bridge will facilitate the necessary back-end infrastructure, converting stablecoin payments into local currency at the point of sale, ensuring merchants receive fiat currency.
The rollout aims to simplify real-world stablecoin usage, bridging the gap between blockchain assets and traditional payment systems, thereby strengthening Visa’s position in the digital asset sector. Despite a recent 9% decline in Visa’s shares over the past year, the company continues to outperform the broader industry, which has decreased by approximately 21%.
