News & Views Podcast: The next stablecoin explosion will come from enterprises not fintechs
What's happening
The big shift is clear: stablecoin payments are moving from crypto-first startups toward enterprise and payments incumbents. Visa reports more than 160 stablecoin-linked card programs live and payment volume up nearly 200% year over year, and is now pairing settlement data with onchain lending to fund those programs. Stripe has hired a stablecoin-focused executive to push payment cards backed by stablecoins, BVNK and Marqeta announced a partnership to deliver stablecoin-backed card infrastructure, and Credit Coop's onchain credit infrastructure has financed more than $2.5 billion to ease settlement shortfalls for card operators. Neobanks and other fintechs are connecting to stablecoin rails as that infrastructure scales.
Why it's trending
Because card-scale settlement and working capital (funding daily Visa settlement before cardholder payments arrive) is now solvable with onchain lending plus incumbent payments data, unlocking enterprise-grade rollouts.
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Most crypto founders expected the next stablecoin boom to come from a new token issuer, they're looking in the wrong place; the surge will come from Visa, Stripe and card programs, not another crypto-native stablecoin.
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- Why Is Mastercard (MA) Building Out Blockchain And Stablecoin Payment Rails?simplywall.stSep 9
- BVNK and Marqeta partner on stablecoin card infrastructure
BVNK and Marqeta, Inc. (NASDAQ: MQ) today announced a partnership to deliver stablecoin-backed card capabilities to crypto-native and non-crypto companies.
FinextraSep 9 - Marqeta Turns to BVNK for Stablecoin-Backed Card Capabilities
Card issuing platform provider Marqeta has launched a partnership with stablecoin infrastructure company BVNK. This collaboration is designed to provide stablecoin-backed card capabilities to crypto-native and non-crypto companies, the companies announced Wednesday (Sept. 9). “The integration will enable Marqeta’s customers to embed stablecoin capabilities into wallets, cards and everyday financia
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