Visa Adds Polygon to Global Stablecoin Settlement Program
Visa Adds Polygon to Global Stablecoin Settlement Program
💳 Visa goes onchain
Major Payment Infrastructure Developments
- Visa integrated Polygon into its global stablecoin settlement program
- Meta launched USDC creator payouts on Polygon, expanding to 160+ markets
- Modern Treasury added Polygon as a native payments rail in its API
Ecosystem Growth
Polygon's stablecoin supply reached $4.3B in April, marking a 13.33% month-over-month increase. The network continues attracting payment-focused applications:
- Coca Wallet shipped major updates including bank accounts and instant APY
- SKALE Network deployed Portal 5.1 with 1-click crosschain bridging
- Prophet Market AI launched V1 with AI prediction markets
Technical Updates
Trails v1.5 introduced composable actions on crosschain orchestration for the Open Money Stack, enhancing interoperability across the ecosystem.
These integrations position Polygon as infrastructure for mainstream payment applications, with traditional finance companies and social platforms choosing the network for stablecoin settlement.
Here's what you missed this week on Polygon ■ @moonpay launches zero-fee stablecoin onramps for agents ■ @Polymarket launches traditional asset markets with @PythNetwork ■ @Surf_Liquid launches stablecoin savings vaults ■ @rise_pay brings payroll onchain with Polygon ■
Users can now swap between global currencies onchain at a lower all-in cost than traditional cross-border rails or provide liquidity + earn rewards with top non-USD stablecoin issuers. Pools are deployed on Curve’s Polygon liquidity infrastructure with transparent pricing,
The future of marketplace commerce is on Polygon. @Meta launched stablecoin payouts for creators on the Polygon Chain. Live in Colombia and the Philippines, with 160+ markets coming, users now get faster settlement with USDC while gaining access to dollar denominated assets.
This week on Polygon: ■ @Visa adds Polygon to its global stablecoin settlement program ■ @Meta launches USDC creator payouts on Polygon, with support for 160+ markets coming ■ @ModernTreasury adds Polygon as a native payments rail in its API ■ @coca_wallet shipped its
JPYC just crossed $100M in onchain payment volume. Polygon powers the rails for Japan's stablecoin economy 🇯🇵
What you missed on Polygon: ■ @tetherwallet enables support for USDT + XAUT on Polygon ■ @Etherfuse x @Bitso x @CapaFi enable Mexican peso yield on Polygon ■ @WalletConnect reports on stablecoin payment insights on Polygon, with $400B+ moved via WalletConnect ■ @Tangem
We launched a suite of onchain FX liquidity pools with @fraxfinance, @CurveFinance, and @DFB_DeFi. Six global stablecoin pairs live on Polygon with frxUSD as the base dollar pairing. The world's currencies are moving onchain, with deep liquidity built for cross-border payments.
The integration brings @USDC payments into the same API enterprises are already using for compliance, accounts, and ledgering. Customers that previously faced weeks of integration work can now launch stablecoin products in days, and start moving money on Polygon with built-in
Here's what happened on Polygon this week: ■ @pinatacloud launches Polygon Agent Templates ■ @Coinstancy is now live for American users, powered by Coinme's regulated fiat infrastructure on Polygon's Open Money Stack ■ @robinmarketsxyz launches V1 on Polygon ■ JPYC crosses
A quick list of what you missed on Polygon last week: ■ @fraxfinance launches onchain FX markets on Polygon with @CurveFinance + @DFB_DeFi ■ @TokenPocket_TP extends zero-gas transfers to USDT + DAI on Polygon ■ @orbitals_gg lanches international stablecoin dex pools ■
Polygon x Frax x Curve x DFB Read more on the integration: polygon.technology/blog/polygon-l…
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