Payment giant Visa and digital asset infrastructure provider zerohash have announced a partnership. Under this partnership, clients of the Visa Direct service will gain access to funding their accounts and making payouts in stablecoins.
Visa Direct to Gain Support for Stablecoins
According to the announcement, zerohash's infrastructure will provide Visa Direct clients with the capability to:
- fund accounts in stablecoins;
- make payouts in stablecoins;
- manage liquidity for international transfers 24/7.
Visa noted that the Visa Direct network spans over 18 billion acceptance points, including bank accounts, cards, and digital wallets in more than 195 countries and territories.
Edward Woodford, founder and CEO of zerohash, emphasized that the integration opens up new opportunities for using digital assets in global payments.
"Zerohash's infrastructure powers partners in payments and money movement, including banks like Morgan Stanley, card-issuing partners such as Marqeta, and payment providers like Worldpay. Enabling stablecoin use cases at the foundational payment network level further accelerates their global adoption," he stated.
According to Woodford, the partnership "expands access to on-chain money via Visa Direct."
"It gives businesses a faster way to fund accounts and manage liquidity across borders, and gives recipients faster access to funds and ultimately more choice," he added.
Mark Nelsen, Global Head of Product at Visa, emphasized that the company continues to invest in digital asset infrastructure.
"Stablecoins create new opportunities to make moving money faster and more flexible, especially for cross-border use cases," he said.
Visa Strengthens Stablecoin Strategy
The new partnership continues a series of Visa initiatives in the digital assets sphere.
In March 2026, the company expanded its partnership with Stripe and Bridge, announcing the launch of stablecoin cards in over 100 countries and also involving Bridge in a pilot project for on-chain settlements.
Later, in July 2026, Visa introduced the Visa Stablecoin Platform – a corporate platform for banks, fintech companies, and crypto services that brings together the issuance, custody, transfer, and redemption of stablecoins in a single environment.
In turn, zerohash continues to expand its regulatory presence. At the end of 2025, the company received a MiCA license from the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets, allowing it to provide services with stablecoins and crypto assets within the European Economic Area.
