• Visa leads consortium launching Open USD, a USD-pegged global stablecoin. Visa will issue Open USD; minting and redemption have no fees or volume limits, aiming for scalable global payments.
  • Visa (V) said its stablecoin settlement pilots have moved billions and hit a ~$7B annualized run rate (March 2026); seven‑day on‑chain settlement is expanding from issuers to acquirers.