Visa Unveils Stablecoin Payouts for Creators and Gig Workers
Visa has announced a pilot program allowing creators and gig workers to receive payments in directly to their digital wallets.
The initiative, launched through the Visa Direct platform, aims to bridge traditional finance with blockchain technology by enabling instant, borderless, and low-cost payouts.
Currently active with select US partners, the pilot will expand globally in the second half of 2026. Visa’s head of crypto initiatives described it as “a milestone in the evolution of digital payments, where global commerce meets programmable money.”
The company envisions this as a step toward financial inclusion, particularly for freelancers without access to USD accounts, offering faster, more transparent, and stable alternatives to traditional systems.
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