Visa Direct moves stablecoin prefunding from pilot to production with Inyo Global
Visa says its Visa Direct stablecoin prefunding has moved from pilot to commercial deployment, with Inyo Global as the first enabler for eligible cross-border clients.
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Visa announced that stablecoin-enabled prefunding for Visa Direct has advanced from pilot programs to commercial deployment, with processor Inyo Global becoming the first enabler to bring it into production for eligible clients and partners. Businesses served by Inyo can prefund cross-border payouts with USDC in near real time, Visa said.
Visa Direct moves stablecoin prefunding from pilot to production with Inyo Global ↗Visa says its Visa Direct stablecoin prefunding has moved from pilot to commercial deployment, with Inyo Global as the first enabler for eligible cross-border clients.
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