Visa Expands Partnership with Bridge, Plans to Promote Stablecoin-Linked Cards in Over 100 Countries

Odaily News: Visa announced an expanded partnership with Bridge, a stablecoin infrastructure platform under Stripe, to advance its global card issuance product strategy. Launched in 2025, this product allows businesses and fintech developers to issue Visa cards backed by stablecoins.

Through Bridge's collaboration with LeadBank, related card transactions can be settled on-chain via Visa. Currently, Bridge-supported stablecoin-linked cards are live in 18 countries or regions, with plans to expand to over 100 countries or regions across Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa, and the Middle East by the end of the year. (Businesswire)