Visa Integrates Polygon for Stablecoin Settlement, Reaching $7 Billion Annualized Volume

Payment giant Visa has officially integrated Polygon into its global stablecoin settlement program. Issuers and acquirers under Visa can now settle stablecoins via the Polygon network. Polygon claims to have become the world's largest dollar stablecoin payment network, with 34% of dollar stablecoin transfers and 54% of USDC transfers occurring on Polygon. The network has approximately 3.19 million weekly active stablecoin users and an on-chain stablecoin supply of $3.62 billion. In March, the number of dollar stablecoin transactions reached 178.1 million. Visa's stablecoin settlement program has reached an annualized run rate of $7 billion this quarter, a 50% increase from three months ago. Polygon emphasizes that its network offers sub-cent transaction fees and approximately 4-second transaction finality, and is already being used by institutions such as Stripe, Revolut, Flutterwave, and BlackRock for real financial activity settlement.