Visa Is Settling $7 Billion In Stablecoins: Here's What Comes Next

Visa is settling $7 billion a year in stablecoins, yet retail makes up barely 1% of stablecoin transactions. Antônia Souza, Visa's Director of Digital Currencies for Latin America and the Caribbean, explains where the real volume is and why stablecoins still are not plug-and-play for payments. Inside: the 140+ stablecoin card programs already live, why Brazil now has more crypto investors than its own stock exchange, what PIX gets right that stablecoins never will, and Visa's bet on AI agents that pay with stablecoins on your behalf. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ⏱ CHAPTERS 00:00 Why the real stablecoin volume is not in retail 01:20 From Uber, Amazon and Meta to Visa digital currencies 04:16 The Google Photos test for crypto going mainstream 04:49 "Stablecoins are not plug-and-play yet": the sober case 08:20 Why big banks are lost and what Visa bridges for them 08:50 Brazil, Mexico, Argentina: the countries leading adoption 10:32 Open USD and why shared infrastructure beats single issuers 12:16 Inside the $7 billion stablecoin settlement pilot 14:56 Stablecoin cards: paying straight from your wallet 15:33 PIX vs stablecoins: two different jobs, not a fight 19:09 More crypto investors in Brazil than the B3 stock exchange 20:12 The use cases stablecoins should never be forced into 21:22 The 1% problem: institutional B2B vs retail reality 24:10 Only 3% of tokenized assets reach retail investors 26:06 The next 5 years: convergence, agentic payments and Tempo ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 🎙 GUEST Antônia Souza, Director of Digital Currencies, Latin America & the Caribbean at Visa https://br.din.com/in/antoniasouza/en More from BeInCrypto: 👉 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@Beincrypto 👉 Website: https://beincrypto.com 👉 X / Twitter: https://twitter.com/beincrypto 👉 Telegram: https://t.me/+U8DQNp4b8Gw3YmZi #Stablecoins #Visa #CryptoPayments