- Visa added Arc, Base, Canton, Polygon, and Tempo to its stablecoin settlement pilot.
- The pilot now supports nine blockchains and has reached a $7 billion annualized run rate.
- Visa shares rose 8.85% after earnings and revenue beat Wall Street expectations.
Visa has expanded its global stablecoin settlement pilot to five more blockchains, strengthening its push into multi-chain payment infrastructure. The additions bring the program to nine supported networks as stablecoins move deeper into mainstream settlement flows.
The announcement came as Visa shares climbed 8.85% to $336.07 after stronger quarterly results. Market data showed intraday volume above 7.47 million shares and a market capitalization of $646.76 billion.
Stablecoin Pilot Expands to Nine Blockchains
Visa said its stablecoin settlement pilot now supports Arc, Base, Canton, Polygon, and Tempo. The five networks join Avalanche, Ethereum, Solana, and Stellar in the company’s expanding settlement system.
The company further noted that the pilot has reached a $7 billion annualized stablecoin settlement run rate. That figure is up 50% from the previous quarter, showing faster use of stablecoins in settlement operations.
Rubail Birwadker, Visa’s global head of growth products and strategic partnerships, said partners are building across a multi-chain environment. He claimed the expansion gives issuers and acquirers more network choices while relying on a common settlement layer.
According to Visa’s official report, Arc was described as an open Layer-1 blockchain created by Circle. It is designed to connect programmable money and on-chain innovation with real-world economic activity.
Base, powered by Coinbase, was also characterized as a fast, low-cost settlement network for stablecoins, on-chain assets, and agentic commerce. At the same time, Canton targets regulated capital markets with configurable privacy and compliant institutional settlement.
Meanwhile, Polygon adds high-throughput infrastructure for global payments and digital commerce. Tempo focuses on faster, private, and more efficient stablecoin liquidity movement and settlement flows.
Multi-Chain Settlement Moves Beyond Testing
Visa framed the latest expansion as part of a shift from experimentation to practical stablecoin settlement. The company said stablecoins are becoming a useful way to move money globally. The pilot builds on years of live programs and regional rollouts across Latin America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and CEMEA.
It also follows the expansion of USDC settlement to U.S. banks. The company said it now supports more than 130 stablecoin-linked card programs across more than 50 countries. That scale places stablecoin settlement inside broader payment activity, rather than isolated blockchain experiments.
The move also reflects a wider multi-chain market structure. Liquidity and transaction activity now operate across several networks, requiring settlement systems that support multiple blockchains.
Earnings Beat Drives Share Rally
The stablecoin announcement came alongside stronger fiscal second-quarter results. Visa reported quarterly earnings of $3.31 per share, above analyst estimates of $3.10. Revenue reached $11.23 billion, beating the consensus estimate of $10.74 billion.
Net revenue also rose 17% year over year, marking the company’s fastest growth pace since 2022. Consequently, the company’s stock traded at $336.07, up 8.85% for the day. The rally followed the earnings beat and a stronger full-year outlook from the payments company.
Visa Inc Shares Chart (Source: Google Finance)
The results show that the market reaction was tied closely to core financial performance. At the same time, the blockchain expansion highlighted how the company is positioning stablecoins within its payment network.
Overall, Visa’s latest update connects two major themes for the payments sector: stronger earnings momentum and growing stablecoin settlement infrastructure. The company is now supporting nine blockchains as it builds a broader settlement layer for issuers, acquirers, and global partners.
