Visa has moved its Visa Direct stablecoin money movement service from pilot programmes to commercial deployment. Inyo Global is the first provider to put the stablecoin prefunding option into production for eligible Visa Direct clients and partners.
The rollout focuses on cross-border payouts through Visa Direct using USDC for near real-time prefunding. Inyo, which provides payments infrastructure to money transmitters, fintechs, banks and payment businesses, has added the feature to its platform.
The move marks a commercial step in Visa's broader effort to bring stablecoin-based settlement tools into day-to-day payments operations. Over the past year, it has worked with clients and partners on how stablecoins could support account funding and cross-border money movement.
Businesses using Inyo's platform can choose to prefund cross-border payouts through Visa Direct with USDC instead of relying solely on traditional funding windows. The option is aimed at businesses seeking more flexible just-in-time funding for international payment flows.
Inyo's platform provides a single connection for customer onboarding, fraud and compliance management, payment acceptance, and domestic and international payouts. The service supports payouts to more than 180 countries through Visa Direct.
Visa introduced stablecoin prefunding and stablecoin payout pilot programmes through Visa Direct in 2025. The pilots were designed to test stablecoins for cross-border funding, liquidity management, and international money movement for eligible clients.
The latest announcement indicates that Visa now considers the technology ready for live commercial use, at least for selected customers and markets. Availability still depends on eligibility and geography.
Stablecoins have drawn growing interest from payments groups because they are designed to maintain a steady value, typically by being linked to a fiat currency, while using blockchain-based rails.
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