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Visa moves USDC funding for international transfers into commercial use
Visa has moved USDC pre-funding for international transfers into commercial use through its Visa Direct service.
The first partner is Inyo Global, a payment platform serving banks, fintech companies and money-transfer businesses.
Its clients can use USDC to fund cross-border payments almost in real time, including outside banking hours.
USDC is used to fund the transactions, not necessarily to pay the final recipients.
Inyo offers the feature through its existing APIs, and its Visa Direct platform supports transfers in more than 180 countries, subject to regional limits.
Visa began testing stablecoin pre-funding and payouts in 2025, and this launch takes the service beyond its pilot stage.
The change gives participating businesses another way to fund payments and manage cash for international transfers.
Visa moved Visa Direct’s USDC pre-funding service for international transfers from a pilot to commercial use.
Inyo Global is the first company to implement the feature.
Customers can use USDC to fund cross-border payouts almost in real time, including outside banking hours.
USDC funds the transactions and is not necessarily used to pay end recipients.
Inyo’s platform supports domestic and international transfers through Visa Direct in more than 180 countries.
- Who
- Visa and Inyo Global. Inyo is the first company to implement the feature.
- What
- Visa moved USDC pre-funding for international transfers through Visa Direct from a pilot to commercial use.
- When
- Announced on October 17, 2026.
- Where
- Through Visa Direct and Inyo’s platform, which supports transfers in more than 180 countries.
- Why
- To let businesses fund payments more flexibly and manage liquidity. USDC funding can take place almost in real time, including outside banking hours.
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Visa launched pilot programs for stablecoin pre-funding and payouts through Visa Direct.
Visa moved the USDC pre-funding service for international payouts from pilot to commercial use, with Inyo Global as its first partner.
- Stablecoin
- USDC
- Service
- Visa Direct pre-funding for international transfers
- First company to implement feature
- Inyo Global
- Availability
- Inyo’s platform supports transfers in more than 180 countries
- Funding speed
- Almost in real time, including weekends and bank non-working hours
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