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<h2 id="span-style-font-weight-400-quick-breakdown-span">Quick Breakdown&nbsp;</h2>
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 <li style="font-weight: 400;">Nium joins Visa’s stablecoin settlement pilot to enhance cross-border payments.</li>
 <li style="font-weight: 400;">Will use USDC and blockchain rails to enable faster and cheaper settlements.</li>
 <li style="font-weight: 400;">Strengthens Visa’s push toward real-time, crypto-enabled global commerce.</li>
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Singapore-based global payments infrastructure provider Nium has <a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://x.com/NiumGlobal/status/1988458190854631450?t=-PMmnDF-OCqLTGMc1lwtuQ&amp;s=19" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">joined</a> Visa’s stablecoin settlement pilot, marking a major step toward integrating blockchain-based settlement into enterprise-grade cross-border payments. The collaboration will enable Nium to settle transactions using Circle’s USDC and other supported stablecoins across select blockchains.
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 <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/16.0.1/72x72/1f4f7.png" alt="📷" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;"> Breaking News: Live from <a href="https://twitter.com/sgfintechfest?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@sgfintechfest</a> – Nium has joined <a href="https://twitter.com/Visa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@Visa</a>‘s stablecoin settlement pilot, unlocking blockchain-powered settlement for real-time cross-border payments. More here: <a href="https://t.co/kUha1Ayd2v" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://t.co/kUha1Ayd2v</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Nium?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">#Nium</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Visa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">#Visa</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USDC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">#USDC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Stablecoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">#Stablecoin</a> <a href="https://t.co/wYZKLJlgLc" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">pic.twitter.com/wYZKLJlgLc</a>
 — Nium (@NiumGlobal) <a href="https://twitter.com/NiumGlobal/status/1988458190854631450?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">November 12, 2025</a>
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<h3 id="span-style-font-weight-400-blockchain-settlement-for-global-transactions-span">Blockchain settlement for global transactions</h3>
The move positions Nium among a select group of payment providers leveraging Visa’s blockchain settlement infrastructure to enhance speed, transparency, and cost efficiency in global money movement. By utilizing stablecoins as a settlement rail, Nium aims to replace legacy batch-based systems with real-time blockchain settlements, thereby significantly reducing the friction associated with traditional clearing cycles.
The partnership also addresses persistent challenges in cross-border payments — including weekend settlement delays, time zone mismatches, and reconciliation bottlenecks. With blockchain-enabled settlement, Nium can process payments seven days a week, aligning financial flows with the always-on nature of global commerce.
Alex Johnson, Chief Payments Officer at Nium, said the initiative represents “a new chapter for enterprise-grade money movement,” emphasizing that the pilot aligns transaction speeds with the pace of digital business rather than outdated financial infrastructure.
<h3 id="span-style-font-weight-400-expanding-visa-s-stablecoin-ecosystem-span">Expanding Visa’s stablecoin ecosystem</h3>
Visa’s Head of Digital Currencies for Asia Pacific, Nischint Sanghavi, noted that stablecoins are becoming a cornerstone of modern money movement. “Our pilot aims to offer predictable settlement capabilities up to seven days a week,” he said, underscoring Visa’s ambition to support continuous global commerce through blockchain innovation.
Nium will integrate the stablecoin settlement framework into its existing real-time payments infrastructure, enabling fintechs and enterprises to access blockchain-powered settlement rails without the need to build their own systems.
The partnership builds on Visa and Nium’s multi-year collaboration focused on modernizing global financial infrastructure — marking another milestone in the convergence of traditional finance and digital assets.
Meanwhile, Visa <a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://defi-planet.com/2025/08/visa-expands-stablecoin-support-to-boost-scalable-global-blockchain-payments/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">plans</a> to extend its stablecoin infrastructure for banks and financial institutions. McInerney said the company will focus on cross-border settlements, enabling faster and more cost-efficient global payments through stablecoins.
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