Visa Partners with Mesh to Enable Crypto Payments at 175 Million Merchants
Mesh says the integration will let wallets and crypto platforms offer direct spending without separate cards as stablecoin card volume nears $10.9 billion, according to Paymentscan data.
- On Monday, October 19, 2026, Mesh announced a strategic partnership with Visa enabling consumers to spend cryptocurrency and stablecoin balances directly at more than 175 million merchant locations worldwide without separate crypto cards.
- Mesh CEO Bam Azizi stated, "Crypto never had a spending problem — it has a last-mile problem," noting previous solutions required users to obtain separate cards or manually transfer funds before making purchases.
- The system orchestrates funding and conversion behind the scenes, allowing customers to use standard contactless terminals or online checkouts while merchants receive payments through existing workflows without requiring new hardware.
- Rubail Birwadker, Global Head of Growth at Visa, said, "Working with Mesh helps expand how digital asset balances can connect to the trusted payment experiences consumers and merchants rely on every day."
- This collaboration follows Mesh's January 2026 Series C funding round, which valued the company at $1 billion, as it seeks to serve the estimated 774 million global cryptocurrency owners through simplified integrations.
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Visa partners with Mesh to enable crypto payments at 175 million merchants
Visa has partnered with crypto payments infrastructure provider Mesh to let consumers spend cryptocurrency and stablecoin balances at more than 175 million merchant locations worldwide without first transferring funds to a bank account or loading a separate payment card. In…
On October 19th, the cryptocurrency payment network Mesh announced a partnership with Visa. This partnership will allow users to use their cryptocurrency and stablecoin balances at over 175 million merchants. The post Visa and Mesh Partner: Cryptocurrency and Stablecoin Balances Now Available at Over 175 Million Merchants first appeared on NADA NEWS.
Visa partners with Mesh to enable crypto payments at over 175 million merchants
💳 Visa and Mesh will let millions pay with crypto and stablecoins at checkout. 🌎 Merchants in more than 200 countries can accept $BTC and other digital assets through Visa’s network. 🚀 Mesh previously partnered with Bybit and secured a $1 billion valuation after a $75 million funding round. Continue Reading:Visa partners with Mesh to enable crypto payments at over 175 million merchants
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