Visa adds Monad as a stablecoin settlement option

Visa added the Monad blockchain as a stablecoin settlement option for participating card issuers and acquirers on Nov. 10, giving them another network for settling obligations with Visa. The Monad Foundation’s announcement quotes Visa executive Dan Roesbery saying the addition expands options for partners and advances Visa’s multi-chain settlement infrastructure.

The Foundation said institutions using the option can settle on a permissionless network. It said Ethereum-compatible custody, wallet and compliance tools can typically be extended to Monad, and described the network’s finality as sub-second.

Which stablecoins and Visa partners are included?

The announcement does not name the stablecoins that can settle on Monad or identify participating issuers and acquirers. Unchained’s report noted that Visa had not issued its own announcement as of publication.

The Foundation’s release cited Visa figures showing an annualized stablecoin settlement run rate of $25 billion as of September 2026, roughly 10 times the year-earlier level. It also cited more than 225 stablecoin-linked card programs live globally. Those figures cover Visa’s settlement activity overall; the announcement did not report settlement volume on Monad.

When will Monad’s privacy feature be available?

Monad’s Private Settlement feature is planned for the coming months, according to the Foundation; it is not yet live for Visa partners. The Foundation said the feature is designed to keep commercially sensitive details confidential while allowing them to be shared with auditors and regulators.

The addition concerns settlement between Visa and participating institutions. The announcement describes a network option for those obligations, not a change to how cardholders make purchases.

Sources

• Monad Foundation’s announcement — globenewswire.com
• Unchained’s report — unchainedcrypto.com