The world’s biggest fintech and the world’s largest payments network are expanding their stablecoin partnership. Visa and Bridge, a crypto startup acquired by Stripe in 2025, intend to launch stablecoin-backed cards in 100 countries across Europe, Asia, and Africa, the two companies announced on Tuesday. The announcement follows a commitment in April, when the two firms said they would launch in Latin American locales including Argentina, Colombia, and Mexico.
The cards, now live in 18 countries, allow customers to take stablecoin balances they have in crypto wallets and use them to pay for purchases at businesses like delis, clothing stores, or any merchant that accepts Visa. Companies, including the wallet startup Phantom, come to Bridge to create their own branded, stablecoin-backed debit cards, and Visa acts as the card’s payments network.
