Visa adds Monad to stablecoin settlement as its run rate reaches $20 billion

Visa has added Monad to its stablecoin settlement program, giving participating issuers and acquirers another blockchain option, the Monad Foundation said. The network is also developing privacy tools that would let institutions keep transaction details confidential while providing access for auditors and regulators.

With this addition, Monad now stands alongside Avalanche, Ethereum, Solana, Stellar, Circle’s Arc, Base, Canton, Polygon and Tempo, the latter five of which received Visa support back in April.

According to the foundation, institutions can transfer funds during weekends and holidays through blockchain settlement, unlike traditional card settlement, which relies on a five-business-day banking schedule. Visa’s vice president of global onchain partnerships and GTM, Dan Roesbery, characterized this expansion as providing partners with greater flexibility in selecting networks suited to their requirements.

Visa reported an annualized stablecoin settlement run rate of $20 billion as of September 2026, more than 15 times the year-earlier level. It also had more than 225 stablecoin-linked card programs operating globally.

Privacy plans accompany Visa’s stablecoin settlement support for Monad

Monad’s planned Private Settlement feature would keep institutional transaction details confidential while allowing institutions to share them with auditors or regulators when necessary, the foundation said.

The feature is being built into Monad itself. Private transactions would draw on the same liquidity available to other network transactions, without slowing settlement, according to the foundation.

“The next phase will be defined by whether institutions can keep sensitive flows confidential without leaving open networks,” said Keone Hon, co-founder and general manager of the Monad Foundation.

Beyond incorporating Monad into its stablecoin settlement system, Visa has likewise investigated confidential settlement through Canton as part of its privacy initiatives. Back in June, the company revealed a proof of concept involving stablecoin issuer Brale and its dollar-pegged SBC token. That test focuses on institutional onchain settlement with controlled access to sensitive transaction data.

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