Visa Partners with Crypto.com to Allow Fiat Transaction Settlement on Ethereum

Credit card and Payments Payments One of the bases of mediums of exchange in the modern world, a payment constitutes the transfer of a legal currency or equivalent from one party in exchange for goods or services to another entity. The payments industry has become a fixture of modern commerce, though the players involved and means of exchange have dramatically shifted over time.In particular, a party making a payment is referred to as a payer, with the payee reflecting the individual or entity receiving the payment. Most commonl One of the bases of mediums of exchange in the modern world, a payment constitutes the transfer of a legal currency or equivalent from one party in exchange for goods or services to another entity. The payments industry has become a fixture of modern commerce, though the players involved and means of exchange have dramatically shifted over time.In particular, a party making a payment is referred to as a payer, with the payee reflecting the individual or entity receiving the payment. Most commonl Read this Term giant, Visa is launching a pilot program that would allow its partners to settle fiat transactions on the Ethereum Blockchain Blockchain Blockchain comprises a digital network of blocks with a comprehensive ledger of transactions made in a cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin or other altcoins.One of the signature features of blockchain is that it is maintained across more than one computer. The ledger can be public or private (permissioned.) In this sense, blockchain is immune to the manipulation of data making it not only open but verifiable. Because a blockchain is stored across a network of computers, it is very difficult to tampe Blockchain comprises a digital network of blocks with a comprehensive ledger of transactions made in a cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin or other altcoins.One of the signature features of blockchain is that it is maintained across more than one computer. The ledger can be public or private (permissioned.) In this sense, blockchain is immune to the manipulation of data making it not only open but verifiable. Because a blockchain is stored across a network of computers, it is very difficult to tampe Read this Term. The new program is the result of a collaboration with Crypto.com.

Through the new program, the credit card issuer's partners will have the ability to exchange USD Coin (USDC) through its payments network. Crypto.com will send USDC to Visa’s Ethereum address as a way of settling some of the transactions that have been sent through Crypto.com’s Visa card program. To facilitate this process, Visa’s treasury will be linked with Anchorage, a federally-chartered crypto bank.

”Billions of Dollars in Fiat” Are Used to Clear and Settle Transactions on the Visa Network

Visa is seeking to make the system available to Fintech companies and neobanks that deal in cryptocurrency in particular, in USDC, Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH). According to CoinTelegraph, the company "reports [that] ‘billions of dollars’ in fiat are involved in clearing and settling transactions daily.” The use of the Ethereum blockchain could potentially cut down on some of these costs.

Jack Forestell, Visa’s Chief Product Officer, said in an announcement that: “crypto-native fintechs want partners who understand their business and the complexities of digital currency form factors.”

“The announcement today marks a major milestone in our ability to address the needs of fintechs managing their business in a stablecoin or cryptocurrency.”

Crypto.com & Visa Announced Their Partnership Earlier This Month

The announcement of the pilot program follows Visa’s announcement that it would be partnering with Crypto.com earlier this month. Through the partnership, Crypto.com is expanding the availability of its cryptocurrency debit card.

When the partnership was launched, Crypto.com said that it would be offering a fiat lending program that would allow cardholders to use their crypto holdings as collateral for fiat loans. These funds can be spent on merchant platforms that support Visa payments.