ChainCatcher news, according to TheBlock, Visa has partnered with Bridge, a stablecoin infrastructure company recently acquired by Stripe, to launch Visa cards supporting stablecoin payments in the Latin American region. Bridge will handle backend operations, including stablecoin balance withdrawals and fiat currency exchanges.The product will first be launched in Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Chile, where merchants will receive payments in local currency.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Baanx has partnered with Visa to launch a stablecoin payment card linked to self-custody wallets, initially supporting USDC issued by Circle. The card "allows cardholders to spend USDC directly from their crypto wallets," transferring the USDC balance in real-time to Baanx via smart contracts upon authorization, which is then exchanged for fiat currency to complete the payment. Baanx is also collaborating with Mastercard to develop a wallet card linked to MetaMask. Baanx stated, "We are empowering people to hold and spend dollar stablecoins in a self-custody, real-time manner—this is the future of finance."