Mesh and Visa plan to connect cryptocurrency and stablecoin wallets to Visa payments, giving users a way to spend digital balances in stores and online without preloading funds.
Mesh announced the partnership Oct. 19. Its announcement did not give a launch date or identify the first participating wallets, devices or markets.
Visa’s fiscal 2025 filing listed more than 175 million merchant locations across over 200 countries and territories. The location data was as of June 30, 2025. Those figures describe Visa’s existing acceptance network; they do not show where the planned Mesh service will be available at launch.
Under the proposal, a participating wallet would contain a Visa payment credential, Mesh said. When a user pays, Mesh would arrange funding and convert the digital balance as needed. Merchants would receive a standard payment through their current checkout systems, while users would not have to move or preload funds before a purchase.
Mesh says the arrangement would let wallet providers offer Visa payments without operating their own card programs. More than 200 enterprises use Mesh’s network, according to the company, but its announcement did not name any that would offer the new feature. The announcement also did not specify consumer fees or conversion rates, or say who would bear conversion and program costs.
Visa has other stablecoin payment arrangements. On March 3, 2026, it said cards enabled by Bridge were live in 18 countries, with expansion to more than 100 countries planned by the end of 2026. That card program is separate from the wallet service Mesh and Visa are proposing.
Visa also put stablecoin prefunding for Visa Direct payouts into commercial use for eligible Inyo Global clients in October. That option concerns funding cross-border transfers, while the Mesh proposal concerns purchases made from wallet balances.
Mesh said it would release rollout details later. Its announcement gave no date for naming the first participating platforms or compatible devices.
