SoFi Turns Stablecoin Settlement Into Live Card-Program Infrastructure
Stablecoin settlement is moving into live card-program operations, with banks and networks wiring blockchain rails into regulated payment workflows.
What is this trend?
Banks and card networks are moving stablecoin settlement into live card-program operations, making blockchain rails part of regulated payment infrastructure.
- SoFi settled its full debit and credit card program on Mastercard using SoFiUSD.
- Visa is expanding stablecoin settlement with bank partners across real payment workflows.
- The focus is shifting from token issuance to compliance-ready settlement infrastructure.
- Regulated stacks now need issuance, custody, reconciliation, and settlement in one workflow.
- Networks and middleware that handle volume and compliance are gaining the most value.
What’s the latest?
SoFi Bank’s production settlement of its full debit and credit card program on Mastercard using SoFiUSD is the clearest sign yet that the stack is crossing from network pilots into live banking operations.
How it developed
- Compliance moves into core rails, stablecoin settlement goes regulated, and tokenization hardens into vertical stacks
- Stablecoin Settlement Moves Into Regulated Payment Rails
- Governance Moves Into Settlement, Stablecoins Go Multichain, and Tokenization Stacks Take Control
- Visa, Stripe, and Circle Push Stablecoin Settlement Deeper Into the Stack
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