Visa pairing up with OpenAI, stablecoin settlement annualized at $7 billion—are traditional payments giants truly going all-in on the blockchain?

CryptoWorld News reports that Visa announced a strategic partnership with OpenAI at the 2026 Payments Forum, launching new AI, stablecoin, and token features designed to support faster and more automated business transactions. Visa’s Chief Product and Strategy Officer Jack Forestell said that AI and stablecoins are changing the flow of funds, and Visa will support these systems through security, reliability, and global scale. The new features include proxy payments, token guarantees, stablecoin settlement, and tokenized deposits. Visa also launched a proxy scoring tool to help merchants check whether AI proxies can complete tasks on their websites. In addition, Visa plans to expand stablecoin settlement; it has already piloted this across multiple regions and blockchains, and the current annualized run rate for stablecoin settlement has reached approximately $7 billion.