Visa taps into Solana to widen USDC payment capability
The global payments firm has expanded its stablecoin settlement capability to include USDC tokens issued on the Solana blockchain.
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The global payments firm has expanded its stablecoin settlement capability to include USDC tokens issued on the Solana blockchain.
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