Visa Joins MAS-Led BLOOM Initiative to Connect Traditional Payments and Stablecoin Networks

# Visa Joins MAS-Led BLOOM Initiative to Connect Traditional Payments and Stablecoin Networks

> Evidence tier: B1
> Evidence type: First-party Visa announcement distributed by PR Newswire
> Source: [Glenbrook Payments News](https://www.prnewswire.com/apac/news-releases/visa-joins-mas-led-bloom-initiative-to-connect-traditional-payments-and-stablecoin-networks-302858205.html)
> Published: 2026-08-25
> Captured: 2026-08-26T01:42:43.412Z

## Source summary

Visa announced that it joined the Monetary Authority of Singapore-led BLOOM initiative, with Nium as Visa's first partner to pilot stablecoin settlement under the program. The companies say the pilot will explore cross-border settlement seven days a week, including weekends and public holidays, while connecting Visa's payment network with regulated U.S.-dollar- and euro-denominated stablecoins.

## Why it matters

The pilot directly tests interoperability between traditional payment infrastructure and stablecoin settlement for cross-border flows outside normal business days. It remains a pilot rather than a broad production rollout: the release does not name the stablecoins, participating financial institutions, exact corridors, start date, achieved settlement time, volume, cost savings, failure rates or customer availability.

## Key numbers

- **Settlement availability being explored:** 7 days a week

## Topics and entities

- Industry lane: Web3 & stablecoin payments
- Entities: Visa / Nium / Monetary Authority of Singapore
- Web3 payments
- Cross-border payments
- Payment infrastructure

## Evidence and credibility note

First-party Visa announcement distributed by PR Newswire. It establishes participation and pilot intent, not production availability or achieved results; all expected efficiency, timing and interoperability benefits remain company projections until measured.

Date evidence: Automatically verified from date meta: 2026-08-25T01:00:00+01:00

## First-party corroboration

No directly corresponding A1 company announcement is currently linked.

## Original-source traceback

[Open the original Glenbrook Payments News report](https://www.prnewswire.com/apac/news-releases/visa-joins-mas-led-bloom-initiative-to-connect-traditional-payments-and-stablecoin-networks-302858205.html)

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