Visa adds Monad as a stablecoin settlement option

Visa added the Monad network as a stablecoin settlement option on Nov. 10, 2026, giving participating issuers and acquirers another way to settle obligations. The addition expands the blockchain routes available to Visa partners, while Monad’s planned privacy feature addresses a confidentiality concern for institutions settling on open networks. The Monad Foundation announcement carried by GlobeNewswire says the option is available now; a report by The Block likewise says participating issuers and acquirers can use Monad for settlement.

What can Visa partners settle on Monad?

Participating Visa issuers and acquirers can settle in stablecoins over Monad, a permissionless Layer 1 network that is compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), according to the Foundation’s announcement. The announcement does not name a stablecoin, a participating institution, or any Monad-specific settlement volume, so the addition establishes a network option rather than a disclosed rollout by a named bank or payment firm.

The operational change concerns settlement between Visa partners, not the cardholder’s checkout process. The Foundation says the card experience remains familiar while settlement takes place behind the scenes. It says blockchain settlement can move over weekends and holidays; traditional card settlement, by comparison, has typically followed a five-business-day banking schedule.

That timing could make funds available outside ordinary banking days, but the announcement does not quantify any change in settlement time or cost for Visa partners. It describes Monad’s finality as sub-second, which the Foundation says can let transactions settle moments after submission and give acquirers more predictable cycles. Those are stated network capabilities and potential operational effects, not reported results from Visa settlement activity on Monad.

Why does EVM compatibility matter for institutions?

The Foundation says institutions already using Ethereum-based custody, wallet and compliance tools can typically extend those integrations to Monad instead of building new ones. That could reduce the integration work for a partner choosing the network, although neither Visa nor the Foundation names a partner that has done so.

The addition also fits Visa’s broader multi-chain settlement approach. The Block lists Avalanche, Ethereum, Solana, Stellar, Circle’s Arc, Base, Canton, Polygon and Tempo as other networks in the program. Supporting another chain gives partners a further option; it does not mean Visa is moving all settlement onto Monad or that every issuer and acquirer will use it.

When will Monad’s privacy feature be available?

Monad’s Private Settlement feature is planned for the coming months, the Foundation says; it is not described as live with this announcement. The feature is designed to let institutions keep commercially sensitive settlement details confidential while retaining the ability to share them with auditors and regulators.

The Foundation says Private Settlement is being built directly into Monad, with private activity connected to the network’s shared liquidity. That design addresses a specific institutional trade-off: restricting visibility into transaction details while preserving access to liquidity on an open network. The announcement provides no launch date, technical specifications or independent assessment of the feature, so those details remain unsettled.

For now, the confirmed development is narrower: Visa has added Monad as an available settlement network for participating issuers and acquirers. The next practical test will be whether partners adopt the option and whether the planned privacy functionality meets their requirements for handling sensitive settlement data.

Sources and documents

• Monad Foundation announcement carried by GlobeNewswire — streetinsider.com
• The Block — theblock.co