[London, Nov. 18, 2025] Wirex, a global leader in digital payments and principal member of Visa, has announced that dual-stablecoin settlement using USDC and EURC on the Stellar blockchain is now live, marking a major milestone in blockchain-powered finance.
This rollout, in partnership with the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF), enables on-chain settlement of card payments using USDC and EURC.
“Stablecoin-native settlement is no longer a concept — it’s live, at scale, and delivering real value to users globally,” said Pavel Matveev, Co-founder of Wirex.
Wirex’s principal membership with Visa allows it to fulfill its settlement obligations inUSDC and EURC, without reliance on intermediary banks or legacy fiat systems.
What this means for users and partners:
- USDC and EURC settlements are now live and operational on the Stellar network
- Card payment settlement made via Wirexis now settled in stablecoins directly on-chain with Visa
- Users and business partners benefit from lower fees, faster processing, and 24/7 availability
- Settlement infrastructure spans both USD and EUR, supporting global and regional use cases
This launch is powered by Wirex Pay, the company’s on-chain stablecoin infrastructure that enables real-time card and banking payments directly from self-custody wallets. By combining the efficiency of blockchain and the programmability of stablecoins, Wirex is redefining how modern financial services are delivered — borderless, instant, and built for the Web3 economy.
About Wirex
Wirex is a global digital payments platform bridging traditional and digital currencies. A principal member of Visa and a pioneer in crypto-enabled cards, Wirex serves over 7 million customers across 130 countries. The company is now spearheading the move to stablecoin-native financial infrastructure with real-time settlement, self-custodial wallets, and blockchain-powered banking experiences.
The Stellar Network
The Stellar network is a decentralized, fast, scalable, and uniquely sustainable blockchain built for financial products and services. It offers builders smart contracts functionality and a protocol optimized for payments, with a design intended to keep fees low and to provide transaction speeds that can scale with increased adoption. Financial institutions and innovators worldwide issue assets and settle payments on the Stellar network, which has processed billions of operations with millions of accounts since the network was first launched.
Source: https://beincrypto.com/wirex-stellar-usdc-eurc-visa-settlement/
