Visa joins Canton Network as Super Validator to expand institutional blockchain payments

Visa announced it is joining the Canton Network as its first major global payments company to serve as a Super Validator, significantly deepening its involvement in blockchain infrastructure tailored for regulated financial institutions. This role allows Visa to validate network activity and help govern the system, which is designed to enable institutions to use shared blockchain rails while protecting sensitive transaction data from public view. Visa intends to apply its existing operational standards to Canton's validation layer, facilitating the testing and scaling of stablecoin payments, settlement, and treasury use cases for banks without forcing them to overhaul their compliance frameworks. This move aligns with Visa's broader digital asset strategy, which already includes supporting over 130 stablecoin-linked card programs globally and achieving an annualized run rate of $4.6 billion in stablecoin settlements.

(Source：Crypto Briefing)