Nium joins Visa stablecoin settlement pilot to enhance cross-border payments

The partnership enables USDC-based blockchain settlements for enterprise clients.

Nium has joined Visa’s stablecoin settlement pilot, enabling the Singapore-based payments infrastructure firm to settle obligations using stablecoins such as Circle’s USDC across supported blockchains.

The collaboration shifts settlement from legacy batch systems to blockchain-based digital rails, targeting lower friction, reduced costs, and faster reconciliation for cross-border transactions. The move aims to eliminate delays caused by time zones and weekend cut-offs.

Alex Johnson, Chief Payments Officer at Nium, said the initiative brings enterprise money movement in line with the speed of global commerce. Visa’s Head of Digital Currencies for Asia Pacific, Nischint Sanghavi, said the pilot supports seven-day settlement capabilities to match modern transaction demands.

The initiative expands Nium’s multi-year partnership with Visa to modernise cross-border infrastructure, allowing financial institutions and fintechs to access faster and programmable settlement without building in-house stablecoin systems.