Visa Direct Moves USDC Prefunding Into Production With Inyo Global
Visa Direct moved USDC prefunding into commercial production with Inyo Global, and Inyo Global was the first commercial enabler named in the rollout. The integration was described as live for eligible payment providers and tied to cross-border payouts that can be funded around the clock through Inyo’s existing APIs. Separately, Visa’s USDC funding was described as bringing a stablecoin pilot into commercial use for eligible businesses.
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Payment providers using Inyo now have a live USDC prefunding path for cross-border payouts, and the rollout names Inyo Global as the first commercial enabler. That is the operational change visible today for providers that already work through those APIs.
Compared with a pilot, the arrangement is now described as commercial use for eligible businesses, while still centered on cross-border payments and the same Inyo interface. What remains in place is the Inyo API setup itself; what has changed is that the USDC prefunding use is no longer framed only as a trial.
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