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Wealthsimple is partnering with Visa Canada to pilot on-chain settlement of card obligations in USD Coin (USDC), marking the first use of stablecoin settlement with a major payment network in the Canadian market. Under the pilot, Wealthsimple will be able to meet its settlement obligations to Visa in USDC rather than only in fiat, positioning the firm at the forefront of integrating blockchain-based assets into mainstream payment rails and potentially lowering friction, timing, and operational costs in its payments stack.
The initiative gives Wealthsimple early, practical exposure to stablecoin-based infrastructure at institutional scale, against the backdrop of Visa’s global stablecoin settlement volumes now running at over US$7 billion on an annualized basis. Management frames the project as a first step toward a more dynamic and efficient domestic payment system, with the potential to expand capabilities as Canadian regulation, market demand, and blockchain technology mature, and it strengthens Wealthsimple’s strategic positioning in digital assets, where it already serves more than 3 million clients and oversees C$100 billion in assets.