Payments giant Visa CEO Alfred Kelly said the firm can make cryptocurrencies safe and highlighted that stablecoins could be used for global commerce.
Adding crypto to Visa’s network
Speaking on the company’s fiscal first-quarter 2021 earnings call, the CEO pointed out that cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin are as good as “digital gold” but are “not used as a form of payment in a significant way at this point.”
He added that the company is well-positioned to make cryptocurrencies more “safe, useful and applicable” and hinted that Visa may add digital assets to its network.
This would be good for the young industry and would likely give it more legitimacy as a means of paying for goods and services.
Kelly said the firm is interested in working with wallets and exchanges dealing with cryptocurrencies.
“Our strategy here is to work with wallets and exchanges to enable users to purchase these currencies using their Visa credentials or to cash out onto our Visa credential to make a fiat purchase at any of the 70 million merchants where Visa is accepted globally,” Kelly said.
A case for stablecoins
Kelly made it clear that he wants the firm to take part in the development of stablecoins and central bank digital currencies.
He noted that 35 of the leading cryptocurrency firms - including Crypto.com, BlockFi, BitPanda and Fold - have chosen to work with Visa.
“These wallet relationships represent the potential for more than 50 million Visa credentials. The next leading network has a fraction of that,” said Kelly.
“And it goes without saying, to the extent a specific digital currency becomes a recognized means of exchange, there's no reason why we cannot add it to our network, which already supports over 160 currencies today.”
Stablecoins to be integrated into the U.S. financial system
The Office of Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the largest banking regulator in the U.S., set a new framework that paves way for the integration of stablecoins and blockchains into the financial system.
In November last year, Kelly said that “crypto is a developing part of payments in the world.
Visa’s competitor Mastercard has already signed cryptocurrency deals before while PayPal has added support for its users to buy cryptocurrencies with their account balances.
The three firms - Visa, Mastercard and PayPal - are now softening their stance on crypto.
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