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Visa joins Stripe and Zodia Custody as first external validators on Tempo blockchain, advancing digital payments infrastructure and stablecoin innovation.
Visa has officially launched its validator node on the Tempo blockchain network, marking a significant advancement in blockchain technology for digital payments. The payment giant joins Stripe and Zodia Custody by Standard Chartered as external validators on Tempo, a next-generation blockchain designed for agentic commerce and real-time payments. This development demonstrates Visa's commitment to operating critical blockchain infrastructure in-house while strengthening stablecoin payment systems.
Visa configured and managed its validator node in-house following six months of collaborative engineering work with Tempo's team. The integration directly connects Visa's secure infrastructure to the Tempo network, positioning the company as an anchor validator during the initial phase. Tempo's blockchain ecosystem now includes leading financial and commerce partners, with additional validators expected announcement soon. This deployment aligns with Visa's broader roadmap for blockchain-driven payment innovation and reflects growing enterprise adoption of blockchain technology for digital payments infrastructure.
Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto at Visa, stated: "By operating a validator on Tempo, we're extending Visa's commitment to reliability, security, and trust into blockchain networks – supporting development of stablecoin payment systems meeting high operating standards." Nischay Upadhyayula from Tempo added: "Visa processes billions of transactions globally. That operational rigor is exactly what we need in validators built for payments at enterprise scale."
The introduction of the Visa validator highlights the change in the payments landscape towards blockchain technology infrastructure. Visa has spent many years developing its blockchain skills; this initiative demonstrates how it is implementing its blockchain knowledge by being actively involved in the blockchain network.
Business Honor notes that Visa’s move into blockchain validation signals a deeper shift in global payments, where traditional finance and blockchain technology are rapidly converging to power real-time, secure digital transactions.
-Sandra Kelembeth
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