Visa will join the Canton Network as a super validator, marking the first time a major global payments company has assumed this role.

This addition brings Visa into a group of 40 super validators tasked with helping to maintain and secure operations on the network.

The Canton Network is designed for regulated finance and incorporates privacy features that allow financial institutions to use shared blockchain infrastructure without disclosing sensitive information.

Visa’s involvement aims to provide “privacy-preserving” blockchain solutions for banks and other regulated entities, addressing industry concerns over the transparency of blockchain clashing with data privacy requirements.

As a Super Validator, Visa will use its operational standards to support clients using the Canton Network for services such as stablecoin payments, settlement, and treasury management. Institutions can adopt these solutions without needing to alter their existing approaches to risk, compliance, or operational procedures.

Canton has seen uptake in capital markets for tokenised assets, handling issuance and trading.

With Visa joining, the network intends to bridge capital markets activity with payment processing by bringing onchain payments into the ecosystem.

Canton co-creator and head of Network Strategy for Digital Asset Eric Saraniecki said: “Canton was built to meet the requirements of regulated finance from day one.

“Visa’s participation as a Super Validator reinforces that this technology has matured beyond experimentation and into productionready infrastructure. Bringing payments onchain, alongside assets, unlocks the next phase of financial markets, where transactions can move with the speed of blockchain while remaining private, secure, and compliant.”

The privacy model developed by Canton is aimed at practical scenarios where confidentiality is essential such as processing payroll or securing trading strategies, while allowing different applications and assets to interact on a single network.

Visa’s entry follows its other initiatives in digital assets and stablecoins, including supporting an annualised $4.6bn in stablecoin settlements globally, operating over 130 stablecoin-linked card programmes in more than 50 countries, and offering advisory services on stablecoin strategies through Visa Consulting & Analytics.

As a super validator, Visa will hold voting rights on network decisions, contributing to the direction of Canton’s payment infrastructure.

The company plans to collaborate with financial institutions as they integrate the Canton Network with their current systems for payments, settlement, and treasury functions.

Visa Growth Products and Strategic Partnerships global head Rubail Birwadker said: “Many banks see the lack of privacy as a dealbreaker for moving meaningful activity onchain.

“By operating as a Super Validator on Canton Network, we’re bringing Visa-grade trust, governance and operational rigor that define Visa’s global network to privacypreserving blockchain infrastructure, so regulated FIs can bring payments onchain without having to rethink how they operate.”

Recently, Visa launched its Visa Intelligent Authorisation (VIA) solution in Europe, expanding the capabilities of the Visa Acceptance Platform for payment acquirers across the region.

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