Visa and Zodia Custody join Stripe’s new blockchain for machine payments

Visa and Zodia Custody join Stripe’s new blockchain for machine payments

Search/NewsVideoPricesResearchConsensus 2026Data & IndicesSponsoredSearch/enFinanceShareShare this articleCopy linkX iconX (Twitter)LinkedInFacebookEmailVisa and Zodia Custody join Stripe’s new blockchain for machine paymentsThe card network configured and managed the validator node entirely in-house, it said, following six months of joint work with Tempo’s engineering team.By Ian Allison|Edited by Sheldon RebackUpdated Apr 14, 2026, 2:16 p.m. Published Apr 14, 2026, 12:30 p.m. Make preferred on Cuy Sheffield, the head of Visa's Crypto team (Visa)What to know: The Stripe-backed Tempo blockchain added a pair of heavyweight validators in Visa and Zodia Custody, the crypto custodian majority-owned by Standard Chartered.The focus is on supporting the evolution of new payment flows such as machine-to-machine AI agentic commerce.Asked if it plans to offer its own stablecoin, Visa said, "it's s

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