[Visa Partners with Zerohash to Expand Stablecoin Settlement to Visa Direct] According to The Block, Visa is collaborating with blockchain infrastructure provider Zerohash to integrate stablecoin functionality into Visa Direct, enabling eligible clients to pre-fund merchant accounts and make payments to global recipients using stablecoins. Visa Direct covers over 195 countries and regions, connecting more than 18 billion endpoints, including bank cards, bank accounts, and digital wallets. Zerohash provides technical and compliance support, helping businesses achieve 24/7 cross-border liquidity management and settlement, while allowing recipients to directly receive stablecoin funds. This initiative continues Visa's efforts in its internal stablecoin platform, OUSD stablecoin, and the 'agentic economy' (intelligent agent economy).