"Visa just put more weight behind stablecoins — and it’s not a minor tweak. The company rolled out a Stablecoin Platform built for institutions and said it’s starting with Open USD, or OUSD. It’s early. The platform is in beta with selected clients, and OUSD itself is slated to launch later in 2026. But the direction of travel is obvious: bring stablecoin plumbing up to the standard of card networks and treasury systems, then invite traditional players to try real payment flows without stepping into DeFi unassisted."