Lloyds and Visa test faster cross-border settlement using stablecoins

2026-10-02

Lloyds Banking Group and Visa are testing stablecoin-based infrastructure for faster, 24/7 cross-border settlement, aiming to get around the traditional constraint of banking-hour settlement windows across different markets. It's part of a broader shift among major financial institutions toward practical stablecoin and tokenized money use cases.