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According to the source, Visa has partnered with crypto infrastructure firm Aquanow to expand stablecoin settlement across Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, aiming to reduce cross-border payment costs and enable 24x7 settlement, source: Nov 28, 2025 social post on the development. This builds on Visa’s earlier USDC settlement pilots on Solana and Ethereum, which define the primary rails traders monitor for throughput and fee dynamics during rollouts, source: Visa official blog, Sept 2023. Traders should watch for any disclosed supported assets, regional settlement volumes, and merchant uptake signals from Visa or Aquanow to assess stablecoin flow impacts, source: Nov 28, 2025 social post and prior Visa program communications.