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- Visa and the ADI Foundation signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to explore connecting blockchain infrastructure with established payment networks.
- The partnership will examine digital payment infrastructure and ways distributed ledgers could support digital asset transaction flows.
- The agreement remains exploratory, and neither party named a commercial product, blockchain deployment, stablecoin or launch date.
Visa and Abu Dhabi-based ADI Foundation have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to explore how blockchain infrastructure could connect with established payment networks for digital payments and digital asset transactions.
The agreement remains exploratory. Neither party has named a blockchain deployment, stablecoin, commercial product or launch date tied to the partnership.
Visa and ADI Will Test Links Between Blockchain and Payment Rails
The companies will examine digital payment infrastructure and ways distributed ledgers could support digital asset transaction flows alongside systems already used by financial institutions.
Technical work will focus on payment efficiency and infrastructure capable of linking conventional electronic payment networks with on-chain transactions.
The partnership is intended to test how blockchain services could be integrated without requiring banks and payment providers to replace their existing infrastructure.
ADI Chain Provides Infrastructure for Regulated Financial Activity
ADI Foundation operates ADI Chain, a blockchain designed for regulated financial activity and institutional settlement.
The Abu Dhabi organization was founded by Sirius International Holding, the digital arm of International Holding Company.
ADI Chain already supports DDSC, a UAE dirham-backed stablecoin developed through a collaboration involving IHC, First Abu Dhabi Bank and Sirius International Holding. An AED 110 million transaction using DDSC was completed on the network in May.
Visa Adds Another Institutional Blockchain Partnership
Visa has continued expanding its blockchain infrastructure work in 2026, including stablecoin settlement across multiple networks and validator roles on institutional blockchain platforms.
The ADI agreement adds another institutional relationship to that strategy, but it does not yet represent a commercial rollout.
The next step is joint technical work to identify which payment and digital asset use cases could move beyond the exploratory stage.
