Solana: Western Union's Stablecard goes live - 04 Aug 2026

Western Union's Stablecard is live, enabling instant spending with USDPT anywhere Visa works across 175M merchant locations in 37 markets at launch. USDPT is issued onchain on Solana and powered by Rain.The launch connects Western Union's remittance flow to card spending through USDPT, giving Solana an operational route into Visa merchant payments. Because USDPT is issued onchain on Solana and the card is powered by Rain, the product links stablecoin settlement with an existing card acceptance network rather than requiring merchants to adopt a new payment rail. The rollout demonstrates availability and a distribution channel, but the announcement alone does not show how much spending or Solana usage it will generate.BREAKING: Western Union's Stablecard is live.Spend instantly anywhere Visa works, across 175M merchant locations in 37 markets at launch.The card runs on USDPT, 's own stablecoin issued onchain on Solana and powered by .