OwlTing Group has expanded its collaboration with Visa to support the use of Visa Direct within OwlPay’s payment infrastructure, enabling eligible US debit cardholders to acquire USDC stablecoin without a cryptocurrency exchange account.
The integration creates a trusted card-to-wallet on-ramp channel for mainstream consumers.
For many consumers, acquiring USDC stablecoin has required opening and funding an account through a cryptocurrency exchange. This new integration will streamline that process for eligible users by enabling debit-card funding directly into supported USDC workflows.
“Stablecoins have reached the point where the infrastructure is ready, but the on-ramp is still broken for most people,” said Darren Wang, founder and CEO at OwlTing Group.
“By integrating Visa Direct into OwlPay, we are connecting the debit cards – that most Americans already use – to a digital dollar infrastructure. The result is a meaningful reduction in the friction that has kept stablecoins out of everyday financial life, utilising the security and global reach of the Visa network.”
Vira Platonova, global head of Visa Direct, said: “Stablecoins are opening new ways to move money faster and more flexibly, but making that work in the real world depends on trusted infrastructure.
“Visa Direct helps make that possible by connecting new forms of value with existing payment systems, backed by the security, reliability, and compliance needed to support transparent flows.”
The capability is now live within OwlPay Harbor, OwlTing’s global on/off-ramp infrastructure.
On the consumer front, eligible users may access the Visa Direct on-ramp through OwlPay Wallet Pro, OwlTing’s non-custodial wallet designed to provide users with direct control over their digital assets. Once an eligible debit card is linked, users can initiate a USDC transaction through a streamlined authorisation flow with funds made available upon settlement, subject to programme terms and eligibility requirements.
OwlPay Cash, OwlTing’s consumer remittance app covering key US outbound corridors, will integrate this Visa Direct on-ramp in a subsequent phase. This will allow remittance senders to transition seamlessly from a card swipe to a cross-border stablecoin transfer within a single, unified flow.
