Mesh partners with Visa to make crypto spendable at 175 million merchants

The deal lets users pay with crypto and stablecoin balances at Visa merchants while sellers still receive ordinary fiat Mesh has partnered with Visa so that crypto and stablecoin balances can be spent at more than 175 million merchant locations worldwide. The partnership was announced on October 19, 2026, live on stage at the Money20/20 conference in San Francisco. Mesh CEO Bam Azizi framed it as a fix for what he called the “last-mile problem” in crypto spending. Under the arrangement, users can buy things with their digital assets without converting them first.

Source: Crypto Briefing