Cryptocurrency, payments, and fintech innovation by Cuy Sheffield
Cuy Sheffield: Visa CEO discusses updates on stablecoin business strategy
Visa CEO Ryan McInerney shared updates on the company’s stablecoin business strategy during an earnings call. Cuy Sheffield, vice president and global head of crypto at Visa, highlighted the ...
Onchain receivable-backed credit presents major opportunity, Cuy Sheffield says
Cuy Sheffield, vice president and global head of crypto at Visa, described onchain receivable-backed credit as a massive opportunity. Sheffield added that more information about ongoing ...
Cuy Sheffield: Meshpay becomes first stablecoin partner to integrate Visa Pay for native payments
Meshpay has become the first stablecoin partner to integrate Visa Pay, enabling a native payment experience for users to spend stablecoins at Visa merchants. Cuy Sheffield, vice president and ...
Visa Direct stablecoin pre-funding goes live with Inyo Global as first enabler, Cuy Sheffield notes
Visa Direct stablecoin pre-funding is now in production, with Inyo Global serving as the first enabler. Cuy Sheffield, vice president and global head of crypto at Visa, highlighted this new ...
Cuy Sheffield: DAO tooling startups saw growth from 2020 to 2022
Startups focused on tools for decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), including Utopia Labs, Syndicate, and Bonfire, appeared during the 2020 to 2022 period. Rain initially provided ...
Podcast offers vault and legal insights for tradfi, Cuy Sheffield notes
Cuy Sheffield, vice president and global head of crypto at Visa, encourages those in traditional finance to listen to a podcast that explains the concept of vaults and related legal ...
Cuy Sheffield: Visa and Lloyds Banking Group partner on stablecoin settlement pilot
Cuy Sheffield, vice president and global head of crypto at Visa, announced a new partnership with Lloyds Banking Group to launch one of the first 7-day stablecoin settlement pilots with a major ...
Visa card issuance playground enables global development, Cuy Sheffield notes
Cuy Sheffield, vice president and global head of crypto at Visa, highlights the role of a new Visa card issuance platform by Lightspark in making it easier for developers to launch Visa cards ...
Cuy Sheffield: Visa crypto team expands with Atum announcement
Cuy Sheffield, vice president and global head of crypto at Visa, congratulated Pete Cooling and the Atum team on their progress. Sheffield shared excitement about the continued growth of the Visa ...
Agent Cash allows $0.54 stablecoin micropayment to endpoint, Cuy Sheffield notes
Cuy Sheffield, vice president and global head of crypto at Visa, highlights that Instinct is not currently enabled to make outbound calls as a default tool. However, Sheffield notes that ...
Cuy Sheffield: Ether Fi drives stablecoin neobank innovation
Cuy Sheffield, vice president and global head of crypto at Visa, expressed excitement about Ether Fi's continued progress in developing innovative stablecoin neobank experiences. Sheffield noted ...
Western Union launches global stablecoin-linked card, Cuy Sheffield notes
Cuy Sheffield, vice president and global head of crypto at Visa, highlighted the launch of the Western Union stablecoin-linked card in partnership with Raincards. Sheffield emphasized the ...
Cuy Sheffield: Lessons from USDC and future of agentic identity explored
Cuy Sheffield, vice president and global head of crypto at Visa, learned from a discussion on the lessons from USDC and the future of agentic identity with Sean Neville. The post highlights ...
Visa announces partnership with Crossmint to enable agentic cards, Cuy Sheffield notes
Cuy Sheffield, vice president and global head of crypto at Visa, announces a new partnership with Crossmint aimed at enabling developers to issue and utilize agentic cards. The collaboration is ...
Cuy Sheffield: Visa will support payments for vibe coders
Cuy Sheffield, vice president and global head of crypto at Visa, expressed excitement for Visa continuing to expand its support for 'vibe coders' to pay and receive payments. He suggested that ...
Agent-driven tools provide new payment experiences, Cuy Sheffield notes
Cuy Sheffield, vice president and global head of crypto at Visa, highlights a positive experience using Poncho AI's agent harness that connects to third party paid tools and resources to respond ...
Cuy Sheffield: Institutional demand grows for privacy-focused stablecoin payments on Canton
Cuy Sheffield, vice president and global head of crypto at Visa, reports increasing demand from institutional clients for privacy-preserving stablecoin payments and expresses excitement about ...
Card networks could enable instant stablecoin settlement onchain, Cuy Sheffield notes
Cuy Sheffield, vice president and global head of crypto at Visa, explores the potential for card networks to achieve instant settlement using stablecoins onchain at merchant endpoints. Sheffield ...
Cuy Sheffield: Investors repeatedly overestimate risk of disruption for Visa
Cuy Sheffield, vice president and global head of crypto at Visa, highlights a recurring trend where investors consistently fear that payments giant Visa will be disrupted. He observes that these ...
