The companies collectively process trillions of dollars in payment volume every year across nearly every country in the world, marking a significant institutional adoption milestone for blockchain payments infrastructure. Additional validators are set to be announced in the future.
“We’ve spent years building our expertise in blockchain, and now we’re expanding that work by running critical blockchain infrastructure ourselves,” said Visa Head of Crypto Cuy Sheffield, in a statement. “By operating a validator on Tempo, we’re extending Visa’s commitment to reliability, security, and trust into blockchain networks—supporting the development of stablecoin payment systems that meet the high operating standards our clients and partners expect.”
The validator announcements come as Tempo expands its infrastructure capabilities. The blockchain launched its mainnet in March and launched the Machine Payments Protocol (MPP), an open standard that enables AI agents to pay for services autonomously. As a Tempo validator, Visa will earn stablecoin rewards when serving as lead validator to process transactions into blocks.
"Visa processes billions of transactions across nearly every country in the world. That kind of operational rigor is exactly what we look for in validators on Tempo, built for payments at enterprise scale,” said Tempo’s go-to-market lead, Nischay Upadhyayula. “They've been a design partner since day one, and joining as a validator is a natural extension of that work."
