Mesh partners with Visa to enable crypto balances to be spent at 175 million merchants

Mesh—a company focused on crypto payment infrastructure—has officially announced a partnership with Visa, enabling users to spend their crypto and stablecoin balances directly from within their wallet apps at over 175 million merchants worldwide that accept Visa cards—both online and in-store. The integration leverages pre-configured Visa credentials in the background, with Mesh automatically handling all settlement and fiat conversion behind the scenes. Users no longer need to sell digital assets in advance or perform cross-chain or cross-account transfers. According to Bam Azizi, Mesh’s co-founder and CEO, the barrier to spending crypto isn’t technological unavailability—it’s the “last-mile” challenge of real-world adoption. Historically, bridging this gap required users to obtain a physical or virtual Visa card separately. Now, Mesh delivers real-time fund movement and currency conversion, instantly transforming wallet balances into usable purchasing power—while keeping users’ assets securely in their original wallets and requiring zero system changes on the merchant side. The specific launch date and the initial list of supported crypto assets have not yet been disclosed.