Visa’s first smart contract deployment was a payment channel accepting both Ether and USDC. This is a conceptual protocol in development by the payment processor that will enable interoperability between central bank digital currencies, called a “Universal Payment Channel,” or UPC. The timing is appropriate given the global discussion around CBDCs.
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