The popularity of stablecoin payment cards has recently surged. Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly, recently pointed out that these products are rapidly gaining popularity and are likely to become a major focus in the crypto industry by 2026. His reasoning is that stablecoin cards retain the traditional payment experience while leveraging the fast settlement and low-cost advantages of blockchain technology, allowing crypto to participate more deeply in the global payment system.

Following this statement, the stablecoin payment startup Rain announced it had completed $250 million in funding, with a valuation approaching $2 billion. The company's data is quite convincing — active card numbers grew about 30 times in 2025, and annualized payment volume increased nearly 40 times. In the fintech sector, such growth is truly rare. Rain currently supports USDT and USDC, covering major blockchains like Ethereum, Solana, Tron, and Stellar.

From a broader perspective, Bloomberg Intelligence's forecast is even more ambitious: by 2030, the scale of stablecoin payments is expected to grow at an 81% compound annual growth rate to reach $56.6 trillion. Whether this figure is reliable or not is uncertain, but it at least shows how much market imagination there is for this sector.

Regulatory bodies are also following up. The US has passed the GENIUS Act, and the UK and Canada plan to introduce stablecoin regulatory frameworks around 2026. This indicates that the industry is moving from wild growth to a more regulated phase. Major institutions are also taking action — Western Union plans to launch a stablecoin settlement system on Solana in the first half of 2026, along with corresponding payment card products. With the participation of remittance giants, stablecoin payments may really become the next explosive growth point.