Marqeta, zerohash Team Up to Bring Stablecoins to Card Payments

Stablecoins have grown as a tool for moving and settling digital dollars, but using them for everyday purchases still requires a bridge to conventional card networks and fiat settlement. The partnership between modern card-issuing platform Marqeta and crypto infrastructure provider zerohash is designed to close that gap, allowing banks, fintechs and crypto companies to offer stablecoin-backed cards without rebuilding their core systems or separately managing the underlying compliance infrastructure.

Marqeta and zerohash announced the integration on July 22, 2026. zerohash will handle custody, compliance and liquidity for onchain funds, while Marqeta will oversee card issuance, acceptance, and relationships with banks and payment networks. Users will be able to spend digital-dollar balances at tens of millions of merchants worldwide, with merchants receiving fiat currency. Stablecoin transaction volume reached $7.2 trillion in February 2026, topping the US ACH network’s $6.8 trillion for the first time. Marqeta processed nearly $400 billion in payment volume during 2025.