# Samsung Puts Stablecoins Into a Wallet App Shipped on 800 Million Phones

Western Union began issuing a stablecoin-funded Visa card in 37 markets, and Mastercard closed its purchase of the digital-asset payments firm BVNK. The contest has moved to distribution.

- Published: 2026-08-05T05:31:30.193Z
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- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
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- Sources: [CoinDesk](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/08/04/samsung-is-poised-to-become-a-dominant-stablecoin-distributor-analysts-say), [crypto.news](https://crypto.news/western-union-launches-usdpt-visa-card-with-rain/), [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news)

Samsung plans to add native stablecoin features, including dollar-pegged savings and payment accounts, to Samsung Wallet across 800 million Galaxy handsets. Analysts told CoinDesk the move would make Samsung a dominant distributor of tokens…

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