That's real Visa Consumer 360 released Oct 5 Singapore.
*Visa study details:* $RLC $RAD $RLC
*Sample: 14,250 consumers 18-65 across 14 APAC markets — China, Taiwan, HK, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, India, Australia, NZ — fieldwork June-July 2026*
- *Numbers: 46% likely to use stablecoins within 5 years — vs 16% used in past 12 months — 49% say cross-border transfers will be common use — 66% aware, but only 6% accurate understanding — 41% think value always rises — 49% think can only buy/sell other crypto*
- *Markets: Awareness HK 84% > India 80% > Thailand 77% — Intent Vietnam 67% = India 67% top — interest: online purchases, travel, overseas shopping*
- *Trust barrier: Among aware non-users, 38% fraud/scam fear, 36% lack understanding — most trusted issuer: gov/central bank-linked 27% > banks/regulated FIs 26% — Visa quote Nischint Sanghavi: "Consumers want stablecoins to feel like natural part of payments they already trust"*
- *Also: CoinShares same day Western affluent >50% already hold digital assets — Visa pushing Visa Stablecoin Platform to link to familiar rails*
Gap is knowledge, not demand.
*BREAKING 🚨 Visa Oct 5: 46% APAC to use stablecoins in 5yrs vs 16% used last 12mo 📊 14,250 across 14 markets Jun-Jul 2026 — 66% aware but only 6% understand — 41% think always up, 49% think crypto-only — top intent Vietnam/India 67% — trust gov 27%/banks 26% — 49% see cross-border use — fraud fear 38% barrier 🚀*
*Visa study details:* $RLC $RAD $RLC
*Sample: 14,250 consumers 18-65 across 14 APAC markets — China, Taiwan, HK, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, India, Australia, NZ — fieldwork June-July 2026*
- *Numbers: 46% likely to use stablecoins within 5 years — vs 16% used in past 12 months — 49% say cross-border transfers will be common use — 66% aware, but only 6% accurate understanding — 41% think value always rises — 49% think can only buy/sell other crypto*
- *Markets: Awareness HK 84% > India 80% > Thailand 77% — Intent Vietnam 67% = India 67% top — interest: online purchases, travel, overseas shopping*
- *Trust barrier: Among aware non-users, 38% fraud/scam fear, 36% lack understanding — most trusted issuer: gov/central bank-linked 27% > banks/regulated FIs 26% — Visa quote Nischint Sanghavi: "Consumers want stablecoins to feel like natural part of payments they already trust"*
- *Also: CoinShares same day Western affluent >50% already hold digital assets — Visa pushing Visa Stablecoin Platform to link to familiar rails*
Gap is knowledge, not demand.
*BREAKING 🚨 Visa Oct 5: 46% APAC to use stablecoins in 5yrs vs 16% used last 12mo 📊 14,250 across 14 markets Jun-Jul 2026 — 66% aware but only 6% understand — 41% think always up, 49% think crypto-only — top intent Vietnam/India 67% — trust gov 27%/banks 26% — 49% see cross-border use — fraud fear 38% barrier 🚀*
