Tempo, the recently launched Layer-1 blockchain backed by Stripe and Paradigm, just strenghthened its validator ecosystem. On Tuesday, the network announced that it has roped-in Visa and Zodia Custody as a validators now that its network nodes have gone live.
Launched in March, Tempo is being advertised as a blockchain designed to support agentic commerce and real-time payments.
Announcing the development, Tempo said these companies are giants in processing trillions of dollars in global payments annually and hence maintain the infrastructure at a massive scale.
“These organizations have deep experience with the reliability and uptime standards that payments demand, bringing that same technical excellence to validate the Tempo network,” Tempo said.
Standard Chartered-backed Zodia Custody, meanwhile, plans to contribute to Tempo’s efforts to bring more financial services onchain.
“Tempo is building infrastructure for scalable, real-world payment flows onchain. As a validator, Zodia Custody participates in the network’s operation, contributing to its resilience and ongoing development,” Zodia said.
Visa’s joining of this initiative indicates that the payment cards giant is making strides in exploring the blockchain and agentic AI ecosystems.
Elaborating on its role as a validator for Tempo, Visa said that its node will be managed in-house in alignment with a six-month timeline fixed to integrate its secure infrastructure into Tempo. Validator nodes essentially confirm and add transactions into blocks to maintain consensus on the ledgers.
“By operating a validator on Tempo, we’re extending Visa’s commitment to reliability, security, and trust into blockchain networks – supporting the development of stablecoin payment systems that meet the high operating standards our clients and partners expect,” Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto, Visa said commenting on the development.
For Visa, this marks a second validation position into a blockchain ecosystem in the last few weeks. In March, it joined Canton Network as a “Super Validator” securing a crucial say in shaping the privacy-enabled Layer-1 blockchain that aims to facilitate real world assets and institutional finance.