Chainlink and Mastercard have partnered to enable payment for 3 billion cardholders worldwide to purchase crypto assets directly on-chain through secure fiat-to-crypto conversion. The collaboration is enabled by Chainlink’s secure interoperability infrastructure and Mastercard’s trusted global payments network, “removing long-standing barriers that have kept mainstream users from accessing the on-chain economy,” the firms stated in […]
On April 28, Mastercard announced a partnership with the OKX crypto exchange and Canadian payments processor Nuvei, which will “unlock a 360-degree approach where consumers can spend stablecoins and merchants can receive them.” The firm described the new technology as having “global end-to-end stablecoin acceptance and payments capabilities,” and cited “increasing global regulatory clarity” for […]
Crypto holders in Europe will now be able to spend their crypto almost anywhere from the safety of their self-custodial wallets thanks to a new payment card from Mastercard. Mercuryo, a fintech platform for web3 firms, announced its collaboration with the payments provider on Thursday to launch “Spend” – a multi-chain crypto card and Mastercard […]
Mastercard has launched its Mastercard Crypto Credential, facilitating the first peer-to-peer (p2p) pilot transactions that simplify and secure blockchain transfers. The latest offering will enable users on the Bit2Me, Lirium, and Mercado Bitcoin exchanges to send and receive cryptocurrency using easy-to-remember aliases instead of cumbersome blockchain addresses. This new capability is designed to enhance transaction […]