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MasterCard has tokenized 30% of transactions in 2024 and recognized stablecoins and other cryptocurrencies as emerging competitors in the payments industry. MasterCard has announced that it tokenized 30% of its transactions in 2024, marking a major step in its efforts…
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Mastercard’s Raj Dhamodharan predicts that more central banks will shift away from retail CBDCs, focusing instead on wholesale digital currencies for financial institutions in 2025. Central banks are rethinking their approach to state-backed digital currencies, with Raj Dhamodharan, Mastercard‘s head…
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Stablecoin transaction value in 2024 reached $15.6 trillion, overtaking traditional payment firms Mastercard and Visa by more than 100%. According to the ARK Invest Big Ideas 2025 Report published on Feb. 4, stablecoin adoption continues to grow rapidly, especially in…
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Mastercard brings its Crypto Credential solution to the EEMEA region, starting with the UAE and Kazakhstan. Payments processor Mastercard has rolled out its Crypto Credential solution in the UAE and Kazakhstan, marking its first move into the EEMEA region. The…
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Stefan Berger, a key figure in the European Parliament’s digital euro discussions, has stepped aside to pave the way for progress without controversy. The man leading Parliament’s work on the digital euro, who became one of its biggest critics, has…
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Solana was integrated with the Crypto Life platform, a service that offers digital asset-loaded cards for real-world payments.
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Crypto startup Bleap, founded by ex-Revolut employees, has bagged in $2.3 million to make it easier to spend crypto with debit cards. Bleap, a U.K.-based blockchain startup building a wallet-connected debit card, has raised $2.3 million in pre-seed funding led…
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Mastercard’s Multi-Token Network has integrated with J.P. Morgan’s Kinexys Digital Payments to improve the efficiency of business-to-business cross-border transactions. This collaboration enables mutual customers to use a single application programming interface for seamless settlement, enhancing the speed and transparency of…
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Stellar Lumens token drifted upwards, reaching its highest level since Oct. 1, as the Meridian Conference continued. Stellar (XLM), one of the biggest cryptocurrencies, rose to $0.096, pushing its market capitalization to over $2.8 billion. The main catalyst for the token’s…
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Mastercard has expanded its footprint in the crypto payments space with a new crypto debit card that allows users to make direct purchases using non-custodial wallets. According to an announcement on Sept. 5, European crypto holders can now spend Bitcoin…
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MetaMask is piloting a new payment debit card that allows users to spend crypto directly from their MetaMask wallets. The card, currently in a limited pilot phase in the EU and UK, is available to a select group of users.…
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Australian stablecoin startup Stables is launching its services in Europe as part of its new partnership with Mastercard.
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International payments giant Mastercard has teamed up with blockchain provider Alchemy Pay to combat identity fraud and mitigate malicious activities. Alchemy Pay, a fiat-to-crypto payment gateway has partnered with Mastercard in an effort to enhance user verification and fraud prevention…
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peaq, a layer-1 blockchain, has become a participant in the Mastercard Start Path program.
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Mastercard is joining U.S. banking giants to develop distributed ledger technology for banking payments using tokenization.
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1inch Network, in collaboration with crypto card developer Baanx and payment giant Mastercard, announced the launch of the 1inch Card.
