Mastercard says it plans to offer on-chain settlement using several regulated USD stablecoins, initially supporting USDC, PYUSD, USDG, USDP, RLUSD, and SoFiUSD
The UK FCA says it is investigating PayPal, Mastercard, and Visa for alleged anti-competitive behavior; Visa says it is “regarding the PayPal digital wallet”
The UK FCA says it is investigating PayPal, Mastercard, and Visa for alleged anti-competitive behavior; Visa says it is “regarding the PayPal digital wallet”
Move is rare exercise of Financial Conduct Authority's competition law powers — PayPal, Mastercard and Visa are being investigated …
The FIDO Alliance launches two working groups to establish industry standards for securing AI agent transactions; Google contributes the Agent Payments Protocol
AI agents may soon be buying your stuff for you. The FIDO Alliance has teamed up with Google and Mastercard to try to ensure …
Mastercard agrees to acquire London-based stablecoin payments infra startup BVNK for up to $1.8B, including $300M in contingent payments, set to close in 2026
Mastercard agrees to acquire London-based stablecoin payments infra startup BVNK for up to $1.8B, including $300M in contingent payments, set to close in 2026
Mastercard (MA.N) said on Tuesday it would buy stablecoin payments infrastructure firm BVNK for up to $1.8 billion.
Mastercard unveils a Crypto Partner Program with 85+ companies, including Binance, PayPal, and Ripple, to link blockchain tech with its payments infrastructure
More than 85 partners will work with Mastercard to connect on-chain payments with banks, merchants and global commerce as part of the payment giant's recent crypto program.
Sources: Apple is in talks with Visa, Mastercard, and Indian banks ICICI, HDFC, and Axis as part of its plans to launch Apple Pay in India around mid-2026
Apple Inc. is in discussions with key Indian banks and global card networks in preparation to start Apple Pay in the world's most populous country.
Kraken launches a Mastercard-powered debit card with 1% cashback and multi-asset spending in the UK and EU as part of a global rollout of its Krak money app
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Coinbase confirms that it called off acquisition talks with UK-based stablecoin infrastructure startup BVNK; a report had put the deal price at $1.5B to $2.5B
but faster, open, global rails. Lightning, Base, or something new? The smart money's picking its horse. Garrett Skrovina / @gskrovina : Coinbase reportedly walking away from BVNK acquistion is interes...