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Mastercard

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151 articles decelerating

Mastercard has appeared in 151 articles since 2015-02. Coverage peaked in 2026Q1 with 4 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Visa, Libra, PayPal, Facebook.

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151
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Velocity
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Acceleration
-0.750
velocity change
Sources
35
publications

Coverage Timeline

2026-03-18
Reuters 35 related

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

2026-03-17
Reuters 41 related

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.

2025-11-12
Fortune 14 related

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...

2025-10-30
Fortune 13 related

Sources: Mastercard is in late-stage talks to acquire crypto and stablecoin infrastructure startup Zerohash for between $1.5B and $2B

Mastercard's stock has moved in response to reports of stablecoin interest from banks and large merchants like Amazon and Walmart.

2025-10-10
Fortune 23 related

Sources: Coinbase and Mastercard have each held talks to acquire stablecoin startup BVNK for $1.5B-$2.5B; a deal would be the largest stablecoin acquisition yet

Almost one year after the fintech giant Stripe struck a $1.1 billion deal to acquire the stablecoin startup Bridge …

2025-04-02
Wall Street Journal 12 related

Sources: Visa offered Apple ~$100M to become the Apple Card's payment network; Amex is also competing while Mastercard is trying to keep its role as the network

AnnaMaria Andriotis / Wall Street Journal :

2024-09-12
Reuters 24 related

Mastercard agrees to acquire Recorded Future, which uses AI-based analytics to identify potential threats, from private equity firm Insight Partners for $2.65B

Mastercard (MA.N) has agreed to buy threat intelligence company Recorded Future from private equity firm Insight Partners for $2.65 billion …

2024-04-23
TechCrunch 5 related

TabaPay, which offers instant payment services, agrees to acquire assets of banking-as-a-service startup Synapse, after Synapse filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

We are excited to announce that TabaPay is acquiring the assets of Synapse. TabaPay, Inc. : TabaPay to Acquire the Assets of Synapse Financial Technologies, Inc. X: Rohit Mittal / @rohitdotmittal : Fo...

2021-12-22
Wall Street Journal 14 related

McDonald's is selling Dynamic Yield, a startup it acquired for $300M+ in 2019 that helps retailers offer personalized digital promotions, to Mastercard

Kimberly Chin / Wall Street Journal :

2021-11-20
Bloomberg 6 related

SoundHound, which offers voice AI tech to companies like Mercedes-Benz, Snap, and Mastercard, is going public via a SPAC merger at a ~$2.1B valuation

- Company counts Mercedes-Benz, Snap, Pandora among customers  — Shazam competitor's technology can identify a song via humming Source: Business Wire .

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Mastercard has appeared in 124 Techmeme articles since January 2015. The biggest stories include Sources: Facebook has signed up 12+ companies, including Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, and... and Visa, Mastercard, eBay, and Stripe say they are exiting Facebook's Libra Association,.... Frequently covered alongside Visa, PayPal, Apple, Facebook, and Stripe. Coverage has shifted toward regulation themes and away from consumer, developer.

Key Moments

2024Q3developer -100pts; consumer -50pts; funding -100pts
2025Q1consumer -50pts; funding +50pts
2025Q2consumer +50pts; funding -50pts

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