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The company is pushing new use cases for blockchain payments through its partnerships with Bitso and Stellar Development Foundation.

The exchange acquired a majority stake in Swipe in July 2020 as part of a broader effort to advance mainstream adoption of crypto payments.

From CBDCs to payments and up to crypto forensics, Mastercard has been highly active in the digital currency market.

Millions of loyalty rewards program users who may have never had any knowledge or use of cryptocurrencies could soon have some exposure.

Mastercard is angling to become the go-to for governments and private entities when testing and rolling out central bank digital currencies or stablecoins.

This spring, crypto-related transactions using Visa were a significant boost to the company’s cross-border volume, although this effect is beginning to wane.

Crypto debit cards are growing in popularity as holders look for effortless ways to spend their assets.

Visa’s partners will be able to exchange USDC over the payment network to clear transactions made in fiat currency.

Zac Prince, BlockFi’s CEO, said his company paid out 450 in BTC, 5,000 in ETH and 6 million in stablecoins last month.

Cryptocurrencies have fees, but so do payment cards.

The Justice Department’s November 2020 suit has reversed the planned merger.

This could significantly lower the barrier to entry for stablecoin use.