- Mastercard Inc.
- 17 March 2026 15:00:42
Source: Sharecast
Mastercard said the deal expands its support of digital assets and value movement across currencies, rails and regions, and that there are opportunities for stablecoins and tokenised deposits in use cases like cross-border remittances, payouts, P2P and B2B payments.
"The key to support these use cases is to connect these rails seamlessly to existing fiat rails, applying the security, reliability and compliance standards that are the bedrock of payments. Mastercard is investing to ensure these payment options can be plugged into its network to ensure accessibility, interoperability and trust," the company said.
Commenting on the acquisition, Mastercard's chief product officer Jorn Lambert said the company expects most financial institutions to provide digital currency services "in time".
“We want to support them and their customers with a best in class, highly compliant, interoperable offering that brings the benefits of tokenised money to the real world [...] Adding on-chain rails to our network will support speed and programmability for virtually every type of transaction.”
Mastercard shares were up 0.7% at $512.11 by 1458 GMT.