Mastercard's Vision for Stablecoins: Enhancing Global Payments

Published at 2025-05-18 16:06:25
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Mastercard is embracing a future enhanced by stablecoins, aiming to improve global payments, remittances, and business transactions. The company is integrating stablecoin payment features through partnerships, such as with MoonPay, allowing users to make real-world purchases by converting stablecoins like USDC into local currencies. Their efforts are aimed at enabling debit cards tied to crypto holdings and developing on-chain identity tools to simplify cross-border payments. Mastercard believes that stablecoins will act as a bridge between traditional fiat money and digital currencies.

In the midst of these advancements, U.S. legislation on stablecoins remains stalled in the Senate. Key bipartisan negotiations are underway. While there is optimism from Republican lawmakers regarding the future of stablecoins, progress is uncertain without the support of Democratic lawmakers.

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