Altcoins
Mastercard explores partnerships with crypto wallets MetaMask, Ledger: CoinDesk
Mastercard's potential tie up with custody service providers may turbocharge crypto wallets' growth with its global payments prowess.
Maha Shah
Lens
Mastercard
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Regulation
Mastercard’s Ciphetrace VP discusses decade-long maturation of cryptocurrency
Crypto is “part of the future,” said Melissa Wisner, vice president of crypto risk at Ciphertrace, during her panel discussion at D3 Bahamas.
Zoltan Vardai
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Altcoins
Payments platform StraitsX to show real-world stablecoin use at Singapore Fintech Festival
Singapore-based StraitsX, a payments infrastructure for digital assets, will pilot stablecoin applications at the ongoing Singapore Fintech Festival.
Pradipta Mukherjee
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Crypto Trading and Strategies
Mastercard to let banks offer crypto services to clients
Global payments company Mastercard intends to enable financial institutions to offer crypto services to customers with its new Crypto Source program. See related article: Binance partners Mastercard to launch card in Argentina for bill payment, everyday purchases Fast facts The program will allow financial institutions to tap into Mastercard’s partners to buy, hold and sell […]
Pradipta Mukherjee
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Blockchain Security
Mastercard launches crypto exchange risk assessment tool
Financial services company Mastercard Inc. has launched Crypto Secure, a technology solution designed to help banks identify fraud-prone crypto exchanges, the company announced in a press release. See related article: Binance partners Mastercard to launch card in Argentina for bill payment, everyday purchases Fast facts The service uses artificial intelligence algorithms and blockchain data to […]
Dylan Butts
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Altcoins
Binance partners Mastercard to launch card in Argentina for bill payment, everyday purchases
Binance has partnered Mastercard to introduce a Binance card in Argentina for making purchases and paying bills with cryptocurrencies. See related article: Philippines’ SEC warns public not to invest with Binance Fast facts The product is currently in a beta phase and will be widely available in the coming weeks, Binance said. The card is […]
Pradipta Mukherjee
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Bitcoin News
Crypto exchange Fasset, Mastercard seek expansion in Indonesia
Middle East crypto exchange Fasset Technologies Ltd. is collaborating with global payments technology company Mastercard to expand its financial reach in Indonesia. See related article: Crypto exchange Fasset expands to Southeast Asia Fast facts The announcement comes after Fasset said it raised US$22 million in series A funding. According to a survey, 41% of Indonesians […]
Pradipta Mukherjee
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Bitcoin News
Mastercard partners with Australia’s BTC Markets for payment options
Australian crypto exchange BTC Markets has partnered with Mastercard to allow its customers to make direct debit, prepaid or credit card payments to purchase cryptocurrencies from the platform. See related article: Mastercard partners with Australian exchange for crypto card Fast facts The move is part of a broader trend by payments giants like Mastercard and […]
Lachlan Keller
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Regulation
Russian banks turn to China’s UnionPay as Visa, Mastercard pull plug
Russian banks may begin issuing credit cards with China’s UnionPay after Visa and Mastercard announced the suspension of their Russian operations due to the invasion of Ukraine, according to media reports citing the Russian central bank. See related article: Four more South Korean crypto exchanges block Russian IPs Fast facts Russian banks are also leaning […]
Lachlan Keller
