{"id":24258,"date":"2025-04-29T05:48:45","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T05:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=24258"},"modified":"2025-04-29T05:48:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T05:48:45","slug":"mastercard-announces-end-to-end-stablecoin-payments-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=24258","title":{"rendered":"Mastercard Announces End-to-End Stablecoin Payments System"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>On April 28, Mastercard announced a partnership with the OKX crypto exchange and Canadian payments processor Nuvei, which will \u201cunlock a 360-degree approach where consumers can spend stablecoins and merchants can receive them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The firm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mastercard.com\/news\/press\/2025\/april\/mastercard-unveils-end-to-end-capabilities-to-power-stablecoin-transactions-from-wallets-to-checkouts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">described<\/a> the new technology as having \u201cglobal end-to-end stablecoin acceptance and payments capabilities,\u201d and cited \u201cincreasing global regulatory clarity\u201d for stablecoins.<\/p>\n<p>Mastercard\u2019s \u201cintegrated, 360-degree approach\u201d includes partnerships with several leading crypto platforms, including MetaMask, Kraken, Gemini, Bybit, Crypto.com, and Binance.<\/p>\n<h2>Global Stablecoin Payments<\/h2>\n<p>The firm claims that users will be able to pay with and spend the stablecoins in their crypto wallets via traditional cards at over 150 million merchant locations worldwide that accept Mastercard.<\/p>\n<p>On the merchant side, Mastercard is working with Nuvei and Circle to enable merchants to accept Circle\u2019s USDC stablecoin.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Today, we announced our end-to-end capabilities to support stablecoins, ensuring payments can be made or received using them \u2013 anytime, anywhere. Alongside proven leaders across Web3, finance and fintech, we\u2019re empowering consumers and businesses to use stablecoins as easily as\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6uSpMlNK9z\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/6uSpMlNK9z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mastercard News (@MastercardNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MastercardNews\/status\/1916896208187986114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">April 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The credit giant also has the Mastercard Multi-Token Network (MTN), which it claims helps enable real-time payments and redemptions, while allowing partners like Ondo Finance to leverage on-chain tokenized assets. JPMorgan and Standard Chartered are connected to MTN today, it added.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cTo realize its potential, we need to make it as easy for merchants to receive stablecoin payments and for consumers to use them,\u201d said Jorn Lambert, chief product officer at Mastercard. Unlocking the potential of stablecoins to streamline payments is \u201ccore to how we navigate the rapidly changing world,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Haider Rafique, chief marketing officer at OKX, said, \u201cOur strategic partnership with Mastercard to launch the OKX Card reflects our commitment to making digital finance more accessible, practical, and relevant to everyday life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mastercard <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/mastercard-launches-self-custodial-crypto-payments-card\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">launched<\/a> a self-custodial crypto payments card in Europe in September 2024.<\/p>\n<h2>MetaMask Launches New Card<\/h2>\n<p>On April 28, decentralized crypto wallet MetaMask <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2025\/04\/28\/3069180\/0\/en\/New-MetaMask-Metal-Payment-Card-Self-Custody-Crypto-Card-With-Direct-Payments-Unveiled-by-CompoSecure-Baanx-and-MetaMask.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">announced<\/a> a new \u201cMetal Payment Card\u201d in partnership with fintech firms CompoSecure and Baanx.<\/p>\n<p>The card, backed by Mastercard\u2019s global network, enables direct spending from <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/metamask-introduces-a-feature-allowing-users-to-pay-gas-fees-with-tokens\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">MetaMask<\/a> self-custody wallets with no pre-loading funds or converting crypto to fiat before spending.<\/p>\n<p>Transactions are verified via smart contract in under five seconds, and it operates on the Linea network, which is secured by Ethereum.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor too long, crypto users have been locked out of everyday finance,\u201d said Ale Machado, Product Manager at MetaMask. \u201cThe MetaMask Card changes that. It allows millions of users worldwide to finally bridge the gap between the blockchain and the real world without sacrificing control or security,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>There is currently a waiting list for the card, and it is only available in certain countries.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/mastercard-announces-end-to-end-stablecoin-payments-system\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Mastercard Announces End-to-End Stablecoin Payments System<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On April 28, Mastercard announced a partnership with the OKX crypto exchange and Canadian payments processor Nuvei, which will \u201cunlock a 360-degree approach where consumers can spend stablecoins and merchants can receive them.\u201d The firm described the new technology as having \u201cglobal end-to-end stablecoin acceptance and payments capabilities,\u201d and cited \u201cincreasing global regulatory clarity\u201d for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-24258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24258"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24258\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}