Mastercard and BVNK launch Global Money Platform for fiat and stablecoins
Image: DecryptMastercard and BVNK launched the Mastercard Global Money Platform. The product lets banks, fintechs and enterprises hold, convert, send, receive and spend fiat currency and stablecoins through a single API. It includes fiat and stablecoin accounts, card issuance and payouts. The platform connects to Mastercard Move. Mastercard plans to extend it to more than 40 currencies and over 200 countries and territories by 2027. The launch is the first major product integration since Mastercard acquired BVNK.
Key points
- Mastercard and BVNK launched the Mastercard Global Money Platform for fiat and stablecoins.
- The platform lets businesses hold, convert, send, receive and spend fiat and stablecoins through a single API, with accounts, card issuance and payouts.
- The platform connects to Mastercard Move.
- The launch is the first major product integration since Mastercard acquired BVNK.
Why it matters
Businesses can manage fiat and stablecoins through one API and use stablecoin balances for payments and cards. Mastercard plans Mastercard Move coverage across more than 40 currencies and over 200 countries by 2027.
What's unclear
The exact final value of Mastercard's BVNK acquisition is unclear, one report cites roughly $1.8 billion and another cites up to $1.8 billion including contingent payments.
The timing for adding agentic commerce and tokenized deposit support to the platform is not specified.
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Mastercard and BVNK launch Global Money Platform for fiat and stablecoins
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Mastercard and BVNK Launch 'Global Money Platform' to Merge Fiat and Stablecoins
Coverage timeline
- First reported by The Defiant
- Also reported by Crypto Briefing
- CryptoVideos brief published
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