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Australians Will Be Able to Pay with Mastercard Cards in Stablecoins
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Australians Will Be Able to Pay with Mastercard Cards in Stablecoins

Australian crypto wallet Stables has announced a partnership with payment processor and USDC issuer Circle. The fiat-only and stablecoin-only Stables Wallet will introduce Mastercard digital debit card support, which will allow users to pay in USDC at all merchants that accept cards from one of the world’s leading payment processors. The American platform Marqeta will...

Visa Denies Suspension of Its Cryptocurrency Projects
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Visa Denies Suspension of Its Cryptocurrency Projects

Visa has denied media reports that it is allegedly putting its cryptocurrency projects on hold following the collapse of several major crypto companies. Mastercard also said it will continue to explore use cases for blockchain technology. On February 28, Reuters published an article stating, citing unnamed sources, that Visa and Mastercard have “hit the brakes”...

Mastercard to Allow Crypto Payments in WEB3 via Usdc Settlements
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Mastercard to Allow Crypto Payments in WEB3 via Usdc Settlements

A partnership between Web3 payment protocol Immersve and payments giant Mastercard will allow users to make crypto payments on digital, physical and the metaverse worlds. Once the transaction is successful from the user’s end, USD Coin tokens — a United States dollar-backed stablecoin issued by Circle — will get converted to fiat and be used...