Mastercard and Chainlink Launch Seamless Card-to-Crypto Onchain Payments
Mastercard has announced a major partnership with Chainlink, aimed at enabling billions of cardholders worldwide to purchase cryptocurrencies directly onchain. This groundbreaking move marks a significant leap in bridging traditional payment systems with decentralized finance (DeFi), bringing crypto access closer to the mainstream than ever before. A Major Milestone in Crypto Adoption Through this collaboration, […]
Visa, Mastercard Face Scrutiny Over Libra Ties
Balaji shared a screenshot of a letter lawmakers in US submitted to Visa, Mastercard, and Stripe, urging them to withdraw from the Meta-backed Libra project. Operation Chokepoint 2.0 affected not only the cryptocurrency industry but also major technology companies like Visa and Mastercard. The former Chief Technology Officer of Coinbase Exchange, Balaji Srinivasan, was the […]
Mastercard, JPMorgan Integrate Blockchain Payment Solutions
J.P. Morgan’s Kinexys Digital Payments and Mastercard’s Multi-Token Network have partnered to increase the effectiveness of cross-border business-to-business transactions. According to a Mastercard press release, this partnership improves the speed and transparency of international business payments by allowing mutual clients to use a single application programming interface for seamless settlement. Kinexys, J.P. Morgan’s payment rail […]
Binance Teams Up with Paymonade for Crypto Sales
On October 24, Binance partnered with Paymonade to allow users to sell cryptocurrencies directly to VISA and Mastercard. On Thursday, the leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance made important news for its users, which streamlined the options that are available on the cryptocurrency trading platform. The cryptocurrency exchange revealed that it has partnered with Paymonade, a prominent […]
Mastercard Acquires Recorded Future for $2.65 Billion
Mastercard Chief Services Officer, Craig Vosburg stated that the acquisition will drive innovation in cybersecurity. Mastercard Inc. has finalized a deal to acquire the cyber-defense business Recorded Future for $2.65 billion, with the intention of enhancing the security of its enormous global payments network following the completion of the transaction. The acquisition from the private […]