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Mastercard Launches Crypto Debit Card for Self-Custodial Wallets in Europe With Mercuryo Partnership

Mastercard Launches Crypto Debit Card for Self-Custodial Wallets in Europe With Mercuryo PartnershipMastercard has announced the launch of a new crypto debit card in Europe through a partnership with Mercuryo. This innovative card allows users to spend over 40 different cryptocurrencies directly from their self-custodial wallets at more than 100 million merchants across the continent. Mercuryo, a European crypto payments infrastructure provider, aims to simplify the use […]

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Mastercard Partners With European Payments Giant Mercuryo, Supporting Non-Custodial Crypto Wallets

Mastercard Partners With European Payments Giant Mercuryo, Supporting Non-Custodial Crypto Wallets

Payments processing giant Mastercard is teaming up with a European counterpart to support non-custodial crypto wallets. In a new announcement, European payments firm Mercuryo says it’s teaming up with Mastercard to launch Spend, a crypto debit card that makes it convenient for customers to spend or cash out their digital assets. “In the context of […]

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Mastercard and Scale Partner to Accelerate Fintech Deployment in Africa

Mastercard and Scale Partner to Accelerate Fintech Deployment in AfricaMastercard, the American multinational financial giant, recently revealed it has partnered with the fintech firm Scale to accelerate the deployment of fintech firms in Africa and the Middle East. Amnah Ajmal praised the partnership with Scale, saying it moves her organization closer to its goal of narrowing the digital gap. Narrowing the Digital Gap The […]

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MetaMask Launches pilot self-custody debit card with Mastercard

More than one billion individuals remain unbanked or without adequate access to banking services, according to 2022 data from the World Bank.

Popular DeFi wallet MetaMask has partnered with Mastercard and digital payments company Baanx to launch a self-custody debit card pilot program for select users in the United Kingdom and the European Union, with plans to roll out the product in other regions over time.

The card allows users to self-custody their funds until the moment the transaction is processed and the customer's digital assets are converted into fiat for payment at retail outlets, online shopping outlets, and other merchants.

In a statement to Cointelegraph, Lorenzo Santos, senior product manager at Consensys explained that users need to hold their crypto on the Linea network and use Linea to set spending limits on the card.

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Metamask Partners With Mastercard to Launch Crypto-Backed Debit Card in Europe

Metamask Partners With Mastercard to Launch Crypto-Backed Debit Card in EuropeMetamask has teamed up with Mastercard and Baanx to launch a debit card that lets users spend their crypto assets directly from their self-custody wallets. Consensys, the firm behind the project, views this new card as a pivotal step in weaving digital currencies into everyday life. Mastercard and Metamask Team Up to Launch Crypto Debit […]

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Mastercard Launches Crypto Credential Service for Simplified Cross-Border Transactions

Mastercard Launches Crypto Credential Service for Simplified Cross-Border TransactionsFinancial giant Mastercard has initiated its first real-world application of the Crypto Credential system, a system aimed at facilitating easier and more secure peer-to-peer (P2P) cryptocurrency transactions. The service, which allows users to transfer cryptocurrencies using simple aliases, has gone live across several exchanges in Europe and Latin America. Mastercard Launches Crypto Credential, Aiming for […]

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Mastercard Welcomes 5 Startups to Blockchain and Digital Asset Program

Mastercard Welcomes 5 Startups to Blockchain and Digital Asset ProgramMastercard’s Start Path Blockchain and Digital Asset program has expanded to include five new startups, aiming to explore innovative uses of blockchain technology. “Digital assets are becoming increasingly mainstream, speeding up commerce with trust and transparency,” Mastercard stated. Mastercard’s Digital Asset Program Expands Payments giant Mastercard announced Wednesday that five startups from around the world […]

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Mastercard launches ‘next generation’ of blockchain payments startup program

The program has added five startups and will trial various payment technologies ranging from blockchain to Web3.

Fintech giant Mastercard announced the addition of five new startups to its Start Path Blockchain and Digital Assets program on May 15. 

The Start Path Blockchain and Digital Assets program is a fintech accelerator program that focuses on “exploring future use cases to scale new solutions with startups around the world.”

Joining the program are crypto payment and card issuer Kulipa, blockchain software firm Parafin, decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePin) firm peaq, data platform Triangle, and blockchain developer Venly.

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Mastercard, Visa, JPMorgan, and Other Major Banks Explore Tokenized Asset Settlements

Mastercard, Visa, JPMorgan, and Other Major Banks Explore Tokenized Asset SettlementsSeveral major financial firms are collaborating to test the benefits of shared-ledger technology for jointly settling tokenized assets like commercial bank money and various securities. The initiative, known as the Regulated Settlement Network, is a proof-of-concept designed to expedite and secure cross-border transactions using a singular system for tokenized assets. This trial is an extension […]

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