Mastercard's new Stablecoin Security API gives banks and payment providers a risk score before a stablecoin payment leaves. What it screens, how it differs from wallet analytics, what the GENIUS Act asks, and what Mastercard has not disclosed.
Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach called cross-border payments the clearest stablecoin use case, the same line that produced $3.5B in Q2 cross-border assessments.
Marqeta and BVNK said on September 9, 2026 they will offer stablecoin-backed Mastercard cards to fintechs in 40+ countries, one month after Mastercard acquired BVNK.
140+ Fortune 500 companies including Visa, Mastercard, BlackRock, and PayPal are actively using stablecoins in 2026. Here's what each one is doing.
Mastercard launched its Crypto Partner Program on March 11, 2026 with more than 85 firms, including Binance, PayPal and Ripple, to build on-chain payments.
Ripple and Mastercard's RLUSD pilot on XRP Ledger settles credit card payments in seconds, advancing blockchain in finance as of Jan 2026.
Walme Card lets users top up with USDT (TRC20 or ERC20) and spend fiat through a virtual Mastercard that can be added to Apple Pay and Google Pay.
