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Swissborg Partners With Mastercard to Launch Crypto Debit Card Across 30 Countries
10.12.2025
Swissborg announced a partnership with Mastercard to launch a crypto debit card in 2026, enabling users in 30 countries to spend digital assets at over 150 million locations worldwide. Global Rollout and Acceptance Crypto trading platform Swissborg announced on Dec. 10 a landmark partnership with...
Mastercard Selects Polygon to Power Verified Username Transfers for Self‑custody Wallets
19.11.2025
Mastercard expands Crypto Credential to self‑custody wallets using Polygon to enable verified, username‑style aliases. Mastercard, Polygon Labs, and Mercuryo announced on November 18, 2025 that Mastercard Crypto Credential will extend to self‑custody wallets, with Polygon chosen as the initial...
New Mastercard–Thunes Link Expands Global Stablecoin Transfers
14.11.2025
Mastercard’s move to add stablecoin wallet payouts through its global platform signals accelerating digital settlement, expanding rapid cross-border options and enhancing liquidity for institutions seeking seamless connectivity between traditional systems and emerging currency infrastructure...
OKX Launches Stablecoin Payments and Mastercard Debit Card in Brazil
7.11.2025
OKX rolls out OKX Pay and OKX Card in Brazil to offer USD stablecoin access, up to 10% APY, and no IOF tax on international spending. OKX announces in São Paulo the launch of OKX Pay and OKX Card in Brazil, enabling instant PIX‑linked conversion of reais to USD‑denominated stablecoins, domestic...
Mastercard to Leverage Ripple’s RLUSD for Next-Gen Fiat Payment Settlement
5.11.2025
Ripple is partnering with Mastercard, Webbank, and Gemini to test stablecoin settlement using its U.S. dollar–backed RLUSD on the XRP Ledger, marking a step toward merging blockchain efficiency with traditional finance (TradFi). Ripple, Mastercard, Gemini, and Webbank Collaborate on RLUSD...
Ripple’s RLUSD to Power Mastercard Credit Card Settlements on XRP Ledger
5.11.2025
The pilot, unveiled at Swell 2025, positions regulated stablecoins like RLUSD as fast, compliant rails for fiat card payments
Mastercard Reportedly in Talks to Acquire Zerohash for up to $2 Billion
30.10.2025
Mastercard is in late‑stage talks to acquire Zerohash for roughly $1.5–$2 billion, according to sources. Sources tell Fortune that Mastercard is negotiating to buy Chicago‑based Zerohash, a 2017‑founded stablecoin and blockchain infrastructure provider, in a deal valued between $1.5 billion and...
Mastercard Eyes Zero Hash Acquisition for Nearly $2B Bet on Stablecoins: Report
29.10.2025
The global payments firm previously held talks to acquire crypto payment infrastructure startup BNVK, according to reports
Gemini Builds Momentum After XRP Success With New Solana Credit Card
21.10.2025
Building on the success of its XRP card, Gemini has unveiled a Solana credit card edition that fuses spending with staking, offering high crypto cashback and expanding real-world blockchain use across mainstream consumer finance. Gemini Pushes Forward After XRP Card Boom With Solana Staking Rewards...
Coinbase and Mastercard Held Talks to Buy Stablecoin Fintech BVNK for Up to $2.5B: Fortune
9.10.2025
The sale, if it goes through, could become the largest stablecoin acquisition to date, with Coinbase leading bids over Mastercard, sources told Fortune
Mastercard, Circle Partner to Expand Stablecoin Settlement Across the EEMEA Region
28.8.2025
Mastercard and Circle have expanded their partnership to enable settlement in USDC and EURC stablecoins for acquiring institutions across Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Adoption by Key Acquirers Mastercard and Circle have announced a major expansion of their partnership to enable...
Binance and Mastercard Partner for Crypto-to-Fiat Transfers in Europe
8.8.2025
Binance has partnered with Mastercard to let European users convert crypto to fiat and withdraw funds directly to eligible Mastercard accounts. The new features offer faster and more convenient access to crypto earnings, improving off-ramping options. European Binance Users Can Now Off-Ramp Crypto...
How VTubers Are Leading The Backlash Against Adult Game Censorship
31.7.2025
If you’ve been on social media over the past week, then you’re probably familiar with the backlash against MasterCard, Visa, PayPal, and Stripe. A ragtag movement of gamers, artists, adult content creators, sex workers and queer activists are uniting to resist payment processor-based censorship...
The War Over Credit Cards Censoring Games Is Just Getting Started
29.7.2025
Artist Gilbert Martinez had just poured himself a glass of water and was pacing his suburban home in San Antonio, Texas while trying to navigate Mastercard’s byzantine customer service hotline. He was calling to complain about recent reports that the company is pressuring online gaming storefronts...
Indie Game Storefront Details Sweeping New Restrictions On Adult Games
28.7.2025
Both Steam and Itch.io have become the targets of a new campaign to censor certain adult games online, but the latter has gone well beyond even what anti-porn advocates say they were aiming for with new content guidelines posted over the weekend. Itch.io now bans games containing “themes” around...
Credit Card Companies Censoring Adult Content 'Endangers Democracy Itself,' According To Nier: Automata Director
25.7.2025
As a fight with credit card companies over adult games leads to renewed concerns about censorship on Steam and even on indie platforms like itch.io, a recent warning by Nier: Automata director Yoko Taro calling censorship a “security hole that endangers democracy itself” has become relevant...
Major Gaming Store Delists All NSFW Games Following Pressure From Anti-Porn Campaigners
24.7.2025
Following on from Steam’s delisting of hundreds of extreme adult games, indie gaming site Itch.io has made the even more extreme move of (in some cases temporarily) removing all NSFW games from its store pages and search results. The action, made in response to pressure group Collective Shout,...
Anti-Porn Group Declares Win Over 'Pedo Gamer Fetishists' After Steam's Mass Sex Game Purge
21.7.2025
Steam recently purged hundreds of sex games featuring explicit content, including many with themes around sexual abuse, after rolling out stricter moderation rules. PC gaming’s biggest storefront appeared to blame pressure from online payment processors for the changes, which some developers worry...
Mastercard Pushes Stablecoins Closer to Mass Adoption With New Infrastructure
19.7.2025
Stablecoins are charging into the financial mainstream as regulatory clarity, institutional infrastructure, and Mastercard-backed tools converge to unlock scalable, secure, and frictionless global digital payments. Stablecoins Ready for Mainstream as Mastercard Supports Global Integration...
Steam's Wildly Unclear New Rules On 'Adult Content' Have Already Seen Hundreds Of Games Delisted
16.7.2025
If you’re a regular user of Steam, you’ll know that Valve’s industry-dominating PC games store is absolutely buried in adult-themed games. Sex stuff. Porn. So much of it. Scrolling the new release lists reveals the astonishing number of both crap and quality adult games that are released every day....