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Mastercard Says Customers Are Too Comfortable With Today's Money for Adoption of CBDCs: CNBC
17.11.2023
The widespread use of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) does not have enough justification at the moment as customers are so comfortable using today's type of money, a senior Mastercard official has said
CBDC’s Not Yet Ready for Mainstream, Says Mastercard Expert
17.11.2023
Source: Pixabay / AKuptsova Mastercard’s expert Ashok Venkateswaran has expressed skepticism about the current viability of widespread central bank digital currencies (CBDC), claiming that the broad adoption of CBDC could be “difficult,” according to CNBC. Venkateswaran, Mastercard’s Blockchain...
MasterCard Startpath Member Polytrade Moves to 2.0: Partners With Ondo, OpenEden, Maple, 4K, Goldfinch, and Others to Create Marketplace for RWAs
16.11.2023
PRESS RELEASE. Polytrade, a leading real-world asset protocol, is taking a major step in its evolution, demonstrating its unwavering commitment to addressing the critical issues surrounding real-world assets. The platform is changing the way RWAs are aggregated and serves as a comprehensive...
Kazakhstan’s NPC Officially Rolls Out State-backed CBDC in Partnership With Visa and Mastercard
15.11.2023
Source: Iliya Mitskavets/Adobe Central-Asia Country Kazakhstan has officially launched the digital tenge project, a central bank digital currency (CBDC) designed to simplify payments and drive economic growth. According to a local news outlet report on November 15, Binur Zhalenov, CEO of...
Singapore startup dtcpay launches retail crypto payments system with Chinese partners
10.11.2023
Dtcpay, formerly Digital Treasures Center, is MAS-registered and already provides some point-of-sale and online crypto payment services
Hi's Mastercard Debit Card Adds Option to Spend Sandbox's Token SAND
27.10.2023
Cardholders of the hi Debit Mastercard, a partnership between crypto payments application hi and Mastercard, can now spend Metaverse platform Sandbox’s SAND token as a currency in eligible markets
Mastercard Partners with MoonPay to Explore Multiple Integrations
26.10.2023
Digital assets payment platform, MoonPay announced a partnership with global payment firm Mastercard to advance web3 integrations, build connections, and boost marketing tools. MoonPay revealed the new development in a blog post adding on X (Twitter) that Keith Grossman the company’s...
Today in Crypto: MoonPay Partners with Mastercard, 64% of Injective Survey Respondents Trade on Both CEX and DEX, Chainstack Launches DeFi API
26.10.2023
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. __________ Payments news Crypto payments infrastructure firm MoonPay announced that it partnered with Mastercard to drive innovation...
Mastercard partners with crypto payment firm MoonPay for Web3 services
26.10.2023
MoonPay has announced a partnership with Mastercard, targeting Web3-based experiential marketing or new ways to connect with Mastercard’s consumers
Mastercard Teams Up With MoonPay for Web3 Push
25.10.2023
MoonPay will incorporate compliance-friendly Mastercard's Crypto Credential system and integrate payments tech like Mastercard Send and Click to Pay, according to a blog post
Mastercard Explores Web3 Alliances: MetaMask and Ledger Included
25.10.2023
Source: Pexels Global payments giant Mastercard is eyeing potential collaborations with self-custody wallet firms, such as MetaMask and Ledger, as part of its strategic push into the Web3 space. Citing an internal report from a Web3 strategy workshop, CoinDesk on Tuesday said Mastercard sees...
Mastercard Plans Web3 Collaborations With Self-Custody Wallet Firms
24.10.2023
The payments processor is working with MetaMask and Ledger among others, according to a Web3 Workshop presentation
Stablecoins Surpass Mastercard and PayPal in Transaction Volume While U.S. Fails to Maintain Leadership
24.10.2023
In 2022 stablecoins have eclipsed both Mastercard and PayPal in transaction volume, reaching an impressive sum of nearly $6.87 trillion last year. Despite their critical role in the crypto economy, however, the United States is falling behind in stablecoin policy and global...
Mastercard Demonstrates New Solution for CBDC Tokenization
14.10.2023
Mastercard says its new solution that enables central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) to be tokenized or wrapped onto different blockchains provides consumers with “a new option to participate in commerce across multiple blockchains with increased security and ease.” A Mastercard...
Mastercard Announces Successful Wrapped CBDC Trial in Partnership with Reserve Bank of Australia
13.10.2023
Mastercard has announced a successful demonstration of an innovative solution that enables the wrapping of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) on various blockchain networks.
This solution emerged from a collaboration between Mastercard, Cuscal, and Mintable as part of a research project...
Mastercard announces successful wrapped CBDC trial results
12.10.2023
The experiment demonstrated that CBDCs could be wrapped to purchase NFTs on blockchains such as Ethereum
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11.10.2023
Mastercard mají většinou lidé spojený s platebními kartami, málokoho by asi napadlo obrátit se na něj ohledně kybernetické bezpečnosti.
Ačkoliv je Mastercard jako takový velmi známá značka a těžko bychom hledali někoho, kdo o něm nikdy neslyšel, je pravda, že o našich aktivitách v oblasti v
Wirex taps ZK-proofs for non-custodial crypto debit card issuance
5.10.2023
Wirex first launched its crypto debit card in 2015 and currently claims over six million customers
China Allows Visitors to Top Up Digital Yuan Wallets with Visa, Mastercard, Cash
28.9.2023
Trying to make the digital yuan more attractive for foreigners, China has added a “recharge before use” feature to its digital currency system. The upgrade will allow visitors from abroad to replenish a digital yuan wallet through the global payment networks Visa and Mastercard among other methods....
Digital Yuan app adds prepaid Mastercard VISA top-ups for tourists
25.9.2023
The Digital Yuan app now allows tourists to top-up e-CNY wallets with Mastercard & VISA payment with 'recharge first and use later' option