MASTERCARD UNVEILS CAPABILITIES TO POWER STABLECOINS

Summary from the TLDR Crypto newsletter

Mastercard is launching a comprehensive stablecoin payments stack that includes wallet integration, card issuance, and merchant settlement, enabling consumers to spend USDC and other stablecoins at over 150 million merchants. Merchants can opt to receive payments directly in stablecoins. As part of its broader push into digital assets, Mastercard is introducing onchain remittance tools with user-friendly usernames for verifiable cross-border transfers and expanding its Multi-Token Network to support real-time settlement of tokenized assets.