Mastercard to Acquire Stablecoin Infra Firm BVNK for up to $1.8 Billion
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Tuesday, 17 March 2026·Source: The Defiant·US·independent
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What happened: The acquisition is designed to integrate BVNK's on-chain payment rails directly into Mastercard's global fiat network, enabling use cases across cross-border transfers, remittances, and business-to-business payments. Mastercard said the deal would allow financial institutions and fintechs to offer services spanning stablecoins, tokenized deposits, and...
Cross-source context: Decrypt highlights mastercard said Tuesday that it will acquire stablecoin infrastructure firm BVNK in an effort to connect fiat and crypto payment rails. r/CryptoCurrency highlights mastercard has finally pulled the trigger on a stablecoin acquisition. The payments giant on Tuesday morning announced a deal to acquire the London-based startup BVNK for up to... Cointelegraph highlights mastercard has agreed to acquire stablecoin infrastructure company BVNK in a deal valued at up to $1.8 billion, further expanding into blockchain-based payments.
What to watch next: movement around mastercard, stablecoin.
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The move aims to integrate BVNK's infra into Mastercard's network to bridge on-chain payments and existing fiat rails.
Mastercard has finally pulled the trigger on a stablecoin acquisition. The payments giant on Tuesday morning announced a deal to acquire the London-based startup BVNK for up to $1.8 billion, with $300 million locked up in “contingent payments.” The deal is expected to close by year end, Jorn Lambert
Mastercard said Tuesday that it will acquire stablecoin infrastructure firm BVNK in an effort to connect fiat and crypto payment rails.
r/CryptoCurrency
Mastercard has finally pulled the trigger on a stablecoin acquisition. The payments giant on Tuesday morning announced a deal to acquire the London-based startup BVNK for up to...
Cointelegraph
Mastercard has agreed to acquire stablecoin infrastructure company BVNK in a deal valued at up to $1.8 billion, further expanding into blockchain-based payments.
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The Daily: Messari CEO steps down amid layoffs in ‘AI-first’ pivot, Mastercard to acquire BVNK for up to $1.8 billion, and more.
The acquisition is designed to integrate BVNK's on-chain payment rails directly into Mastercard's global fiat network, enabling use cases across cross-border transfers, remittances, and business-to-business payments. Mastercard said the deal would allow financial institutions and fintechs to offer services spanning stablecoins, tokenized deposits, and...
Mastercard has finally pulled the trigger on a stablecoin acquisition. The payments giant on Tuesday morning announced a deal to acquire the London-based startup BVNK for up to...
Mastercard has agreed to acquire stablecoin infrastructure company BVNK in a deal valued at up to $1.8 billion, further expanding into blockchain-based payments.
Mastercard has finally pulled the trigger on a stablecoin acquisition. The payments giant on Tuesday morning announced a deal to acquire the London-based startup BVNK for up to $1.8 billion, with $300 million locked up in “contingent payments.” The deal is expected to close by year end, Jorn Lambert
Mastercard has finally pulled the trigger on a stablecoin acquisition. The payments giant on Tuesday morning announced a deal to acquire the London-based startup BVNK for up to $1.8 billion, with $300 million locked up in “contingent payments.” The deal is expected to close by year end, Jorn Lambert
Forget tokenized real estate or complex RWAs for a second. The ultimate DeFi utility right now is parking funds in Aave or Morpho earning 8-12% on USDC, and having that smart contract linked directly to a physical Visa/Mastercard. Bypassing traditional banks entirely while out-earning their savings
More than 85 partners will work with Mastercard to connect on-chain payments with banks, merchants and global commerce as part of the payment giant's recent crypto program.
