Mastercard to Acquire Stablecoin Tech Firm BVNK for Up to $1.8 Billion
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Tuesday, 17 March 2026·Source: Decrypt·US·independent
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What happened: Mastercard said Tuesday that it will acquire stablecoin infrastructure firm BVNK in an effort to connect fiat and crypto payment rails.
Cross-source context: The Block highlights mastercard said it will acquire stablecoin infrastructure firm BVNK for up to $1.8 billion to link onchain and fiat payment rails. CoinDesk highlights payments giant Mastercard moves to bridge fiat and crypto with $1.8 billion BVNK acquisition Bloomberg highlights is leading a push by Wall Street banks to offload risky loans for acquisitions. The latest is a $2 billion debt sale to finance the purchase of asset manager Janus Henderson Group...
What to watch next: movement around mastercard, stablecoin.
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Mastercard said Tuesday that it will acquire stablecoin infrastructure firm BVNK in an effort to connect fiat and crypto payment rails.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is leading a push by Wall Street banks to offload risky loans for acquisitions. The latest is a $2 billion debt sale to finance the purchase of asset manager Janus Henderson Group Plc by Nelson Peltz’s Trian Fund Management and General Catalyst.
Ethiopia is set to keep supporting its currency, having already spent $1.35 billion buying birr this year, an amount that equates to roughly a quarter of its known central bank reserves.
Mastercard said it will acquire stablecoin infrastructure firm BVNK for up to $1.8 billion to link onchain and fiat payment rails.
CoinDesk
Payments giant Mastercard moves to bridge fiat and crypto with $1.8 billion BVNK acquisition
Bloomberg
is leading a push by Wall Street banks to offload risky loans for acquisitions. The latest is a $2 billion debt sale to finance the purchase of asset manager Janus Henderson Group...
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Janus Henderson $2 Billion Leveraged Loan Sale Joins LBO Wave.
is leading a push by Wall Street banks to offload risky loans for acquisitions. The latest is a $2 billion debt sale to finance the purchase of asset manager Janus Henderson Group...
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is leading a push by Wall Street banks to offload risky loans for acquisitions. The latest is a $2 billion debt sale to finance the purchase of asset manager Janus Henderson Group Plc by Nelson Peltz’s Trian Fund Management and General Catalyst.
Ethiopia is set to keep supporting its currency, having already spent $1.35 billion buying birr this year, an amount that equates to roughly a quarter of its known central bank reserves.
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
Amazon.com Inc. is making its debut in the euro bond market with a record eight-part sale, aiming to raise around €12.5 billion ($14.5 billion) as Big Tech firms pour money into artificial intelligence infrastructure.
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.
