#MastercardStablecoinCards 1. Wallet Integration and Card Issuance

Mastercard has partnered with prominent crypto platforms such as MetaMask, Kraken, Gemini, Bybit, Crypto.com, and Binance to enable users to spend stablecoins directly from their digital wallets. These collaborations facilitate the issuance of payment cards that allow consumers to use stablecoins like USDC at over 150 million merchant locations worldwide .

2. Merchant Settlement in Stablecoins

Through partnerships with companies like Circle and Nuvei, Mastercard enables merchants to accept payments and settle transactions in stablecoins such as USDC. This feature provides merchants with faster settlement times and reduces reliance on traditional banking systems .