Mastercard launches stablecoin card, allowing USDC payments at 150 million merchants worldwide. Is the crypto payment revolution really here? | MaoMao's Hot Interpretation

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Before you even get used to the logic of the next bull market in Web3, traditional financial giants have quietly begun to lay out the "power of daily payments" on-chain.

In May 2025, Mastercard partnered with MoonPay to launch a major collaboration:

Global Stablecoin Payment Card.

This card allows you to directly spend stablecoins like USDC at over 150 million merchants worldwide that accept Mastercard—without the hassle of withdrawing crypto or converting to fiat, the on-chain assets can be "instantly" transformed into purchasing power for daily expenses.

🔍 What happened behind this?

1. Mastercard vs Visa: The on-chain war of global payment giants

Visa has previously attempted USDC settlement on the Solana chain, and now Mastercard is also stepping in, partnering with MoonPay to expand compliant payment scenarios.

Traditional payment networks are testing stablecoins as a new "settlement currency."

2. What is MoonPay?

MoonPay is a Web3 payment infrastructure company that originally focused on being a "crypto purchase gateway" but is now gradually shifting towards being an "on-chain payment terminal."

What it is doing is: making your stablecoins as easy to use as Apple Pay.