#MastercardStablecoinCards 🌱🍀 #MastercardStablecoinCards Mastercard and MoonPay: Stablecoin Cards Revolutionize Global Payments

Mastercard has partnered with MoonPay to launch global payment cards based on stablecoins, allowing users to spend cryptocurrencies like USDC at over 150 million merchants where Mastercard is accepted.

This advancement, announced on May 15, 2025, utilizes the infrastructure of Iron, acquired by MoonPay, to convert stablecoins to fiat in real-time, simplifying transactions. The initiative transforms crypto wallets into digital accounts, facilitating cross-border payments and disbursements for freelancers and creators.

This alliance reinforces Mastercard's strategy to lead in crypto payments, following collaborations with OKX, Nuvei, and Circle, in a competitive context with Visa, which launched a stablecoin pilot in Latin America. Stablecoins, with $35 trillion in annual transactions, surpass Visa's volume, highlighting their potential.

However, regulatory challenges persist, with unclear regulations in the U.S. and the EU. Despite this, the integration of stablecoins into traditional payment networks marks a milestone towards the convergence of decentralized and conventional finance, promising faster and cheaper transactions 🍀