Imagine you're buying coffee in the morning or paying your monthly subscription... using stablecoins like USDC and EURC instead of cash or a credit card!
This is not a scenario for the future... it's a reality that has started now.
Mastercard has officially announced the expansion of its partnership with Circle to enable transactions to be settled with stablecoins USDC and EURC in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. 👇
📌 What does this step mean?
• For the first time, settlement with stablecoins will be available in our markets.
• This means a direct link between blockchain-based assets and traditional commerce infrastructure.
• Institutions and banks will be able to settle faster, more efficiently, and with greater liquidity.
• This step will also reduce the friction we always see in cross-border payments.
Among the first beneficiaries in the region: Eazy Financial Services (AFS), which will start using stablecoins for daily payments in a secure and reliable manner.
💡 Simply put... Mastercard is not experimenting; it is proving that stablecoins have become part of the global strategy to integrate the traditional financial system with blockchain.
👀 The question here:
Are we entering an era of payment cards with USDC instead of regular Visa and Mastercard?
