Key Takeaways Mastercard completed its BVNK deal, valued up to $1.8B. BVNK adds stablecoin rails across Mastercard’s 17B endpoints, pressuring global payment rivals. BVNK clients stay unchanged as Mastercard integrates wallets, cards, and 24/7 settlement. Mastercard to Link Stablecoins to 17B Global Payment Network Mastercard has completed its acquisition of BVNK, turning one of the payments industry’s largest stablecoin bets into an operating business. The company did not disclose the final purchase price. However, when the agreement was announced in March, Mastercard valued the transaction at up to $1.8 billion, including $300 million in contingent payments. Founded in 2021, BVNK …
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