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Payments Firm Wirex Launches Multi-Currency Debit Card in UK, Europe
The card supports 18 currencies, crypto among them.

Mastercard Launches Prepaid Card for World's First CBDC in Bahamas
The Bahamian Sand Dollar can now be used for payments anywhere Mastercard is accepted.

BNY Mellon Crypto Adoption Shows Consumer Appetite for Bitcoin
With news this week of BNY Mellon and Mastercard entering the crypto business, the All About Bitcoin Week in Review panel discusses what this means for mainstream crypto adoption and the chances of a bitcoin selloff.

Mastercard to Allow Payments With Cryptocurrencies
Mastercard is the latest major firm to jump on the crypto payments bandwagon. The Hash team discusses the impact this trend will have on increasing mainstream crypto adoption for payments and other transactions.

Mastercard Will Let Merchants Accept Payments in Crypto This Year
The payments giant plans to support digital currency transactions directly on network.

Credit Card Companies Should Offer Stablecoin Payments or Be Left Behind: Gartner
The fee strategy, which sit at odds with blockchain's peer-to-peer model, could be the very thing that sees these firms fall behind the competition from stablecoin payment networks.

Mastercard President Says Crypto Patents Will Pay Off When Central Bank Digital Currencies Arrive
Crypto IP "puts us in a good position" for central bank digital currencies, said Mastercard President Miebach.

Mastercard Releases Platform Enabling Central Banks to Test Digital Currencies
Payments giant Mastercard said its new testing platform will simulate the issuance, distribution and utility of digital currencies for central banks.

Mastercard Now Allows Crypto Firm Wirex to Issue Payment Cards
Mastercard said Wirex is the first crypto company to become a principal member, meaning it can directly issue payment cards to its customers.


