Mastercard

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.

BitPay Launches Prepaid Crypto Mastercard for US Customers
The new debit card enables U.S. customers to spend their crypto holdings as fiat currency.

Staying Alive: Why the World of Enterprise Blockchain Has Turned to Collaborations
Enterprise blockchain isn’t dead, but survival has meant more collaboration and some smart pivots. A dispatch from this week’s Consensus: Distributed.

IBM, Mastercard Join Digital Identity Project Building 'Ecosystems of Trust'
Mastercard, IBM and the provincial government of British Columbia are among the founding members of the Trust over IP (ToIP) Foundation.

Mastercard and Ripple's Xpring Join Industry Group to Promote Blockchain Education
Mastercard, the innovation arms of Ripple and Binance, and eight other firms joined a group supporting blockchain education in universities worldwide.

Mastercard Left Libra Association Over Regulatory and Viability Concerns, Says CEO
The credit-card giant pulled out of the Libra Association in October. Now its chief has opened up on why.

Top US Food Co-Op to Track Seafood Using Mastercard's Blockchain Tech
A food tracking platform utilizing Mastercard's blockchain technology is to be piloted by U.S. food co-operative giant Topco at its member grocers.

Visa, Mastercard, eBay, Stripe Follow PayPal in Quitting Facebook's Libra Project
Visa, Mastercard, eBay, Stripe, Mercado Pago and PayPal have all withdrawn from the Libra Association now.

US Lawmakers Call on Payment Giants to Exit 'Chilling' Libra Project
Senators Brian Schatz and Sherrod Brown have called on Visa, Stripe, and MasterCard to reconsider their membership of the Libra Association.

Mastercard, R3 to Develop Blockchain Cross-Border Payments Platform
The card giant is to develop a blockchain-powered cross-border payments platform in partnership with enterprise-focused blockchain firm R3.

