Mastercard announced today, March 11, that it launched a new Crypto Partner Program. The global initiative brings together more than 85 crypto firms, payments providers, and financial institutions to collaborate on the next phase of on-chain payments.
Per a video from Mastercard as part of the announcement, the crypto-native participants include Anchorage Digital, Aptos, Arc, Ava Labs, Binance, BitGo, Bybit, Circle, Cosmos, Fireblocks, Gemini, Mercuryo, MoonPay, Optimism, Paxos, Polygon, Rain, Ripple, and Solana — a broad cross-section of blockchain networks, custodians, exchanges, and stablecoin issuers.
The program is designed to let participants engage directly with Mastercard teams on the design and direction of future products and services, with a focus on connecting digital asset infrastructure to established card rails and global commerce flows, per Mastercard’s announcement.
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