Today Mastercard announced a ‘360-degree’ approach to stablecoins. It is positioning itself to service stablecoins much in the same way it does with card payments, to enable services for consumers, merchants and banks.
There’s much lobbying for position in the stablecoin sector, with 2025 predicted as the year that stablecoins move beyond crypto use cases. The race is on to see who can build the largest network of partners.
During the past week, Stripe announced it’s testing its new stablecoin solution based on the Bridge API for business payments. Citi forecast that stablecoins could reach a circulation of $1.6 trillion to $3.7 trillion by 2030. And Circle unveiled plans to launch the Circle Payments Network which aims to coordinate on and off-ramps, including collaborating with Deutsche Bank, Santander, Societe Generale and Standard Chartered.
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