Mastercard Cuts Through Crypto Chaos—Partners With MoonPay to Onboard 150M Merchants to Stablecoins
Another day, another legacy finance giant scrambling to stay relevant in the blockchain era. Mastercard just handed MoonPay the keys to its 150-million-strong merchant network—streamlining stablecoin payments for businesses from corner stores to corporate giants.
The play? Let MoonPay’s crypto rails handle the messy blockchain bits while Mastercard takes a cut of the action. Because nothing says ’decentralized future’ like a payments duopoly skimming fees off every transaction.
Watch for the usual corporate crypto-speak: ’innovation,’ ’financial inclusion,’ and zero mention of how many middlemen this actually adds. Meanwhile, your gas fees just got a shiny new markup.