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Mastercard x MoonPay = Stablecoins at 150M stores worldwide

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Marc Baumann· May 15, 2025· 1 min read

This is the next big step in making stablecoins mainstream:

  • 💳 Mastercard is launching cards that let users spend stablecoins
  • 🔁 Instant conversion to fiat at checkout
  • 🌍 Accepted at 150 million+ merchant locations globally

What this unlocks 👇

  • Let users spend USDC like cash, without switching apps
  • Fintechs can launch Mastercard cards backed by crypto wallets
  • Wallets become bank-like accounts with real-world utility

And there's more: 🤯

Earlier this year, Moonpay bought Iron, an stablecoin platform.

Businesses can now do:

  • stablecoin payouts to contractors, creators, gig workers
  • cross-border payouts that are instant, cheap and global

The numbers behind it are huge:

  • 120M+ people already hold stablecoins
  • 20M+ wallets are using stablecoins every month
  • MoonPay connects to 500+ wallets & exchanges, reaching 100M+ active crypto users
  • Mastercard processes over $8T annually

Just last week, Stripe launched stablecoin accounts in 100+ countries.

That’s real USD access, without banks, for companies around the world.

Global fintech is going onchain, fast.

– Marc

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Mastercard x MoonPay = Stablecoins at 150M stores worldwide