Mastercard expands on-chain settlement in bet on stablecoins and always-on finance

Mastercard rolls out always-on settlement with Circle, Paxos and Ripple stablecoins

Mastercard enables 24/7 settlement via stablecoins (USDC, PYUSD, RLUSD) on major blockchains; launches in US and Latin America. Move cuts liquidity friction for cross-border payments and treasury by settling outside banking hours on blockchain within Mastercard's network.