Fiserv and Mastercard announced a stablecoin integration partnership, while Circle competes with Visa and Mastercard in payment methods.

The entities involved

• Fidelity National Information Services →

  company

  • Call center staff at Fidelity National Information Services allegedly unlocked cards for fraudsters, affecting institutions including credit unions.Sat 01:00
• Circle →

  peer-to-peer payments technology company

  • Coinbase operates as a leading regulated crypto exchange, utilizing its Base Layer-2 network built on Ethereum, and shares revenue with Circle in the USDC ecosystem.Mon 04:46
  • Hana Bank is participating in a settlement network trial involving the Bank of Korea, while Binance announces a $100M investment to promote Circle's USDC.Fri 02:36
• Mastercard →

  American multinational financial services corporation

  • Commonwealth Bank adjusts its payment processing programs following changes in Reserve Bank of Australia's policy, affecting card network fees.Sun 19:22
  • PayPal is a San Jose-based company, and its peer-to-peer service Venmo is linked to a Mastercard debit card.Sun 15:49

Related events

• Circle launched Arc, its Layer-1 blockchain, with Visa and Mastercard as founding validators, also partnering with DTCC and supporting stablecoin JPYC.Sep 17
• Mastercard is piloting stablecoin transfers using the Crypto Credential framework, while Western Union has launched a Visa-branded card that utilizes stablecoins.Sep 14
• Visa is expanding capabilities to integrate various crypto networks (Ethereum, Stellar, Solana, Avalanche) to facilitate crypto-to-fiat on-ramps, challenging traditional payment rails.Jun 7
• Visa Inc., Mastercard, Circle, Ripple, Robinhood, and Bitget Wallet have formed a partnership to integrate card spending into their financial ecosystem.Aug 20
• Visa Inc. and Mastercard are accepted for digital payment integration.Jun 24