Mastercard Integrates Regulated Stablecoins into Global Network

Mastercard has announced plans to integrate regulated stablecoins into its global card-settlement network. This expansion will enable on-chain settlement across eight different blockchains, including Arbitrum, Base, Canton, Ethereum, Polygon, Solana, Tempo, and the XRP Ledger.

The company stated that this move is designed to provide real-world utility for digital assets and improve liquidity management in an always-on economy. Intraday, weekend, and holiday settlement cycles will also be introduced as part of the new service.

Regulated stablecoins supported by Mastercard include Circle's USDC, Paxos' PYUSD, USDG, and USDP, Ripple's RLUSD, and SoFi's SoFiUSD. The company emphasized that partners can use both traditional payment settlement and digital-asset-based settlement through the same infrastructure.