Mastercard Looking to Make Cryptocurrencies Everyday Way to Pay
Source: AdobeStock / pixarno Payments giant Mastercard believes crypto assets have the potential to transform the financial infrastructure, outlining five key areas that can help “turn cryptocurrencies into an everyday way to pay.” However, to achieve this, we need to bring together the best of tech, banking, fintech, and crypto, Raj Dhamodharan, executive vice president of Digital Asset and Blockchain Products & Digital Partnerships at Mastercard, said in a Wednesday blog post. Dhamodharan said "someday soon" we would be able to spend cryptocurrencies as seamlessly as contactless card payments, but that would require developments in at least five key areas. In the first place, there is the need for crypto cards, which would act as a bridge between existing financial services and the crypto market. Mastercard noted that they have announced dozens of crypto card programs, with the most notable one being the partnership with G...
