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Mastercard Buys Stablecoin Firm BVNK for $1.8 Billion

Mastercard acquired stablecoin payments company BVNK for $1.8 billion, moving to own the settlement rails instead of routing around them. What the deal signals. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/mastercard-bvnk-1-8-billion-stablecoin-acquisition-august-2026/

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