Mastercard Just Wired Stablecoin Cards Into 130 Countries — 73 Days After the BVNK Close

Mastercard has finally stopped pretending that stablecoins are a peripheral experiment. On October 15, 2026, the company launched its Global Money Platform, a move that looks less like a product rollout and more like a frantic fortification of the payment perimeter. The timeline is the most telling detail here. The acquisition of BVNK closed on […]