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Rajshree Sipani

Mastercard's On-Chain Push: Collaboration Over Competition?

MA launches a Crypto Partner Program that unites 85+ firms to explore blockchain use in payments and connect on-chain technology with its global network.

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Kaibalya Pravo Dey

Visa's Stablecoin Play Intensifies: Can it Future-Proof Its Network?

V expands stablecoin card partnership with Bridge, aiming to link crypto wallets to its network and keep blockchain payments flowing through its rails.

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Zacks Equity Research

AON Bets on Stablecoins to Reinvent Insurance Premium Payments

Aon pilots stablecoin insurance premium payment with Coinbase and Paxos, settling via USDC on Ethereum and PYUSD on Solana to test faster blockchain transactions.

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Zacks Equity Research

Mastercard's Stablecoin Moment: SoFiUSD Gets Global Settlement Rails

MA expands its SoFi partnership to enable SoFiUSD stablecoin settlements across its global network, aiming to speed cross-border and B2B payments.

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Zacks Equity Research

Western Union Taps Solana Stablecoin Rails via Crossmint Deal

WU teams with Crossmint to launch USDPT stablecoin on Solana, linking digital wallets to 360,000 payout sites for near-instant cross-border transfers.

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Rajshree Sipani

Blockchain Meets Checkout: Mastercard Plays the Long Game

MA launches MetaMask Card nationwide, linking self-custody crypto wallets to 150M merchants while avoiding balance sheet risk and adds rewards tiers.

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Subhasish Mukherjee

Circle Stock Before Q4 Earnings Release: Should Investors Stay Away?

CRCL faces rate-driven revenue risk, rising distribution costs and stiff stablecoin competition ahead of Q4 earnings, with shares down 53% in six months.

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Aniruddha Ganguly

Crypto & Blockchain Stocks to Buy as Volatility Creates Opportunities

Here, we discuss three stocks, MSTR, WULF and RIOT, which are well-poised to benefit from the growing proliferation of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

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Aparajita Dutta

ETFs to Play as Morgan Stanley Bets 150%+ Upside for 2 Bitcoin Miners

ETFs emerge as a diversified way to tap their AI pivot, as Cipher Mining and TeraWulf jump after Morgan Stanley's 150%+ upside call.

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Kaibalya Pravo Dey

Your Phone is the New Wallet: Top Mobile Payment Stocks to Buy

Digital wallets are accelerating the shift away from cash as mobile payments scale globally, powered by smartphones, AI and super apps. Nu, Global Payments and Remitly are positioned to thrive.

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