Mastercard agrees to buy BVNK for up to $1.8B to expand stablecoin payments

Mastercard Inc. agreed to acquire stablecoin infrastructure provider BVNK for up to $1.8 billion on 17 March 2026 at 16:45. The deal includes $300 million in performance-based payments and is aimed at linking traditional fiat rails with onchain transactions as stablecoin payments grow globally.