Mastercard Plans BVNK Buyout Valued Up to $1.8B, Including $300M Earnout

Mastercard plans to buy London-based stablecoin infrastructure firm BVNK for up to about $1.8 billion, including $300 million tied to contingent payments. The move extends Mastercard's push into stablecoin settlement and always-on payment rails, following earlier initiatives that linked on-chain activity with traditional networks.