Mastercard has confirmed collaboration with Australian stablecoin platform Stables to launch Australia’s first stablecoin wallet.
Thanks to the partnership between Mastercard and Stablecoin, customers in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) zone will be able to flexibly swap their fiat money or digital currency into USD coin (USDC) for regular spending anywhere Mastercard is accepted.
Stables announced the collaboration with global payment provider Mastercard, on 21 March via Twitter.
As per the official tweet, the payment provider Mastercard is valid in moreover 54 million areas around the world. Users can access the card provided by Mastercard in the mobile application (stablecoin wallet) developed by Stables.
Through a partnership with Mastercard, Stables Build – Stablecoin Wallet offers users around the world 100% access to their cryptocurrencies in an effective and efficient way. This development refers to the adoption of Web3 technology in Australia.
In the context of the collaboration, Kallan Hogan, the head of fintech of Mastercard Australia stated that “Mastercard is committed to powering innovative payment solutions that give cardholders the freedom to spend their assets where, how, and when they want.”
Following this collaboration, stablecoin users can recharge their wallets with any stablecoin such as USD Coin (USDC), Tether (USDT), DAI, FRAX on Polygon, Optimism, BSC, and Ethereum. On the Polygon network, the stablecoin wallet will swap these stablecoins into USDC for spending anytime & anywhere.
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