Airtm taps Mastercard-owned BVNK for Stellar-based stablecoin payments
- —Airtm gains access to Mastercard's Global Money Platform through BVNK
- —Payments will settle on Stellar, which BVNK integrated in September
- —Rollout is expected in the fourth quarter of 2026
- —Mastercard closed its BVNK acquisition in August in a deal worth up to $1.8 billion
Why it matters: A major payments player is linking stablecoins to everyday retail commerce in emerging markets, broadening real-world use of digital dollars.
Source: crypto.news