# Mastercard

> Experience the world with Mastercard

Mastercard provides payment infrastructure and crypto solutions enabling secure transactions between wallets, merchants, and financial institutions.

Mastercard helps users and businesses participate in the digital asset ecosystem by providing secure infrastructure for stablecoin transactions, crypto transfers, and cross-border payments. With it, you can spend crypto holdings, process blockchain transactions, and settle payments in digital assets. Mastercard connects traditional finance with blockchain technology through regulated channels.

- Type: Company
- Sector: Payments
- Status: Active
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/mastercard

## Products

- [Mastercard Multi-Token Network (MTN)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/mastercard): Mastercard Multi-Token Network facilitates real-time settlement of tokenized deposits and stablecoins between financial institutions through blockchain infrastructure. The network enables banks to mint, burn, and transfer digital tokens while maintaining 24/7 interbank settlement capabilities.  (Payment network, Live, Main Product)
- [Mastercard Crypto Credential](https://thegrid.id/profiles/mastercard): Mastercard Crypto Credential creates verified digital identities for blockchain users, replacing complex wallet addresses with simple aliases for crypto transactions. The system verifies users meet established standards while confirming recipient wallet compatibility across participating exchanges. By providing identity infrastructure for blockchain networks, it enables compliant cross-border transfers and simplifies peer-to-peer crypto transactions between verified users on partner platforms. (Decentralised Identity, Live)
- [Mastercard Crypto Card Program](https://thegrid.id/profiles/mastercard): Mastercard Crypto Card Program enables financial institutions and crypto platforms to issue branded payment cards that allow consumers to spend cryptocurrency at over 100 million merchant locations worldwide. The program provides card management services, BIN sponsorship, and design support while facilitating instant crypto-to-fiat conversion at point of sale. Partners can launch prepaid, debit, or credit cards with crypto functionality, including rewards programs and self-custodial wallet integration. (Card issuance, Live)
- [Mastercard Crypto Secure](https://thegrid.id/profiles/mastercard): Mastercard Crypto Secure analyzes blockchain transactions to assess fraud risk at crypto exchanges, providing banks with color-coded risk ratings for Virtual Asset Service Providers. Powered by CipherTrace technology, the platform uses AI algorithms and blockchain data to help financial institutions identify suspicious activity and maintain AML compliance. (Onchain Compliance and Investigations, Live)
- [Mastercard Start Path Crypto](https://thegrid.id/profiles/mastercard): Mastercard Start Path Crypto accelerates blockchain and digital asset startups through a specialized program providing access to Mastercard's global network, technical resources and industry expertise. The program supports seed through Series B companies with mentorship, partnership opportunities and connections to financial institutions worldwide. Participating startups receive equity-free support to scale their crypto innovations and integrate with traditional payment infrastructure. (Venture Fund, Live)
- [Mastercard CBDC Solutions](https://thegrid.id/profiles/mastercard): Mastercard CBDC Solutions provides advisory and implementation services for central banks exploring digital currency initiatives across research, design, testing and deployment phases. The offering combines technical expertise, payment infrastructure integration, security frameworks and regulatory guidance to support central banks through their entire CBDC journey. (Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS), Live)

## Links

- [Main](https://www.mastercard.com)
- [Blog](https://b2b.mastercard.com/news-and-insights/blogs)
- [Privacy policy](https://www.mastercard.com/global/en/privacy-notice.html)
- [Terms of Service](https://www.mastercard.com/global/en/terms-of-use.html)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/mastercard)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/Mastercard)
- [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/mastercard)
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/user/MastercardWorldwide)

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