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Senate passes $200B housing bill but strips the Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA) amendment — preserving Visa/Mastercard interchange duopoly as merchants lose their strongest legislative bid for fee reform.
Mastercard Move launches in Hong Kong enabling banks to offer instant cross-border payments to 180+ countries — settling in minutes versus 3-5 days through SWIFT.
Mastercard's Crypto Credential Program onboards 85+ partners including Binance, Ripple, and MetaMask — enabling verified crypto transfers using human-readable aliases instead of wallet addresses.
Mastercard integrates crypto natively into its payment rails via Multi-Token Network — enabling 100M merchants to accept stablecoin payments without new infrastructure.
Mastercard's blockchain payment initiative connects 85 crypto firms to its settlement network — processing on-chain transactions through the same rails as traditional card payments.