Who Can Power Visa’s $7B Stablecoin Machine After BVNK?

Mastercard’s $1.8 billion acquisition of stablecoin infrastructure provider BVNK has done more than expand its digital-asset capabilities. It has also changed the competitive landscape for stablecoin payments. That is by putting pressure on Visa to secure new infrastructure partners. Mastercard completed the BVNK acquisition on August 3 after agreeing to pay $1.5 billion upfront, with