TechFlame news, September 2. According to TheBigWhale, Christian Rau, head of Mastercard's European crypto business, said in an interview that the company sees crypto assets as potential payment technology rather than disruptive innovation. Mastercard has now deployed cryptocurrency upstream and offline services and cryptocurrency payment card services, and is cooperating with institutions such as MetaMask, Bitget, and Moonpay to promote the application of crypto payments

on the merchant side.

Rau notes that although stablecoin trading volume has surpassed Mastercard, the company sees it as a settlement tool rather than a threat. Mastercard processes approximately 5,000 transactions per second, and its value lies not only in transaction speed, but also in supporting service systems such as anti-fraud, compliance, and recourse

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The report said that although Mastercard doesn't have its own public blockchain project, it doesn't rule out this option: “We prefer interoperability with existing solutions. But if there isn't one that fits our needs, we'll consider it too.

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