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Cardano joins Mastercard crypto partner program to expand payments business

The Cardano Foundation has joined Mastercard’s Crypto Partner Program, expanding cooperation in payments and stablecoins. The foundation plans to work with Mastercard and other participants on cross-border transfers, business-to-business transactions and settlement, and said the move is another step in linking public blockchain infrastructure with global money movement. Cardano is also advancing AI agent-based transaction support through Masumi and expanding x402 payment support across its networks. Developers are preparing scalability demonstrations using Leios nodes.