Overview

• Mastercard cardholders can now convert fiat to cryptocurrencies in a single workflow powered by Shift4 card processing, zerohash custody and XSwap/Uniswap onchain swaps.
• The live integration marks the latest phase in Mastercard’s crypto expansion after its partnerships with MoonPay in May and Kraken in April.
• Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov said the partnership bridges traditional payments with onchain commerce for more than three billion users.
• Raj Dhamodharan, Mastercard’s blockchain lead, emphasized that the collaboration unlocks a secure path from off-chain transactions to DeFi markets.
• The service is available today via the Swapper Finance platform, removing barriers that once kept mainstream users from direct onchain access.