Mastercard (NYSE:MA) embarks on its next settlement infrastructure expansion for supporting stablecoins including Circle's (NYSE:CRCL) USDC (CRYPTO: USDC), Ripple's RLUSD (CRYPOT: RLUSD) and Paxos-issued PYUSD (CRYPTO: PYUSD). Global Payments Network Expansion Mastercard said the new capabilities will allow partners to settle card transactions using both fiat currencies and on chain stablecoins across Mastercard's global payments network.