Mastercard to let merchants accept some cryptocurrencies directly later this year

Mastercard Inc. said Wednesday that it would begin allowing merchants to accept some cryptocurrencies on its network later this year, marking the latest embrace of digital coins by a traditional payments player. “We are here to enable customers, merchants and…

Mastercard to Acquire Finicity in $825 Million Deal

For a year that began with Visa’s headline-making acquisition of Plaid, it seems almost poetic that near 2020’s midway mark, Mastercard would make a major fintech bid of its own. The company has agreed to acquire Finicity, a real-time financial data and analytics provider and long-time Finovate alum,…