Mastercard has launched Stablecoin Security, a tool that lets financial institutions screen stablecoin payments for fraud, scams and sanctions exposure and generate a risk score before a payment settles. Delivered through a platform-agnostic API, it combines Mastercard's payment intelligence with blockchain analytics and launches with Borderless.xyz and Keyrails as initial participants. The move addresses a blind spot flagged by a Bank for International Settlements study, which found nearly 60% of 593 million stablecoin transfers in 2025 were complex, multi-step transactions. The product extends Mastercard's broader stablecoin push, including its Global Money Platform with BVNK, and will launch first in North America, with worldwide availability expected in 2027.
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