The Cardano Foundation has joined Mastercard's Crypto Partner Program, entering its blockchain track to work with Mastercard and participating payments and stablecoin companies. The collaboration will focus on global money movement, business-to-business transactions and payments. Mastercard launched the program on March 11, 2026, with more than 85 partners, including Binance, Circle, Ripple, PayPal and Paxos from the crypto and fintech industries.