Marqeta and Coinbase have partnered to launch a stablecoin-enabled payment card solution, which Marqeta’s enterprise customers can now offer to users. Coinbase is responsible for custody of stablecoin balances and conversion between digital assets and fiat currency, while Base provides the on-chain settlement infrastructure; Marqeta handles card issuance, payment processing, and relationships with banks and card networks. Users can spend their stablecoin balances at merchants that accept bank cards.
推荐理由：The material clearly breaks down Coinbase and Marqeta’s respective responsibilities for custody, fiat conversion, on-chain settlement, card issuance, and processing, making it easier to understand how a stablecoin card connects to existing card networks.
Kraken parent company Payward has agreed to acquire Finnish holding company Saldo Finance Oy, which owns Saldo Bank, holder of a Lithuanian banking license. The transaction will give Payward an EU banking license.
推荐理由：The article details Saldo Bank’s coverage of the EU market, SEPA capabilities, and deposit, lending, and card-issuing businesses, providing a concrete picture of the scope of Payward’s expansion into banking.
Visa has received approval from the People's Bank of China (中国人民银行) for its Application to Prepare, formally commencing preparations to establish an onshore bank card clearing institution in China. The approval only allows Visa to advance preparations in accordance with the requirements of the People's Bank of China; Visa must still complete the relevant procedures before it can conduct onshore bank card clearing business in China.
推荐理由：The approval distinguishes authorization to prepare from formal operations, while the materials also explain the regulatory procedures Visa must still complete to enter China's onshore bank card clearing market.
Visa said it has received approval from the Chinese government for its application to prepare to provide bank card transaction clearing services in China, and will continue to complete the subsequent procedures in accordance with relevant regulations of the People's Bank of China. Mastercard was approved to operate in China in 2023 and began processing payments made with bank cards issued by Chinese banks in 2024 through a joint venture established with a Chinese partner. The two US card networks will still face competition from UnionPay in China's domestic market.
推荐理由：Visa's approval to prepare to provide bank card clearing services in China, along with Mastercard's earlier progress and the competitive landscape involving UnionPay, makes this worth watching.
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