Beyond the Card: Mastercard's Blockchain Strategy

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Christian Rau from Mastercard discussing the company's blockchain strategy and future of payments.

Join us as we speak with Christian Rau, Senior Vice President at Mastercard, about how one of the world's largest payment networks is embracing blockchain, stablecoins, and agentic commerce. This episode explores how Mastercard is bridging traditional payment rails with digital asset infrastructure, and what the future of safe, simple, and secure payments could look like. Disclaimer: These podcasts are produced by the Cardano Foundation. The views expressed in these podcasts are solely those ...

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Host: Cardano Foundation

Guest: Christian Rau

Topics covered

• blockchain
• payment networks
• digital assets
• stablecoins
• commerce
• financial technology

Keywords

• Mastercard
• blockchain
• stablecoins
• digital assets
• payment infrastructure
• commerce

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mastercard, Cardano Foundation

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