Quick overview

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Chainlink announced a new partnership with Mastercard, which allows payment cardholders worldwide to buy crypto assets directly on-chain.

 

This innovation removes long-standing obstacles that have prevented regular users from accessing the on-chain economy by Chainlink’s secure interoperability infrastructure and Mastercard’s reliable worldwide payments network. Zerohash provides the liquidity and on-chain services for seamless smart contract execution and fiat-to-crypto conversions.

Shift4 Payments, Swapper Finance, and XSwap offer additional integration support to provide a next-generation app experience using the Uniswap protocol.

“Chainlink was created to enable convergence between traditional and decentralized finance. Chainlink’s ability to facilitate this vital link between the over three billion people and the payments world excites me. Swapper Finance integrates Shift4 Payments and Zerohash to use XSwap, the leading DEX developed within the Chainlink ecosystem, utilizing the Chainlink standard for data and interoperability.

The core compliance, custody, and transaction infrastructure enables controlled fiat-to-cryptocurrency conversion for smart contracts. Shift4 ensures smooth card processing, and XSwap allows on-chain swaps by sourcing liquidity from decentralized exchanges like Uniswap.

These technologies work together to provide a seamless, legal, and user-friendly interface that gives regular cardholders direct access to cry