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Mastercard (MA) is back in focus after agreeing to acquire stablecoin infrastructure provider BVNK for up to US$1.8b. The move pushes the payment network deeper into crypto linked payment rails across more than 130 countries.

See our latest analysis for Mastercard.

The BVNK deal and broader push into stablecoins come at a time when Mastercard’s share price has seen a 90 day share price return of 11.94% and a year to date share price return of 11.45% decline, while the 3 year total shareholder return of 36.27% and 5 year total shareholder return of 32.94% point to longer term momentum that has persisted despite a 1…