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• Mastercard (NYSE:MA) announced a deal to acquire BVNK, a platform that connects crypto and traditional payments, as part of its global digital payments strategy.

• The UK Financial Conduct Authority has opened a competition investigation into Mastercard’s digital wallet arrangements.

• Mastercard also launched a new partnership with JD.com to develop AI-powered and agentic commerce solutions that integrate its payment infrastructure.

For investors watching NYSE:MA, these moves highlight how a large card network is positioning itself across both traditional and blockchain-based payment rails. BVNK adds infrastructure for…