Mastercard has rolled out a new Crypto Partner Program that brings together more than 85 firms across digital assets, payments and financial services.

The new global initiative is intended to create a forum for collaboration as digital asset use cases become more closely tied to mainstream financial systems.

Among the companies joining the program are Anchorage Digital, Binance, Bybit, Circle, Crypto.com, DCS Card, dtcpay, Episode Six, Fireblocks, Gemini, Paxos, Paymentology, PayPal, Ripple, StraitsX, Thought Machine, Thredd, TRM Labs and Worldpay.

Mastercard said digital assets are increasingly being used in areas such as cross-border remittances, B2B money transfers, payouts, settlement and other forms of cross-border money movement.

These use cases are starting to create new opportunities to improve how money moves across markets.

Through the program, participants will engage with Mastercard teams on the design and direction of future products and services.

This includes solutions aimed at combining the speed and programmability of digital assets with existing card rails and global commerce flows.

Mastercard said the initiative is focused on turning technical innovation into scalable and compliant use cases that can operate across markets and fit into everyday commerce.

It also aims to support more consistent standards and responsible growth across the ecosystem.

The launch builds on Mastercard’s earlier digital asset efforts, including its Start Path track for blockchain and digital asset firms and its Engage platform, which includes a Crypto Card program.

Mastercard said it will continue focusing on trust, standards and connecting systems at scale as it works to bridge on-chain innovation with existing payments infrastructure.

Featured image: Edited by Fintech News Singapore, based on image by Vladislav via Freepik