Binance geht Partnerschaft mit Mastercard ein, um Crypto Card in Brasilien einzuführen
- Laut Binance ist Brasilien einer der größten Märkte in Lateinamerika.
- Mastercard hat letztes Jahr eine ähnliche Prepaid-Karte in Argentinien herausgebracht.
- Die neue Prepaid-Karte wird in wenigen Wochen in Brasilien erhältlich sein.
Global payment platform Mastercard announced on Monday, January 30, a partnership with crypto exchange Binance to launch a prepaid card in Brazil. The move aligns with Mastercard’s ambition to “broaden the connection between traditional finance and crypto.”.
The Binance card is reportedly in beta testing and will be available in Brazil in the coming weeks. Brazil will become the second Latin American country to receive the prepaid cards after Argentina. Also, the launch of these cards in South America mirrors the strong reliance on cryptocurrency as a way out of harsh economic conditions. According to Marcelo Tangioni, president of Mastercard in Brazil, “Brazilians are eager to use cryptocurrency beyond an investment asset.”
Apart from boasting Latin America’s biggest economy, Brazil has also become one of Binance’s largest markets, and the partnership with Mastercard could tighten Binance’s grip on the South American crypto market.
Darüber hinaus ermöglichen die Prepaid-Karten sowohl alten als auch neuen Binance-Benutzern, Rechnungen mit Kryptowährungen bei jedem Mastercard-Händler zu bezahlen. Es stehen etwa 13 Kryptowährungen zur Verfügung, darunter Binance USD, BTC und Ether.
Laut einem Blog Post, users will need to have a valid ID card to be eligible for the card. Furthermore, Binance’s card will charge a 0.9% fee for each transaction involving cryptocurrencies. Binance also noted that it will allow free ATM withdrawals and provide up to 8% in cashback with crypto. Interestingly, the Brazilian card will work similarly to the Argentinian card. Users’ funds will be instantly converted from cryptocurrency to fiat currency at the sale point.
Als Reaktion auf die Einführung der Karte sagte Guilherme Nazar, General Manager von Binance Brazil:
Brasilien ist ein äußerst relevanter Markt für Binance, und wir werden weiterhin in neue Dienste für lokale Benutzer investieren und zur Entwicklung von Blockchain und dem Krypto-Ökosystem im Land beitragen.
Binance referenced a 2022 MasterCard study, which showed that 49% of Brazilian users have made at least one transaction using cryptocurrency in the last 12 months, surpassing the global average of 41%. This statistic confirms Brail’s growing interest in cryptocurrencies.
The Brazilian Congress passed a bill last year that recognizes cryptocurrency payments in the country but does not make the assets themselves legal tender. The bill was signed into law by the former President Jair Bolsanaro.
According to Binance’s announcement, the crypto exchange has plant eine Aufstockung die Anzahl der von seiner Prepaid-Karte unterstützten Kryptowährungen zu erhöhen und sie in mehr Ländern verfügbar zu machen.