Binance collabora con Mastercard per lanciare Crypto Card in Brasile
- Secondo Binance, il Brasile è uno dei suoi mercati più grandi in America Latina.
- Mastercard ha rilasciato una carta prepagata simile in Argentina lo scorso anno.
- La nuova carta prepagata sarà disponibile in Brasile tra poche settimane.
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.
Inoltre, le carte prepagate consentiranno sia ai vecchi che ai nuovi utenti di Binance di pagare le bollette con criptovalute presso qualsiasi commerciante Mastercard. Sono disponibili per l'uso circa 13 criptovalute, tra cui Binance USD, BTC ed Ether.
Secondo un blog inviare, 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.
In reazione al lancio della carta, Guilherme Nazar, general manager di Binance Brazil, ha dichiarato:
Il Brasile è un mercato estremamente rilevante per Binance e continueremo a investire in nuovi servizi per gli utenti locali, oltre a contribuire allo sviluppo della blockchain e dell'ecosistema crittografico nel paese.
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 prevede di aumentare il numero di criptovalute supportate dalla sua carta prepagata e per renderla disponibile in più paesi.
Ho raccontato alcune storie emozionanti nella mia carriera di giornalista e trovo le storie legate alla blockchain molto intriganti. Credo che Web3 cambierà il mondo e voglio che tutti ne facciano parte.
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