Key Takeaways Mastercard said it was expanding its relationship with Fiserv to promote the financial tech company's planned stablecoin, FIUSD.Fiserv announced yesterday it expects to have FIUSD available by the end of this year.

The partnership aims to address the practical use cases and challenges associated with the adoption of stablecoins.

Mastercard is bringing Fiserv’s brand-new stablecoin to its global payments network, as cryptocurrency adoption picks up steam across traditional finance. The companies said Tuesday they would issue stablecoin-linked cards for shared customers and enable merchants to settle with Mastercard using Fiserv’s new stablecoin FIUSD,