web3: Mastercard Acquires Stablecoin Company BVNK for $1.8 Billion
CoinDesk
08-10 16:10
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Mastercard Completes $1.8 Billion Acquisition of BVNK, Intensifying Competition in Stablecoin Payment Infrastructure
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Mastercard 已完成对稳定币基础设施公司 BVNK 的收购,交易金额为 18 亿美元。CoinDesk 援引 BVNK 早期投资方 Concentric 的说法称,这笔交易并非单一买家主导,Coinbase 和 Visa 也曾参与竞逐,BVNK 最终选择了 Mastercard。

支付公司加快争夺稳定币入口

这笔交易再次显示,稳定币已成为支付行业争夺的重点方向。根据 CoinGecko 数据,稳定币总市值约为 3000 亿美元。随着 Stripe、Visa、Mastercard 和 Coinbase 等机构持续加码,围绕稳定币基础设施的并购和投资正在升温。

Concentric 认为,Stripe 在 2024 年底以 11 亿美元收购稳定币基础设施公司 Bridge,是推动行业竞争加速的一个信号。这类动作也让传统卡组织更积极地评估其他稳定币服务商,以免在支付网络升级中落后。

Coinbase 曾报出更高价格

报道援引 Concentric 合伙人 Kjartan Rist 的说法称,Coinbase 一度在竞购中占优,潜在报价最高可能达到 25 亿美元。但在最终选择上,BVNK 更看重合作磨合和业务属性是否匹配。

Rist 表示,BVNK 创始团队在选择买家时,除了价格,也重视文化契合度和长期合作方式。他称,Coinbase 作为交易所,与 BVNK 的业务连接方式和 Mastercard 这类金融服务公司并不相同。Mastercard 则从较早阶段就参与接触,双方在方向上更容易达成一致。

Visa 也曾参与其中。Rist 称,Visa 原本具备一定优势,因为它本身就是 BVNK 的投资方,并在董事会拥有观察员席位。不过,Visa 最终没有继续推进收购,而是更倾向于与多家稳定币运营方保持合作关系。

BVNK 的业务场景指向企业支付

从业务用途看,BVNK 所服务的场景主要集中在企业资金调度和跨境支付。Concentric 提到,一家与 BVNK 合作的大型支付公司,已经使用稳定币进行 24 小时滚动的资金管理。

另一个场景是向分布式员工和自由职业者付款,尤其是在高通胀国家。报道提到,部分企业使用美元计价稳定币发放资金,使收款人可以直接持有数字美元,而不必立即兑换为本币。

Concentric 是 BVNK 的早期投资方,2019 年投资时 BVNK 估值仅为 400 万美元。随着 Mastercard 完成收购,这笔投资实现退出。报道还提到,Concentric 正继续寻找下一家稳定币公司,并认为当前市场上真正具备完整机构级能力的稳定币企业仍是少数。

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