Mastercard launches Stablecoin Security to assess stablecoin risk pre-payment

Mastercard introduced Stablecoin Security, an API-based risk intelligence service that flags fraud, sanctions and scam indicators across stablecoin payments before funds move on-chain. Borderless.xyz and Keyrails are initial partners; the service launches first in North America with global availability expected in 2027.

• Service returns a risk score before payment completion and plugs into banks' fraud workflows
• Launch partners: Borderless.xyz (113 countries, 72 currencies) and Keyrails
• Reach to expand in 2027 via BVNK, acquired by Mastercard in August 2026
• Study of 593M transfers: nearly 60% were complex multi-step transactions