Mastercard, a provider of financial services, has teamed up with Fasset, a developer of crypto gateways, to create digital solutions that could accelerate adoption in Indonesia jointly. The partnership seeks to increase financial inclusion in the nation and open up new opportunities for the local economy. Mastercard to Assist Fasset for Financial Inclusion Promotion Navin Jain, the national manager for Mastercard Indonesia, stated that the company would assist Fasset in its efforts to promote financial inclusion in the nation. Jain claims that the alliance will increase communities’ access to modern technologies. An executive at Fasset named Hendra Suryakusuma told that 92 million people in Indonesia are unbanked. Suryakusuma claims that Fasset and Mastercard will close this gap to improve access to digital financial services. Suryakusuma clarified: “Our partnership seeks to lower the barriers to digital finance and drive greater opportunities to benefit from the use of emerging financial services.” Mastercard Teamed Up With NFT Marketplace Mastercard widened its network in June to include non-fungible token (NFT) marketplaces. The payment processing company teamed up with NFT marketplaces to enable cardholders to buy NFTs directly with their cards, doing away with the requirement first to purchase cryptocurrency. During a discussion on central bank digital currencies in May, Michael Miebach, CEO of Mastercard, made the audaci...
