# Mastercard Move connects to over 200 countries, more than 150 currencies and around 17 billion endpoints worldwide.

*fintech · news · 2026-04-22 · Forbes*

## Key points

- Mastercard Move now connects to over 200 countries, 150 currencies, and 17 billion endpoints worldwide.
- Mastercard Move uses a corridor-focused strategy, tailoring pricing, fraud, and settlement to specific payment routes.
- Direct connections to local payment schemes, like Buna, are reducing intermediaries and accelerating transfer speeds.
- Mastercard’s $1.8bn acquisition of BVNK signals a strategic move to integrate stablecoins into cross-border payments.
- Mastercard Move has deployed AI-driven authentication and fraud detection for agentic commerce and embedded payments.

**Companies:** Mastercard, Visa, Thunes, Nium, Corpay
**Countries:** Saudi Arabia, UAE

[Read the full story on Forbes](https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielwebber/2026/04/22/mastercards-next-move-in-cross-border-payments/)

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