Mastercard Unveils Fraud and Sanctions Screening for Stablecoins

Mastercard is introducing Stablecoin Security to help financial institutions screen stablecoin payments for fraud, scams and sanctions exposure before funds move on-chain, extending its payment risk tools to digital assets. The service combines payment and blockchain insights to give institutions a clearer view of risk. The service screens stablecoin payments for fraud, scams and sanctions exposure before funds move on-chain. Nearly 60% of 593 million stablecoin transfer events across 141 million Ethereum transactions in 2025 involved multiple steps rather than a direct transfer between two parties. Those payment paths make it harder to assess risk across the full transaction.

Source: TokenPost