Hinkal Joins Mastercard Crypto Partner Program

Privacy infrastructure Hinkal announced on October 9, 2026, that it has joined the Mastercard Crypto Partner Program. This program connects crypto and blockchain teams, Mastercard teams, and its global payment network, with members including stablecoin issuers, infrastructure providers, fiat exchange service providers, and crypto card supporters. Mastercard positions it as a way to translate technological capabilities into compliant global business use cases, with some members able to access financial institutions and receive regulatory and compliance support. Relevant use cases include cross-border payments, B2B transactions, fund flows, stablecoin payments, and card projects that allow users to spend digital assets at regular merchants. Hinkal can provide embeddable privacy capabilities for wallets, payment platforms, and chains, supporting the settlement of stablecoins in private balances and transfers using zero-knowledge proofs, ensuring that the amount, sender, or receiver is not disclosed during transfers. This capability has been launched on major EVM chains such as Ethereum, Polygon, Solana, and TRON, supporting access via SDK and API. Existing integrations include Private Send in the Polygon Wallet, Hinkal Private Send in the Tether wallet development kit, Turnkey wallets that can add privacy features through Hinkal SDK, and Avvio running Hinkal private payments on its own interface.

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