MoonPay has added Discover Network support, allowing eligible U.S. cards to be used for cryptocurrency purchases and sales through MoonPay. The company says the integration extends across its network of more than 500 enterprise partners and makes Discover the third major U.S. card network supported by MoonPay, alongside Visa and Mastercard. The rollout follows Capital One Financial’s completion of its $35 billion acquisition of Discover Financial Services in 2025; individual transactions remain subject to issuing-bank policies that may restrict cryptocurrency purchases.
MoonPay-Discover Network partnership
- ▪MoonPay said eligible Discover Network cards in the United States can be used to buy and sell cryptocurrency across its network of more than 500 enterprise partners.
- ▪MoonPay added Discover Network support in the United States, allowing eligible cards to be used for cryptocurrency purchases and sales.
US card network crypto competition
- ▪Visa and Mastercard offer stablecoin settlement and card-to-crypto flows through infrastructure partners, while Discover historically lacked a comparable direct integration.
- ▪Discover joins Visa and Mastercard as the third major United States card network supported by MoonPay.
MoonPay platform expansion
- ▪MoonPay holds a New York Bitlicense, a New York Limited Purpose Trust Charter, money transmitter licenses across the United States, and MiCA authorization in the European Union.
- ▪MoonPay says it serves more than 30 million customers across 180 countries and supports more than 500 enterprise clients.
Discover crypto positioning strategy
- ▪Capital One Financial completed its $35 billion acquisition of Discover Financial Services in 2025.
- ▪Discover has historically been less active in cryptocurrency partnerships than Visa and Mastercard.
Card-to-crypto onramp infrastructure
- ▪MoonPay's integration provides direct support for the Discover Network payment rail itself, which processes transactions between cardholders and merchants.
- ▪Individual cryptocurrency transactions remain subject to the policies of each card-issuing bank, which may still restrict cryptocurrency activity.
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