[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Web3Alert [@theweb3alert](/creator/twitter/theweb3alert) on x 4812 followers Created: 2025-07-18 07:15:42 UTC The $QNT x Mastercard ties go back nearly a decade now While no officially exclusive partnership between the two, the overlap & cross collaboration over the past few years have been beyond visible. From sandboxes & integrations, to within the team. This all starts with a firm called Vocalink. This is a payments infrastructure firm that's responsible for the backbone of UK's payment economy. Here's some fun facts about Vocalink: • Handle XX Bil+ TX per year w value > £5 Tril • Rails for XX% of UK salaries & household bills • Accounts for XX% of state benefit payments As we can see Vocalink is massive player. They began in 2007 and by 2016 Mastercard had acquired them for $XXX Mil. Needless to say they are CORE UK infrastructure And the key connection here is that multiple Quant members also had a key role in Vocalink's establishment • Gilbert Verdian (Vocalink CISO) • David Yates (Vocalink Executive Chair) • Martin Hargreaves (Vocalink VP Product Mngmt) It's clear that these guys had a key role building out Vocalink's infrastructure for payments in the leadership roles they were holding. On top of this after Vocalink David Yates had then gone on to take on the role as Mastercard's President of New Payments Platform from 2017-2019. Fast forward to today... Now to see all of them working under the same roof at Quant again? If history shows us anything, it's that these guys know how to build infrastructure. And once again Mastercard's taken notice. We've seen Mastercard participate in both Project Rosalind & UK RLN, Both being UK CBDC/tokenized cash infrastructure platforms that relied on Quant's Overledger. Beyond this we've seen these two discussing at countless FinTech focused events. Mastercard is clearly one of the firms that understands the regulated & enterprise side of DLT. Just look at their other partners & integrations: -Ripple -Stellar -Axelar -Algorand -Ondo From all the signs & history we've seen... It should only be a matter of time before Quant's stamped on there too  XXXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [qnt](/topic/qnt) [$qnt](/topic/$qnt) [coins layer 1](/topic/coins-layer-1) [coins real world assets](/topic/coins-real-world-assets) [$ma](/topic/$ma) [stocks financial services](/topic/stocks-financial-services) [Post Link](https://x.com/theweb3alert/status/1946106589020348631)
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Web3Alert @theweb3alert on x 4812 followers
Created: 2025-07-18 07:15:42 UTC
The $QNT x Mastercard ties go back nearly a decade now
While no officially exclusive partnership between the two, the overlap & cross collaboration over the past few years have been beyond visible.
From sandboxes & integrations, to within the team.
This all starts with a firm called Vocalink.
This is a payments infrastructure firm that's responsible for the backbone of UK's payment economy.
Here's some fun facts about Vocalink:
• Handle XX Bil+ TX per year w value > £5 Tril • Rails for XX% of UK salaries & household bills • Accounts for XX% of state benefit payments
As we can see Vocalink is massive player.
They began in 2007 and by 2016 Mastercard had acquired them for $XXX Mil.
Needless to say they are CORE UK infrastructure
And the key connection here is that multiple Quant members also had a key role in Vocalink's establishment
• Gilbert Verdian (Vocalink CISO) • David Yates (Vocalink Executive Chair) • Martin Hargreaves (Vocalink VP Product Mngmt)
It's clear that these guys had a key role building out Vocalink's infrastructure for payments in the leadership roles they were holding.
On top of this after Vocalink David Yates had then gone on to take on the role as Mastercard's President of New Payments Platform from 2017-2019.
Fast forward to today...
Now to see all of them working under the same roof at Quant again?
If history shows us anything, it's that these guys know how to build infrastructure.
And once again Mastercard's taken notice.
We've seen Mastercard participate in both Project Rosalind & UK RLN,
Both being UK CBDC/tokenized cash infrastructure platforms that relied on Quant's Overledger.
Beyond this we've seen these two discussing at countless FinTech focused events.
Mastercard is clearly one of the firms that understands the regulated & enterprise side of DLT.
Just look at their other partners & integrations:
-Ripple -Stellar -Axelar -Algorand -Ondo
From all the signs & history we've seen... It should only be a matter of time before Quant's stamped on there too
XXXXXX engagements
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