Toku Joins the Mastercard Crypto Partner Program

Mastercard runs a partner program for companies moving money on-chain. Toku is now a member. Here is what that means, and what it does not.

Toku, a stablecoin payroll provider operating in 100+ countries, has been accepted into the Mastercard Crypto Partner Program: Mastercard's initiative for on-chain payouts, settlement, and cross-border money movement, with more than 100 member companies. Membership is a program affiliation, not a bilateral partnership between Toku and Mastercard.

What Is the Mastercard Crypto Partner Program?

The Mastercard Crypto Partner Program is Mastercard's initiative for companies building compliant infrastructure for on-chain payouts, settlement, and cross-border money movement. More than 100 companies are members. Mastercard announced the program in 2026, and the background is in Mastercard's newsroom.

Why Does This Matter for Stablecoin Payroll?

Toku's core product is stablecoin payroll: compliant salary payments in stablecoins such as USDC and USDT for employees and contractors in 100+ countries, with employment, tax withholding, and reporting handled end to end. Payroll on stablecoin rails is on-chain payout and cross-border money movement in production. The program covers the same ground. Membership puts Toku inside that ecosystem, alongside the companies setting the direction for how on-chain money movement works.

What Changes for Toku Customers?

Nothing in day-to-day operations. Payroll runs exactly as it did last week. What membership adds is context: companies evaluating stablecoin payroll providers can see that Toku operates inside the ecosystem Mastercard is convening around on-chain payments. For a category this new, that kind of third-party signal does real work.

About Toku

Toku is the end-to-end payroll stack for companies hiring globally: stablecoin payroll, employer-of-record (EOR) services, contractor payments, and token compensation administration in 100+ countries, trusted by 250+ leading tech companies.

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