Island Pay

Mastercard has collaborated with local payment service provider Island Pay to roll out prepaid cards for the Bahamians central bank digital currency (CBDC), named the Bahamians Sand Dollar. Under the initiative, Bahama citizens will have the option to convert the digital currency to the traditional Bahamians dollar easily, and vice versa, Mastercard said in an announcement today. The service will provide greater flexibility for Bahamians to conveniently pay for goods and services anywhere Mastercard is accepted, the announcement stated. Notably,…