Argentina and Barcelona legend Mascherano launches Alchemy Pay NFT Checkout

On December 5th, soccer legend and former Argentina national captain Javier Mascherano attended the launch of his exclusive nonfungible token (NFT) collection, hosted by SaaSGo and Alchemy Pay in New York. The event celebrated the launch of Alchemy Pay’s NFT Checkout, which makes it easy to buy NFTs directly using traditional fiat payment methods such as Visa, Mastercard, regional mobile wallets and wire transfers. Mascherano appeared in person to announce his NFT collection with SaaSGo and StepN at the event. Alchemy Pays NFT Checkout is used for this NFT collection. Mascherano was able to experience the use of his NFT sneakers on StepN’s move-to-earn app at the launch event and purchased his own NFT using Alchemy Pays Checkout.

Mascherano was one of the best defensive midfielders in world football, playing for world-class teams such as Liverpool, Barcelona and River Plate. During the 2022 World Cup, he became a brand ambassador for Alchemy Pay and created co-branding NFTs with Alchemy Pay, expanding his global reach, and especially in Latin America, with his mainstream friendly boarding and exiting solution and NFT Check Out.

Mascherano and Alchemy Pay have launched a limited edition of co-branded NFT cards, which will serve as a reward and essential credential for members of the Alchemy Pay community. NFT holders will enjoy a range of benefits such as discounts on Alchemy Pay transaction fees, the opportunity to receive Mascherano signed shirts and footballs, priority access to community flights and access to community ambassadors. This NFT will also be used as a priority ticket for subsequent events and will be linked to other Alchemy Pay events.

“Just as I bridged defense and offense throughout my career, Alchemy Pay bridges fiat currency and crypto, Web2 and Web3, worldwide. A perfect match,” Mascherano continued Twitterconsiders this partnership a perfect fit and sees itself as embodying the same spirit as Alchemy Pay.

Alchemy Pay NFT Checkout

NFT Checkout is one of the key features that will be promoted during the collaboration. The Checkout makes NFTs easy to buy directly using traditional fiat payment methods such as Visa, Mastercard, regional mobile wallets and bank transfers.

There has been excitement surrounding Alchemy Pay’s NFT Checkout, as it greatly simplifies access to NFTs for users of all levels of technical expertise. While in most cases potential buyers have to pay with crypto, such as Ether (ETH) or Solana (SOL), Alchemy Pay now allows users to bypass several steps and buy directly with their fiat currency funds. Because Checkout is easy to integrate, via plugin or API, it now serves users globally on countless crypto platforms and decentralized applications.

Checkout covers the cost of gas fees and purchases without requiring the user to purchase crypto, making it ideal for buyers who may be fans of Mascherano, for example, but are unfamiliar with crypto.

Benefits of Alchemy Pay NFT Checkout

• Multiple fiat payment methods: support common and local payment methods, such as Visa, Mastercard, regional mobile wallets and bank transfers.
• Reduced purchase steps: The revolutionary payment system offers direct purchases and a smoother purchase process, bypassing several steps compared to traditional ways of paying with cryptocurrency.
• Newcomer-friendly: It lowers the operating threshold for first-time users and supports them to choose the payment method they are most familiar and comfortable with through simple, intuitive and easy-to-follow steps.
• Fast and convenient: convert fiat to crypto seamlessly and complete the payment in less than a minute without leaving the original platform.

New access for users in emerging markets

All over the world, especially in emerging markets, such as Mascherano’s Latin America, mobile wallets are emerging as many people’s preferred payment method. These are supported for NFT purchases in Checkout. Many in emerging markets do not have access to traditional banking, and mobile wallets have filled that gap. Alchemy Pay has partnered with these mobile wallets and brought the NFT Checkout and on/off ramp service to a wider audience.

Based in Singapore, Alchemy Pay has witnessed the explosion in popularity of alternative payment methods in Southeast Asia and ensures that users can purchase NFTs using them. In addition to Mastercard and Visa, Checkout supports payments with domestic transfers through emerging markets and popular e-wallets worldwide. Alchemy Pay supports e-wallets such as Pix in Brazil (116 million users), GCash in the Philippines (60 million users), OVO (92 million users) and Dana (115 million users) in Indonesia, Kakao Pay in Korea (36.5 million users), MoMo in Vietnam (23 million users), PayNow in Singapore (4.9 million users), as well as e-wallets in Peru, Chile and Colombia.

About Alchemy Pay

Alchemy Pay’s founding team’s experience in the traditional finance and fintech payments space has given it an edge where competitors have struggled. In recent months, it has formed partnerships with networks such as Polygon, Avalanche, Algorand and Arbitrum. Founded in Singapore in 2018, Alchemy Pay is a payment gateway that seamlessly connects crypto and global fiat currencies for businesses, developers and users.

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