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Title: WestWallets Adds Direct Credit Card Crypto Purchases via Visa and Mastercard

United States, 7th Apr 2026 - WestWallets, a FinCEN-registered fintech company based in Colorado, now supports direct cryptocurrency purchases using Visa and Mastercard credit and debit cards. The feature is aimed at reducing one of the most commonly cited friction points for people entering the digital asset space for the first time: getting money from a traditional bank account into a crypto platform.For many potential crypto users, the initial deposit step remains a significant barrier. Peer-to-peer over-the-counter transactions carry risks including frozen bank accounts and unverifiable counterparties. International wire transfers involve multi-day settlement periods and fees that can be difficult to predict. And for users unfamiliar with blockchain terminology, the technical steps involved in most onboarding processes can be enough to stop them before they start. WestWallets says its card payment integration was built specifically to eliminate those obstacles.The process works in three steps: a user links their personal Visa or Mastercard to their WestWallets account, selects which digital asset they want to purchase and in what amount, and confirms the payment. The company says the entire flow takes under a minute, with the purchased digital assets credited to the user's platform account immediately after payment confirmation. There is no requirement for users to interact with third-party merchants, navigate on-chain transfer interfaces, or have any prior Web3 knowledge to complete a transaction.On the back end, WestWallets connects directly to the official clearing channels of both Visa and Mastercard. According to the company, this direct integration eliminates intermediary markups that are common when platforms route card payments through third-party proce...

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