Key Points
- Movement Network has partnered with mobile-first payments platform KAST to connect everyday crypto spending with onchain rewards.
- More than 500,000 KAST users will earn $MOVE tokens on every transaction made using a KAST card.
- Users receive 4% back in $MOVE per dollar spent, in addition to existing KAST Points incentives.
Movement Network has partnered with mobile payments platform KAST to connect everyday crypto spending with direct onchain incentives.
Under the partnership, KAST users will earn Movement’s native $MOVE token each time they make a purchase using a KAST card, according to a press release shared with AlexaBlockchain.
More than 500,000 KAST users will be eligible to receive rewards, with users earning 4% back in $MOVE for every dollar spent, in addition to KAST’s existing points-based incentives. The cards can be used at over 150 million merchants globally, the companies said.
The arrangement introduces what the companies describe as a dual-rewards structure, combining traditional fintech-style loyalty points with crypto-native token incentives. Users will be able to claim $MOVE rewards directly within the KAST app. This is Movement’s first consumer-facing initiative since the network’s launch.
The move comes as stablecoin-based payments gain traction beyond crypto-native platforms. Stablecoins processed more than $9 trillion in adjusted transaction volume over the past year.
Visa has reported a 4-fold increase in stablecoin-linked card spending in Q4 2025, signalling growing adoption of crypto-backed payment rails in mainstream commerce.
Despite that growth, most crypto payment cards function primarily as off-ramps, allowing users to spend digital assets without maintaining engagement with the underlying blockchain ecosystems. Movement and KAST aim to address that gap by tying spending activity back to onchain participation through token rewards, creating a feedback loop between consumer payments and network usage.
KAST, which focuses on mobile-first stablecoin payments, positions itself as targeting users who want crypto to function as a practical alternative to traditional banking. Movement Network, which is building what it calls a “People’s Chain,” has emphasized financial access and payments as a core use case, particularly in regions underserved by conventional financial infrastructure.
Torab Torabi, chief executive officer of Move Industries, a core contributor to Movement Network, said the partnership aligns with the original vision behind the Move programming language, which was developed during Facebook’s now-defunct Libra project to support global payments.
He argued that mobile-first, borderless payment platforms are critical to extending financial services to users excluded from traditional banking systems.
“Traditional financial systems have overlooked the global south for too long, leaving billions without access to basic banking services. KAST is the first payments partner building the complete financial ecosystem we envisioned: mobile-first, borderless financial access that works for anyone, anywhere. This is how Movement will power the financial rails of tomorrow,” Torab Torabi said.
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