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March 17, 2022 @ 8:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) has announced a growing list of partners, such as BNPL specialists and internationally-recognized brands, further expanding Mastercard Installments, “the unique BNPL program that delivers greater choice at checkout, both in-store and online.” Amount, Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s, Deserve, H&R Block, i2c,… Read More

March 6, 2022 @ 1:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

American Express (NYSE:AXP), Mastercard (NYSE:MA), and Visa (NYSE:V) have all halted operations in Russia following the country’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. The news of the three card issuers disabling services has followed global sanctions being applied by Russian President Vladimir Putin and his rogue regime…. Read More

March 2, 2022 @ 11:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA), DBS Bank (SGX:D05) and Pine Labs have teamed up to introduce ‘Mastercard Installments with Pine Labs’ – which is a new program that enables DBS/POSB credit cardholders to pay via interest-free installments at merchants “with the ‘Pay Later’ identifier, simply by presenting… Read More

February 20, 2022 @ 6:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) recently joined forces with retail group Massmart in order to connect Small, Medium and Micro-Enterprises (SMMEs) to cost-effective e-commerce solutions, “enabling a safe transition away from cash.” During the latter half of last year- following the period of social unrest – SMMEs… Read More

February 16, 2022 @ 3:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The business sector is facing an influx of innovation: changing consumer behavior and preferences, digital transformation as well as geopolitical shifts. In order to assist businesses with evolving and supporting their growth enterprise-wide, Mastercard (NYSE: MA) announced that it is expanding its payments-focused consulting service… Read More

January 21, 2022 @ 12:58 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Mastercard users will soon be able to use their plastic to buy NFTs on Coinbase’s upcoming NFT marketplace, the two companies announced this week. Coinbase had announced Coinbase NFT in October of 2021. “Our mission at Coinbase is to increase economic freedom in the world,”… Read More

January 17, 2022 @ 10:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Towards the end of 2021, Amazon UK distributed an email to its customers stating it would stop accepting Visa cards for purchases beginning January 19, 2022. Today, it is being widely reported that Amazon has backed away from that decision. According to AP, Amazon has… Read More

January 13, 2022 @ 10:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Zilch has announced an expanded partnership with Mastercard (NYSE: MA) to bring a buy now, pay later (BNPL) service to Europe. Zilch’s digital card is currently available in the UK and reports over 1.7 million customers in less than 15 months. Zilch initially announced a… Read More

January 6, 2022 @ 11:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard writes in an update that the future of physical retail is “slowly making its way into your daily life.” As noted by Mastercard (NYSE: MA), you may find an example of that trend “near Section 244 at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Florida.” There,… Read More

December 28, 2021 @ 4:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

On its face (or at surface level), 2021 may not have seemed like the year cryptocurrency “got serious,” according to an end-of-year update from Mastercard (NYSE: MA). The team at Mastercard noted that this year, we had Elon Musk sending Dogecoin (a virtual currency initially… Read More

December 22, 2021 @ 11:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) and McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) have announced an agreement for Mastercard to acquire McDonald’s personalization platform and decision engine company, Dynamic Yield. As mentioned in the announcement, Dynamic Yield’s tech is a valuable addition to Mastercard’s extensive suite of services that assist brands… Read More

December 19, 2021 @ 1:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) welcomes its new wave of startups to its Start Path startup engagement program. Start Path alums have shared their industry insights into the top trends of this year and what they’ve learned from a challenging year. The international economy continued its recovery… Read More

December 1, 2021 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Republic of North Macedonia has introduced its National Digital Identity Service – with assistance from Mastercard (NYSE: MA) – in order to support the nation’s fast-evolving digital economy. The partnership between Mastercard and the Macedonian Ministry of Information Society and Administration (MISA) – first… Read More

November 30, 2021 @ 3:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mexico is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, but its local businesses still struggle to access credit without super-high fees and tedious paperwork. Mastercard (NYSE: MA) and Jeeves, the financial partner for Mexican businesses, have teamed up to address this issue by introducing… Read More

November 25, 2021 @ 11:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) announces that it has acquired Arcus FI, an alum of the firm’s Start Path program, in order to help support the delivery of bill pay solutions and “other real-time payment applications across Latin America.” As mentioned in the announcement: “With offices in… Read More

November 19, 2021 @ 5:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Gránit Bank is one of the first banks to offer the Mastercard carbon calculator on November 15, 2021, which enables cardholders to check out the environmental impact of their purchases via their mobile bank. As mentioned in the announcement, the Carbon Calculator has been developed… Read More

November 18, 2021 @ 2:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As the demand for fast, highly secure, and seamless virtual payments solutions continues to rise, Mastercard (NYSE: MA) has teamed up with Home Remitt in order to support migrants residing in South Africa by safely sending funds in near real-time to their friends and family… Read More

November 8, 2021 @ 1:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) has reportedly been expanding its global platform capabilities via the Mastercard Developers portfolio, by adding various services to power flexible and innovative ways to make payments, improve the customer experience (CX) and establish greater trust across the payments sector. Taking an organic… Read More

October 25, 2021 @ 2:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bakkt (NYSE:BKKT), a digital asset exchange that became a publicly-traded company in a recent SPAC deal, is rocketing higher today following important news. As was previously reported, Mastercard will soon allow, banks and Fintechs to offer a broad set of cryptocurrency solutions and services by… Read More

October 25, 2021 @ 1:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

If you are a Bitcoin maximalist, times are good. Reports keep rolling in regarding the acceptance and utilization of crypto and more specifically Bitcoin thus helping to drive the price of BTC higher. Today, CNBC is reporting that Mastercard will soon allow banks and merchants… Read More