Tagged: mastercard

February 18, 2022 @ 12:20 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Aliaswire, a provider of digital payment and credit solutions for businesses and banks, today announced it has integrated its DirectBiller payment platform with Mastercard Bill Pay Exchange. Businesses using the DirectBiller platform can now offer an enhanced billing and payment experience to consumers who prefer… 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

February 1, 2022 @ 2:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Many US consumers face complications, challenges or adversity when carrying out purchases because the name on their debit card doesn’t match “who they truly are.” T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) announced (on January 31, 2022) True Name® by Mastercard® for T-Mobile MONEY, allowing all clients, including transgender… Read More

January 28, 2022 @ 12:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Automobile dealership JCT600 has reportedly become the first retailer in the UK to use Lloyds’ PayFrom Bank account-to-account payment solution, displacing plastic cards at the online checkout. Introduced in July 2021, PayFrom Bank brings together Mastercard’s Payment Gateway capabilities/functionality and its Open Banking Connect platform… Read More

January 26, 2022 @ 2:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Around 500,000 new merchants across the MENA region will soon be able to take advantage of seamless and convenient virtual payment acceptance via Network International’s Tap on Phone tech, which enables smartphones to serve as payment terminals. The project represents a key milestone between Mastercard… Read More

January 24, 2022 @ 12:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

C6 Bank Mastercard clients who are in Caraíva (Bahia) this summer season will be able to practice beach tennis in “exclusive” spaces, in addition to enjoying various other benefits. As mentioned in an update from C6 Bank, the courts and equipment to practice the sport,… 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 @ 4:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Mastercard (NYSE: MA) notes that for most or many of us, returns are “a necessary evil” following the holiday shopping season. For example, that sweater that Mom gave you might be two sizes too small. But for some consumers, returns are just “another… 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 @ 8:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Asia United Bank (AUB), one of the fastest-growing publicly listed universal banks, has teamed up with Wallyt, a virtual banking solution provider, in order to offer a card payment acceptance solution for merchants though a card QR code or link. Wallyt is a Hong Kong-headquartered… 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

January 4, 2022 @ 8:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital money transfer service ZEN.COM, which is reportedly powered by Mastercard (NYSE: MA), has introduced the conversion of fiat money into digital assets, as well as the “transfer of fiat currencies to any digital wallet servicing BTC, ETH or USD-T (ERC-20), with more currencies coming… 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 23, 2021 @ 11:02 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

SweepBank, a European customer-centric digital banking service offered by Ferratum Bank, recently announced it is using Tuum’s next-generation core banking platform to deliver what it calls the “Netflix experience” to the banking industry. Utilizing Tuum’s banking core, lending, and card capabilities, as well as European… 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 14, 2021 @ 9:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) and Mastercard (NYSE: MA) have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Per the terms of this MoU, Mastercard and Buna (the cross-border and multi-currency payment system owned by the AMF), will “seek strategic interoperability between their respective… 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

December 1, 2021 @ 5:22 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Americans are the most common target of payment card fraud, based on details for sale on the dark web, new research published this week by NordVPN shows. The company analyzed 4.5 million payment card details belonging to citizens of 140 countries that were found by… Read More