Tagged: mastercard

February 17, 2021 @ 2:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Mastercard announced on Wednesday it has joined forces with Island Pay to launch the Bahamas Sand Dollar prepaid digital currency-linked card. Mastercard revealed that under the program, the Bahamas Sand Dollar card allows people the option to instantly convert the digital currency to traditional… Read More

February 12, 2021 @ 10:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Cryptocurrency payments platform BitPay announced on Friday its prepaid Mastercard now supports Apple Pay. BitPay reported the digital payment option is available from within the BitPay app to the millions of Apple Pay customers and billions of iPhone users.  “Users can add the BitPay… Read More

February 12, 2021 @ 4:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PYPL) has reportedly stated that they won’t be purchasing cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC), the payments giant’s CFO John Rainey told CNBC on Thursday (February 11, 2021). Rainey clarified that PayPal would not be investing corporate cash (probably) “in sort of financial assets… Read More

February 11, 2021 @ 3:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Mastercard announced on Wednesday it is set to bring cryptocurrency to its network. The financial giant reported that this is a big change that will require a lot of work and it will be very thoughtful about which assets we support based on its principles… Read More

February 10, 2021 @ 10:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Astia has introduced a $100 million early-stage venture fund in order to address gender disparities in the funding space.  The Astia Fund is supported by a major investment from payments giant Mastercard. Astia is an organization that’s focused on “redefining” or transforming the current venture… Read More

February 9, 2021 @ 11:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Clair, a U.S.-based social impact embedded fintech startup, announced on Tuesday the rollout of its new Mastercard debit card. The card was specifically created to provide financial wellness for American non-exempt workers.  Clair reported that users who sign up for its platform will… Read More

February 7, 2021 @ 10:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Mastercard recently announced it has joined forces with Oracle to speed social and economic assistance through a new solution. According to the duo, this solution helps government and non-profit organizations quickly deploy emergency aid through “fast or near-real-time” payment methods (such as Mastercard Send and… Read More

February 1, 2021 @ 8:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mastercard announced over the weekend that it has teamed up with Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) to launch new enhanced regional cybersecurity efforts through the “Cyber Forward” program. According to Mastercard, Cyber Forward is to build secure digital ecosystems through public-private partnerships. “The Global Cyber Forward program… Read More

January 25, 2021 @ 8:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent study carried out by the Mastercard Economics Institute revealed that the Coronavirus crisis has presented Africa with significant growth opportunities for Fintech firms. The study has noted that the industry should, this year, play a key role in promoting greater financial inclusion in… Read More

January 24, 2021 @ 10:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard has partnered with UAE-headquartered PSP Network International in order to introduce a digital platform with the goal of promoting the adoption of virtual payments across the MENA region. With this new digital platform going live this month, Network International plans to help its customers… Read More

January 13, 2021 @ 11:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Walgreens announced on Wednesday it is expanding its financial services offering in partnership with Synchrony (NYSE: SYF) and Mastercard (NYSE: MA), as part of its ongoing commitment to offer differentiated healthcare services and benefits to customers. The retailer reported that in the coming months,… Read More

January 12, 2021 @ 8:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Mastercard announced on Monday the launch of its Mastercard Trust Center. According to Mastercard, the Mastercard Trust Center helps small businesses defend their most important assets, their business and reputation, through free online access to trust cybersecurity research, education, resource, and tools. “Quite often… Read More

January 11, 2021 @ 9:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mastercard has partnered with NMI and Global Payments Inc. to launch its first live Cloud Tap on Phone pilot with independent IT services provider, Computer Engineering Group (CEG). Mastercard reported that Cloud Tap on Phone is one of its innovative next generation acceptance products, with the software hosted… Read More

December 7, 2020 @ 3:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based international money transfer platform TransferGo has teamed up with Mastercard to enable customers across 20 European countries to make international money transfers from any payment card or bank account directly to a Mastercard debit or credit card. Using Mastercard Send, TransferGo customers may now… Read More

December 7, 2020 @ 7:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  The steady growth of the global Fintech economy and Israel’s role as a key player in this nascent sector has become more prominent during the past few years. Israel’s Fintech industry is evolving into a leading hub for companies throughout the world. Fintech covers… Read More

November 30, 2020 @ 2:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Mastercard announced on Monday that it and its partners, TSYS, a Global Payments company, and Extend, have introduced a mobile virtual card solution that enables virtual corporate cards to be easily loaded into a mobile wallet for fast and secure contactless payments. According to… Read More

November 19, 2020 @ 10:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) announced on Thursday it has officially completed its acquisition of Finicity, a real-time financial data and insights access provider. Mastercard previously revealed it was in talks to acquire Finicity for $825 million, with existing Finicity shareholders having the potential for an earn-out… Read More

November 19, 2020 @ 9:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Copenhagen-based Danske Bank (CPH: DANSKE), a major retail bank with more than 5 million retail customers, has partnered with Fintech firm Zenegy in order to launch a new service that will automate the processing of payments made with corporate cards. The payment processing service will… Read More

November 17, 2020 @ 2:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

FCA authorized e-Money Institution Ziglu is celebrating its Mastercard debit card launch by announced its Christmas Charity Campaign. The company reported it is planning to donate the price of a meal to Fareshare every time a customer uses their card for their supermarket shop online and… Read More

November 17, 2020 @ 1:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mastercard announced on Tuesday it will extend the Google Pay service to cardholders across Austria, Bulgaria, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Portugal, and Romania together with its issuing partners. Mastercard reported that with Google Pay, users with eligible Android devices will be able to… Read More