Mastercard

2003 results about this entity

Period: 26 Feb 2008 - 16 Apr 2025

Expedia gets Masterpass

Mastercard today announced that travelers now have more options to simply and securely complete their hotel, flight, and cruise reservations on Expedia.com, Orbitz and Travelocity with Masterpass.

French retailers and banks begin roll out of universal mobile app

French retailer Carrefour is to begin the roll out of LyfPay, a new mobile app resulting from the merger of BNP Paribas-backed Wa! and Credit Mutuel's Fivory, which will enable customers to make instore and online payments with a single movement, send P2P money transfers, settle invoices and use loyalty points and coupons.

Mastercard partners Verifone and Global Payments to speed up EMV transactions

Mastercard is joining forces with payments industry leaders to enhance and expedite the consumer checkout experience leveraging the company’s M/Chip Fast technology. M/Chip Fast prioritizes the parts of a transaction critical to security to speed chip checkout times.

Card networks bring standardised QR codes to Thailand

Mastercard, UnionPay International and Visa have introduced a standardised QR code for payments by mobile phone at merchant locations across Thailand.

Mastercard closes VocaLink deal

Today, Mastercard announced the completion of its acquisition of Vocalink, a leader in bank account-based payments.

Tencent and Mastercard join $13m Airwallex funding round

Australian cross-border payments firm Airwallex has raised US$13 million in a Series A funding round led by Chinese Internet giant Tencent and joined by Mastercard.

Mastercard CIO McLaughlin moves up the ranks; appointed to president, ops and tech

Mastercard today announced the appointment of Ed McLaughlin to president, Operations and Technology, effective May 1, 2017.

The consumer landscape has totally transformed

Raja Rajamannar, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, Mastercard, explains how digital is affecting the way we pay and what companies need to do to keep up with the changes.

Getting girls involved in tech

Rose Beaumont, Senior Vice President of Communications, Mastercard Europe, speaks about the importance of STEM and encouraging school-age girls to get involved in tech.

South Africa gives the thumbs up to biometric cards

Mastercard is preparing to roll out biometric cards combining chip technology with fingerprints after getting the thumbs up from early-stage trials in South Africa.

Law firms Collyer Bristow and Augusta join forces for interchange fee damages claim

Law firm Collyer Bristow is collaborating with Augusta, a leading litigation funder in the SME market, to back a multi-million pound claim against MasterCard and Visa over their use of multilateral interchange fees (MIFs).

Mastercard bids to banish notes and coins from vending machines with Masterpass

Mastercard today will make creased dollar bills and spare coins a thing of the past at vending machines.