Mastercard

1892 results about this entity

Period: 26 Feb 2008 - 17 Sep 2024

Startupbootcamp launches fintech accelerator programme

Europe's Startupbootcamp has opened a three-month fintech accelerator programme with support from multiple corporations, including Lloyds, Rabobank and MasterCard.

GCHQ launched DDoS attack against Anonymous members

British spy agency GCHQ ran denial-of-service attacks against chat rooms in a bid to disrupt efforts by the Anonymous and LulzSec collective to run their own DDoS campaigns against firms including PayPal and Visa, documents taken by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden reveal.

EMVCo to hammer out specifications for tokens at the digital checkout

The card scheme-owned EMVCo standards body is beginning work on specifications for the use of digital tokens - rather than account numbers - for online and mobile transactions.

Retailers file interchange settlement appeal

The National Retail Federation has filed an appeal of the $5.7 billion settlement with Visa and MasterCard over credit card swipe fees green-lighted by a judge last month.

Nordic banks sign up for MasterPass

Nordea, SEB and Swedbank are to launch digital wallets for consumer online shopping using the MasterPass platform from MasterCard.

MasterCard takes controlling interest in remittances joint venture

MasterCard has taken a controlling stake in the HomeSend mobile cross-border remittance service offered by eServGlobal and Bics.

MasterCard Big Data division to build restaurant reviews site built on customer payment data

MasterCard is looking to mine its trove of customer card payment data to build a site which will provide global travellers with a ranking of popular restaurant destinations in cities worldwide.

Retailers say they will fight on as US court approves class action interchange settlement

US retailers have vowed to fight a US District Court ruling in favour of a $5.7 billion settlement with Visa and MasterCard over credit card swipe fees.

MasterCard begins recruitment campaign for New York innovation lab

MasterCard is advertising for software engineers graduating in 2014 to work in a new mobile e-commerce technology lab in New York City.

CommBank and Westpac to put Australia at forefront of Mobile NFC wave

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has released a mobile NFC-based payments application for Samsung handsets, just ahead of rival bank Westpac, which has abandoned plans for sticker-based payments in favour of a fully-fledged mobile roll-out early next year.

Google Wallet gets physical card companion

Google Wallet is finally getting a companion physical pre-paid debit card as it shifts ever further away from its NFC roots.

MasterCard and Intel tap NXP for contactless e-commerce payments

Intel is embedding computers with NXP NFC technology so that online shoppers can pay with a tap of their MasterCard contactless card or mobile phone.