Mastercard

1959 results about this entity

Period: 26 Feb 2008 - 28 Jan 2025

China to end UnionPay card clearing monopoly

China is finally preparing to put an end to China UnionPay's monopoly on clearing bank card transactions in a move that could open up a huge market to Visa and MasterCard.

MasterCard launches Nearby App for Apple Pay

Consumers around the United States are loading credit and debit cards from Bank of America, Capital One, Citi and Wells Fargo onto their iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus for use with Apple Pay. One of the first questions being asked is, “Where can I use it?” MasterCard has the answer – MasterCard Nearby.

MasterCard raises the stakes for Money20/20 hackathon

MasterCard has raised the stakes for developers participating in the Money20/20 hackathon by chucking in a VIP Las Vegas experience and six-month access to its Startpath incubator programme for the winning team.

MasterCard invests in Mozido

US mobile payment outfit Mozido has completed the first phase of a $400 million funding round with support from MasterCard as it looks to expand its geographical footprint through a series of strategic acquisitions.

MasterCard appoints Khan to lead Islamic payments business in South East Asia

MasterCard today announced that it has appointed Safdar Khan to lead its growing Islamic payments business in Southeast Asia with immediate effect.

MasterCard offers free WiFi to cardholders visiting the UK

MasterCard has partnered with BSkyB-owned The Cloud to offer cardholders visiting Britain free access to more than 22,000 WiFi hotspots.

What are consumers spending on?

Sarah Quinlan, senior vice president, market insights, MasterCard Advisors, talks about trends in the spending pulse review and what has surprised her in the report.

Identifying opportunities in digital evolution

Ted Iacobuzio, vice president - global insights, MasterCard, explains the digital evolution index, how it helps to segment markets, identify opportunities and the metrics it uses.

The opportunity in mobile payments

Jason Lane, group executive, European market development, MasterCard, speaks about key developments in payments technology, opportunity of the internet and what's next for the payments industry.

Half of US POS terminals to accept chip cards by end of 2015

Nearly half of US merchant terminals will accept EMV chip card payments by the end of next year, according to a trade body set up to push the migration from magstripe plastic.

MasterCard looks to bust contactless transaction limits with fingerprint cards

MasterCard has partnered with Norwegian firm Zwipe to launch a contactless payment card with built-in fingerprint sensor.

An assessment of the retail sector

Catharina Eklof, senior vice president, global merchant & acceptance development and Ling Hai, president, enterprise development at MasterCard provide their assessment of the retail industry and how its relationships with merchants are changing.