Mastercard

1959 results about this entity

Period: 26 Feb 2008 - 28 Jan 2025

MasterCard brings mPOS payments to Vietnam's Ben Thanh market

MasterCard has teamed up with Vietnam's Sacombank to bring card payments to Ho Chi Minh City's iconic Ben Thanh market for the first time.

MasterCard seeks Russian processor

MasterCard is inviting Russian companies to bid for a contract to process its domestic payments as the US card giant seeks to overcome hurdles recently erected by Vladimir Putin.

MasterCard to buy India's ElectraCard Services

MasterCard has agreed to buy Indian payments processor ElectraCard Services (ECS) from Opus Software. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.

Nasdaq OMX adds MasterCard spending reports to data service

Nasdaq OMX has added MasterCard's SpendingPulse and Sector Insights reports to its global data products subscription service, providing buy-side investors with access to detailed information on consumer spending activity.

Deutsche Telekom launches NFC mobile wallet

Deutsche Telekom has unveiled an NFC mobile wallet in Germany, enabling customers to make low value contactless payments at MasterCard PayPass terminals.

MasterCard launches European incubator programme for commerce startups

MasterCard has launched an accelerator programme for European commerce-focused startups, promising to help them secure a pilot.

Visa and MasterCard face heavy price for Russian business

Visa and MasterCard will have to cough up nearly $4 billion in security deposits to Russia's central bank if they want to continue operating in the country, under a new law signed by president Vladimir Putin.

Target names DeRhodes CIO; partners MasterCard for chip and PIN

Target has hired industry veteran Bob DeRodes to overhaul its security efforts in the wake of its recent massive data breach. The retail giant has also outlined plans to incorporate MasterCard chip and PIN technology across its card portfolio.

MasterCard to buy Oz loyalty specialist Pinpoint

MasterCard has struck a deal to buy PinPoint, a provider of loyalty and rewards service to banks and merchants in Asia Pacific. Financial terms were not disclosed.

MasterCard reports contactless surge; forecasts boom in mobile payments

MasterCard is expecting an uplift in contactless transactions to lead to a revolution in mobile payments, with the card scheme currently running 50 NFC pilots across Europe.

Putin vows to build Russian rival to Visa and MasterCard

President Vladimir Putin says Russia will set up its own payments system after MasterCard and Visa cut off services to several of the country's banks in response to US sanctions.

MasterCard joins £109m Monitise share-placing

Monitise has raised around £109 million in a share-placing which sees MasterCard take a minority stake in the mobile money firm.