Mastercard

1892 results about this entity

Period: 26 Feb 2008 - 17 Sep 2024

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MasterCard makes contactless push in Japan

MasterCard makes contactless push in Japan

MasterCard is to expand its PayPass footprint in Japan with a pledge to deploy 410,000 contactless terminals throughout the country over the next three years.

China stops MasterCard processing renminbi transactions

China stops MasterCard processing renminbi transactions

The Chinese central bank has moved to prevent MasterCard from processing credit card payments in renminbi, according to the Financial Times.

MasterCard and Chunghwa Telecom team on Taiwan mobile NFC payments

MasterCard and Chunghwa Telecom team on Taiwan mobile NFC payments

MasterCard has begun working with Chunghwa Telecom and Cathay United Bank on a mobile NFC payments service in Taiwan.

Visa and MasterCard sue swipe fee settlement refuseniks

Visa and MasterCard sue swipe fee settlement refuseniks

Visa and MasterCard have issued a retaliatory law-suit aginst trade associations and retailers that have rejected a $7.2 billion class action interchange settlement.

Visa to cut cross-border credit card fees in EU

Visa to cut cross-border credit card fees in EU

Visa Europe has pledged to significantly cut its interbank fees for cross-border credit card payments and reform its rules following an anti-trust investigation by the European Commission.

Nigeria to roll out multi-purpose national ID and payment cards

Nigeria to roll out multi-purpose national ID and payment cards

The Nigerian government has commenced the roll out of 13 million MasterCard-branded National Identity Smart Cards with biometric and electronic payment capability as a pilot programme.

MasterCard makes headway in social media monitoring

MasterCard makes headway in social media monitoring

MasterCard is reporting positive results from a year-long global social media monitoring campaign, tapping into conversations across 43 markets worldwide to gain insights and drive its business strategy.

Dortmunder Volksbank introduces contactless mobile payments

Dortmunder Volksbank introduces contactless mobile payments

German cooperative bank Dortmunder Volksbank is introducing a contactless mobile payments system that taps Telefónica's O2Wallet.

Icelandic court orders Valitor to process WikiLeaks donations

Icelandic court orders Valitor to process WikiLeaks donations

Iceland's Supreme Court has ordered local card acquiring outfit Valitor to start processing payments for whistleblowing Web site WikiLeaks within 15 days or face daily fines of nearly $7000.

EC launches competition investigation into MasterCard inter-bank fees

EC launches competition investigation into MasterCard inter-bank fees

The European Commission has launched a new antitrust probe into the inter-bank fees MasterCard charges for processing transactions.

Payleven gets FSA authorisation

Payleven gets FSA authorisation

Payleven, one of several European firms hawking an app and dongle-based system for turning smartphones into card readers, has been fully authorised by the UK's Financial Services Authority as a payment institution.

Europeans wary of dirty cash

Europeans wary of dirty cash

Europeans believe cash to be worn out, dirty and riddled with bacteria, according to a MasterCard survey which found that more than half of respondents think that notes and coins are the least hygienic item they come into contact with in their day-to-day lives.

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