Mastercard

1959 results about this entity

Period: 26 Feb 2008 - 28 Jan 2025

Visa Europe denies blocking payments to VPN providers

MasterCard and Visa have moved to prevent virtual private network (VPN) providers from accepting card payments, according to Swedish firm Payson. However, Visa Europe insists it has not been involved "in this matter in any way".

MasterCard Canada plans app developer challenge

MasterCard is inviting Canadian coders to participate in a two-day developer challenge, building payments-related apps for cash prizes.

Visa and MasterCard face another interchange suit

A collection of around 30 retailers, including Amazon and 7-Eleven, have filed a lawsuit against Visa and MasterCard in the latest twist of the ongoing battle between card schemes and US merchants over interchange fees.

MasterCard aims to Simplify Commerce for smaller merchants

MasterCard is rolling out a series of APIs and software development kits designed to make it easier for small businesses to accept e-commerce and mobile payments.

MasterCard and EBC unveil Egyptian mobile payments gateway

MasterCard has teamed up with the National Bank of Egypt (NBE) and telco Etisalat to launch what it claims is the first ever Arabic mobile money service.

QNB targets jet-set with diamond-embedded credit card

Qatar National Bank has teamed up with MasterCard to launch a diamond-embedded credit card to "meet the lifestyle needs" of its super-rich customers.

MasterCard readies smart cards for Iraqi welfare reforms

MasterCard is partnering with the UN World Food Programme (WPF) to promote the use of smart cards for the distribution of welfare benefits such as healthcare and education credits and food vouchers in Iraq.

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

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 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 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 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.