Mastercard

1892 results about this entity

Period: 26 Feb 2008 - 17 Sep 2024

US retail federation threatens legal action over $7.25bn interchange settlement

America's National Retail Federation (NRF) says it will go to court to block a $7.25 billion class action settlement with Visa and MasterCard over credit card interchange fees.

DeviceFidelity brings NFC-enabled iPhone pre-paid wallet to Europe

US vendor DeviceFidelity has teamed up with Vincento Payment Solutions and MasterCard to launch its NFC pre-paid mobile wallet app for the iPhone in Europe, beginning with the UK.

MasterCard buys loyalty rewards specialist Truaxis

MasterCard has acquired Truaxis, a US firm that provides credit and debit card-linked offers to consumers through merchants and banks. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

MasterCard enters Myanmar with bank licensing deal

MasterCard has become the first international payments network to issue a license to a Myanmar bank, paving the way for branded cards to be issued and accepted in the country for the first time.

MasterCard and Everything Everywhere ink 5-year m-payments deal

MasterCard has struck a five year deal with Everything Everywhere to build a mobile and digital payments system for the telco giant's 27 million UK customers.

Singapore telcos launch NFC mobile wallets

Singapore wireless operators SingTel and M1 have both launched mobile contactless payments services, enabling customers to make purchases by tapping their handsets at the point of sale.

BitInstant confirms Bitcoin card plans

Virtual currency transfer provider BitInstant has confirmed that it intends to launch a Bitcoin debit card within the next two months, despite MasterCard recently denying its involvement in the project.

Visa looks to Myanmar

Visa is working with banks in Myanmar to help build the country's electronic payments infrastructure as it opens up to the rest of the world.

Google Wallet moves to the cloud to support all credit and debit cards

Google is bidding to breathe new life into its stuttering mobile wallet platform by launching a cloud-based version of the app that can be linked to Visa, American Express and Discover cards.

EC goes after Visa Europe on credit card interchange fees

The European Commission says Visa Europe's cross-border credit card interchange fees restrict competition between banks and infringe antitrust rules.

South Africa enlists MasterCard to distribute welfare through biometric debit cards

The South African government has called in MasterCard to help it distribute welfare benefits to millions of people through biometric debit cards.

IZettle forced to stop accepting Visa payments in Denmark, Finland and Norway

Swedish start-up iZettle, which provides technology that turns mobile phones into payment terminals, has been forced to stop processing Visa card transactions in Denmark, Finland and Norway.