Mastercard

1959 results about this entity

Period: 26 Feb 2008 - 28 Jan 2025

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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.

Digital wallet fee on PayPal 'appropriate' - Visa CEO

Digital wallet fee on PayPal 'appropriate' - Visa CEO

Visa chief executive Charlie Scharf has indicated that he will follow the lead of rival MasterCard and introduce a 'digital wallet' fee on firms such as PayPal.

US debit networks back Discover application for common chip spec

US debit networks back Discover application for common chip spec

Discover has won the support of ten debit networks to provide a common debit application identifier for the US migration to EMV Chip and PIN.

EBay shares slide as MasterCard threatens PayPal with new fees

EBay shares slide as MasterCard threatens PayPal with new fees

Shares in eBay fell to a 2013 low yesterday amidst concerns that the online auction house's PayPal unit could be hit by MasterCard's plan to introduce a new 'digital wallet' fee.

Intuit launches UK chip and PIN mobile card reader

Intuit launches UK chip and PIN mobile card reader

Wading into a crowded UK market, Intuit has launched its app and chip and PIN dongle system for turning mobile phones into card payment terminals.

Dutch retailers get cashless 'thank you'

Dutch retailers get cashless 'thank you'

In a bid to co-opt retailers to their mission to kill cash, a group of Dutch banks and MasterCard recently held a special musical, cashless 'thank you' event for the country's shop workers.

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