Mastercard

1892 results about this entity

Period: 26 Feb 2008 - 17 Sep 2024

A global standard for mass transit in the card

MasterCard and Transport for London talk about launching a contactless travel card in 2012 and the future for Oyster in London.

Garanti Bank rolls out first NFC payments service in Turkey

MasterCard, Garanti Bank, Gemalto, and Turkish mobile phone provider Avea will go live with a so-called 'BeaverTail' NFC antenna-equipped SIM card mobile payment service in Turkey on Wednesday, 8 December.

Visa and MasterCard cut off payments to WikiLeaks; Assange remanded in custody

The persecution of the WikiLeaks whistle-blowing Website continues, as founder Julian Assange is arrested by UK police and MasterCard and Visa join PayPal in cutting off donations to the operation.

Cornèr Bank first in the world to issue Visa CodeSure cards

Cornèr Bank of Zurich is to be the the world's first issuer of the Visa CodeSure payment card, which includes an integrated PIN pad to generate one-time-use security code for secure online payments.

McDonald's and 7-Eleven go contactless in Australia

Contactless cards acceptance in Australia has been boosted by news that Visa and MasterCard have both signed major retailers to the technology.

Amex spends $150m on CNP fraud prevention firm Accertify

American Express has agreed to pay around $150 million for Accertify, a provider of card-not-present (CNP) fraud protection technology.

MBNA and Virgin Money embark on UK contactless card roll outs

Bank of America's card unit MBNA and Virgin Money have both committed to rolling out contactless credit cards to millions of UK customers over the next two years.

Taiwan's Bank SinoPac issues credit cards with digital display

Bank SinoPac in Taiwan has issued the first MasterCard credit card incorporating a digital display for one-time-password authentication.

Over one billion EMV cards now active

Over a third of the world's payments cards - around one billion - are now EMV with two thirds of terminals - 15.4 million - also on the standard designed to secure transactions at the point-of-sale.

Visa and MasterCard near antitrust settlement - WSJ

The US Justice Department is set to settle an antitrust probe into card processing fees with Visa and MasterCard, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Visa in NY and LA contactless transit deals

Visa is trialling its contactless payWave payments technology for public transport services in New York and Los Angeles.

US files WTO case against China over access to card market

Following lobbying from Visa, the United States has filed a World Trade Organisation (WTO) complaint against China over the treatment of US suppliers of electronic payment services.