Mastercard

2009 results about this entity

Period: 26 Feb 2008 - 01 May 2025

Deutsche Telekom and MasterCard form European m-payments partnership

Mobile network operator Deutsche Telekom has formed a Europe-wide partnership with MasterCard that will see the pair push contactless mobile payments to tens of millions of people.

AmEx jumps aboard US EMV train

Following in the footsteps of Visa, MasterCard and Discover, American Express has set out a timetable for its US abandonment of mag-stripe cards in favour of EMV chip technology.

Hacktivist claims to dump Visa and MasterCard customer info

A self-described 'hacktivist' has leaked what he claims is the personal information, including names and addresses, of Visa and MasterCard customers.

Asap TP unveils Hong Kong mobile wallet

Asap Transaction Processing Corp Limited (Asap TP) has teamed up with MasterCard to launch what it claims to be Hong Kong's first contactless mobile wallet.

Russian bank issues Angry Birds card

Game developer Rovio is spreading its wings, teaming up with Russia's Promsvyazbank on an Angry Birds branded debit card.

MasterCard loses court challenge to EC interchange ruling

An EU court has dismissed MasterCard's challenge against a European Commission ruling that the firm's cross-border interchange fees violated competition law.

Standard Bank issues dual-function transit-ticketing and debit card

South Africa's Standard Bank has issued a multifunction payments card, offering pre-paid transit ticketing alongside contactless debit card functionality.

Canada opens inquisition into card fees

Canadian anti-trust chiefs have fired the opening salvos in a Competition Tribunal hearing into the fees imposed on retailers by Visa and MasterCard.

MasterCard unveils digital wallet and open API

MasterCard has unveiled a digital wallet enabling users to make purchases in-store, online and through their mobile phones.

Global Payments taken off PCI lists over data breach

Global Payments has confirmed that "some card brands" have removed it from their lists of PCI compliant processors over a data breach affecting up to 1.5 million people.

MasterCard moves in on daily deals market

MasterCard is moving in on the daily deals market through an initial partnership with deal aggregation and syndication outfit Local Offer Network.

Nokia launches Windows-based NFC phone

Nokia has unveiled its first Windows-based NFC-enabled handset in Europe, securing contactless payments certification from both Visa and MasterCard for the device.