Mastercard

1998 results about this entity

Period: 26 Feb 2008 - 04 Apr 2025

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.

Global Payments breach affects up to 1.5m cardholders

US transaction processor Global Payments says that "less than 1,500,000 card numbers may have been exported" as a result of a systems breach.

Global Payments hit by 'massive' breach

Visa and MasterCard are warning banks that a US credit card processor has suffered a major security breach that may have compromised the data of millions of people, according to the KrebsonSecurity blog.

MasterCard releases new e-commerce fraud detection tool

MasterCard has developed a service that provides online merchants with a predictive fraud score for card-not-present sales in real time to measure the likelihood that a transaction is crooked.

Discover joins US EMV bandwagon

Discover Financial Services has fallen in line behind larger rivals Visa and MasterCard, setting out a timetable for the US abandonment of mag-stripe cards in favour of EMV chip technology

Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon to lead m-payments gold-rush?

Technology giants such as Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon are well positioned to cash in on the upcoming mobile payments bonanza thanks to their reputation for innovation but still have trust and privacy-related hurdles to overcome if they are to convince Americans to pick them over more traditional financial services providers, according to a report from Javelin Strategy & Research.

Qatar gets SIM and sticker-based contactless m-payments

Qatar National Bank (QNB) and local telco Qtel have launched a contactless mobile payments service, offering customers the choice of MasterCard PayPass-enabled SIM cards or stickers.

Banco Santander unveils NFC m-payments service with Visa and MasterCard support

Banco Santander and Orange are trialling a contactless mobile payments service that works with both Visa and MasterCard accounts.

Boku goes after the high street with new mobile wallet service

Boku has unveiled a platform that lets customers make online and contactless in-store point-of-sale payments through their mobile network operator.

MasterCard targets underbanked with mobile money partnership programme

MasterCard has launched a mobile money partnership programme designed to bring financial services to underbanked people in developing markets.

MasterCard to open Dublin tech office, creating 130 jobs

MasterCard is set to open a global technologies office in Dublin, creating 130 jobs in the Republic of Ireland's capital.

MasterCard agrees online payments security deal with Silver Tail Systems

MasterCard has forged an exclusive deal with Silver Tail Systems to provide Web merchants with better tools for detecting online shopping fraud.