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ADCB introduces the region’s first Mastercard Carbon Calculator

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) has partnered with Mastercard to introduce the Mastercard Carbon Calculator in the Middle East.

08 December 2023

Company announcement/payments

Emburse selects Mastercard as payment network

Emburse, a leader in travel and expense (T&E) management, today announced Mastercard as the new payments network for Emburse Cards.

07 December 2023

News/payments

Samsung pushes mobile wallet take-up with Mastercard partnership

Samsung is joining Mastercard's new Wallet Express programme, making it easier for banks and card issuers in the UK to offer their customers the electronic giant's own multi-faceted mobile wallet offering.

07 December 2023

Company announcement/payments

Brim Financial embeds Mastercard open banking capabilities

Brim Financial, one of the fastest growing Credit-Card-as-a-Service companies, today announced a strategic partnership with Mastercard, designed to power innovation in credit card platforms in the U.S. Brim will also embed Mastercard’s open banking capabilities across its end-to-end platform.

06 December 2023

Company announcement/payments

Conferma Pay and Mastercard team on mobile virtual payments

Conferma Pay and Mastercard have expanded their partnership to enable mobile virtual card payments. Mastercard’s commercial bank clients that are enrolled with select digital wallet providers will now be able to offer the convenience of contactless virtual card payments to their corporate customers using Conferma Pay.

06 December 2023

Company announcement/inclusion

Mastercard enters multi-year embedded finance pact with Neem in Pakistan

Neem, a leading embedded finance platform in Pakistan, has entered a multifaceted partnership with Mastercard, a global technology company in the payments industry.

06 December 2023

Company announcement/payments

Mastercard and MDP team up in Middle East and Africa

Mastercard and MDP, a modern payment processing powerhouse, have joined forces to revolutionize the payments ecosystem for banks and non-financial institutions (non-FIs) in the Middle East and Africa region.

04 December 2023

News/startups

Mastercard welcomes latest Start Path in Solidarity programme participants

Mastercard has added five early-stage startups founded by women and people of colour to its Start Path in Solidarity programme.

04 December 2023

News/retail

Mastercard launches GenAI retail assistant

Mastercard has unveiled a generative AI retail assistant tool that offers shoppers tailored product recommendations.

01 December 2023

News/payments

Mastercard joins $65m funding round for Paysend

Mastercard has made a strategic investment in Paysend as part of a $65 million funding round for the UK-based international money transfer player.

29 November 2023

Company announcement/payments

Digiseq receives Mastercard approval for pre-certified concentric ring inlay

DIGISEQ Ltd, the wearable payment tech pioneer, has received Mastercard certification for a world-first pre-certified concentric ring inlay, opening up the market for small independents and large brands to quickly and effectively launch payment rings within their collections.

28 November 2023

News/regulation

Mastercard gets green light for domestic payments processing in China

Mastercard has finally secured formal approval to begin domestic payment processing in China, enabling the US firm to issue yuan-denominated banks cards in the country.

21 November 2023