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NatWest enrolls debit cards in Mastercard's Click to Pay

NatWest has become the first UK bank to enable Mastercard's Click to Pay for all of its customers.

12 October 2023

Company announcement/crypto

Mastercard demonstrates interoperable CBDC for Web3 commerce in RBA pilot

Mastercard today announced that it has successfully demonstrated capabilities of a new solution that enables CBDCs to be tokenised (or “wrapped”) onto different blockchains, providing consumers with a new option to participate in commerce across multiple blockchains with increased security and ease.

12 October 2023

Company announcement/people

Mastercard offers digital and data apprenticeships to employees

Mastercard has launched new apprenticeships to help its employees learn new skills, improve career development opportunities, and support diversity across its business.

06 October 2023

Company announcement/payments

Saudi National Bank and Mastercard launch Champions League cards

The Saudi National Bank (SNB), and Mastercard, the official sponsor of the UEFA Champions League, have partnered to launch the UEFA Champions League card portfolio, the first of its kind in the Kingdom, offering cashback credit card and prepaid card without annual fees.

06 October 2023

Company announcement/payments

Mastercard teams with Instacart and Peacock to expand consumer rewards

Today, every Mastercard cardholder in the U.S. has access to valuable benefits, including critical safety, security and identity protections. As the cost of everyday necessities like groceries and gas continues to rise, access to the billions of dollars in rewards and benefits that Mastercard provides is more important than ever.

06 October 2023

Company announcement/payments

Galileo expands BNPL coverage with Mastercard partnership

Galileo Financial Technologies, LLC, a leading financial technology company owned and operated independently by SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFI), announced today that its Galileo Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) offering is now available for lenders to offer it as a service for their small business clients (SMBs).*

05 October 2023

Company announcement/people

Mastercard names former head of GCHQ as senior advisor

Mastercard today named Sir Jeremy Fleming as senior advisor.

05 October 2023

Finextra TV/Sibos

Enhancing Digital Payments for Evolving Consumer Needs

At Sibos 2023, Jorn Lambert, Chief Digital Officer, Mastercard, discusses how payment experiences can be shaped to meet evolving consumer demands.

02 October 2023

Finextra TV/Sibos

Accelerating the digitalisation of remittances

At Sibos 2023, Rasika Raina, Senior Vice President, Strategy and Solutioning, Transfer Solutions, Mastercard, discusses the current stage of digitalisation in remittances, its impact on advancing G20 targets, and the utilisation of inclusive technologies.

02 October 2023

Finextra TV/Sibos

The Future of Treasury

At Sibos 2023, Brooke DiNatale, Senior Vice President and Head of Product for Global Treasury Solutions, Mastercard, looks ahead to what the experience of the treasurer will be in the next 5-10 years, considering key drivers in the current market, evolving ESG goals and emerging technologies.

29 September 2023

Finextra TV/Sibos

Shaping the Next Generation of Real-Time Payments

At Sibos 2023, Peter Reynolds, Executive Vice President, Real Time Payments, Mastercard, discusses how interoperability and innovations are fuelling the future of real-time payments.

27 September 2023

Company announcement/people

Mastercard joins with Rochester Institute of Technology in Dubai to foster nex-gen AI talent

With AI playing an increasingly transformational role across our lives, Mastercard and the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in Dubai have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to foster talent in the region and advance AI innovation globally.

27 September 2023