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Company announcement/payments

PXP Financial, Mastercard and Payall team on cross-border payments

PXP Financial, an expert in acquiring and payment processing services, has today announced a new collaboration with global technology company Mastercard and payments infrastructure provider Payall, to deliver safe, compliant and efficient cross-border payments and international money transfers.

17 March 2023

Company announcement/payments

Mastercard partners e& Egypt on digital wallet

Last week e& group and Mastercard announced a region wide strategic partnership. Building on this strategic partnership, today Etisalat by e& Egypt, a leading tech-telco operator, has partnered with Mastercard to redefine digital experience and commerce for its e-wallet, Etisalat Cash, for customers across Egypt.

17 March 2023

News/identity

Mastercard certified as digital ID provider in the UK

Mastercard has been certified under the United Kingdom’s Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework (DIATF) as an identity provider.

16 March 2023

Company announcement/payments

Checkout.com to power instant money transfers in Asia Pacific with Mastercrd Send

Checkout.com, the global payments solutions provider, and Mastercard today announced that they will make Mastercard Send™ available to more Checkout.com customers in the Asia Pacific region, starting in Australia and Hong Kong SAR later this year.

15 March 2023

Company announcement/payments

Mastercard's Dynamic Yield increases personalisation with 'Element'

Dynamic Yield, a Mastercard company, today unveiled Element, an exclusive suite of Mastercard applications and extensions integrated into Dynamic Yield’s Experience OS.

15 March 2023

Company announcement/payments

Astra Tech obtains Mastercard principal membership license

Astra Tech’s PayBy, a Central Bank-UAE licensed Fintech offering a variety of financial technology services, has achieved a significant milestone in the MENA region fintech space by becoming one of the first fintech player to obtain a Mastercard principal membership license.

14 March 2023

Company announcement/payments

UAE's Astra Tech scores Mastercard principal membership

Astra Tech's PayBy, a Central Bank-UAE licensed Fintech offering a variety of financial technology services, has achieved a significant milestone in the MENA region fintech space by becoming one of the first fintech player to obtain a Mastercard principal membership license.

13 March 2023

News/payments

Card firms pause work on code for tracking firearm purchases

Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover have paused work on a new merchant category code for American gun merchants, citing pushback from Republican lawmakers.

10 March 2023

Company announcement/payments

Diamond Trust Bank to issue payments cards to fintechs in Kenya

Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) and global technology company Mastercard today announced a strategic agreement that will enable the bank to provide payment cards to tech-enabled companies including fintechs in Kenya.

09 March 2023

News/identity

LSEG signs for Mastercard Open Banking tech

London Stock Exchange Group-owned Giact has enlisted Mastercard's Open Banking capabilities to provide a secure account verification offering for its customers.

08 March 2023

Event/wholesale

On-Demand Webinar - Embedded Finance: A marketplace differentiator for banks

Watch our on-demand webinar with OpenText, as our panel of industry experts explore the journey towards an embedded ecosystem.

Speakers from: Mastercard, OpenText, JP Morgan, UBS Switzerland AG

07 March 2023 682

Company announcement/payments

Mastercard brings Google Pay to Kuwait

Mastercard, a leading technology company in the global payments industry, has collaborated with Google to launch Google Pay in Kuwait, strengthening digital payment capabilities in the country.

02 March 2023