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Mastercard expands consulting services with AI and Economics practices

Mastercard today announced the expansion of its consulting business with the launch of new practices dedicated to artificial intelligence and economics, to help clients across all industries rapidly and responsibly advance the use of AI and address ever shifting macro-economic forces and consumer preferences.

23 October 2023

Company announcement/security

Mastercard targets ‘friendly’ fraud to protect small businesses and merchants

Mastercard has announced its First-Party Trust program, with AI-powered insights, to combat the surging trend in first-party or 'friendly' fraud, where genuine transactions are mistakenly or intentionally challenged by cardholders.

23 October 2023

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The Future of Digital Banking in North America 2024

23 October 2023 741 downloads

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JP Morgan’s Pay-by-Bank product goes live

JP Morgan and Mastercard have announced the launch of their Pay-by-Bank solution, giving billers the ability to allow their customers to pay bills directly from their bank account, using traditional ACH banking rails.

20 October 2023

Company announcement/payments

Mastercard and Remitly join forces to expand access to cross-border payments

Mastercard and Remitly Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: RELY) (“Remitly”), a leading digital financial services provider for immigrants and their families, today announced they’ve joined forces to expand access to cross-border payments and remittances.

19 October 2023

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Fed expected to lower debit card fee cap

The Federal Reserve is expected to propose lowering the debit interchange fees banks can charge merchants.

19 October 2023

Company announcement/payments

Pemos teams with Mastercard to fuel UAE’s SME sector

Mastercard and Pemo, a UAE-based fintech startup that supports businesses across the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan (MENAP), have initiated a strategic partnership to promote cashless, flexible expense management for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in the UAE.

19 October 2023

Company announcement/payments

Mastercard uses AI to sharpen payment resiliency

With the relentless demand on banks to maintain consumer trust in an ever-evolving payments landscape, Mastercard has launched a new suite of enhanced solutions using game-changing AI to help them make good on the promise of ‘always-on’ payments.

19 October 2023

News/payments

Mastercard inks open banking deals with Worldpay and Zip

Mastercard is stepping up its open banking activity through partnerships with merchant solutions business Worldpay and BNPL firm Zip.

19 October 2023

Company announcement/security

Cyber Monks opens cyber security shopping mall in partnership with Mastercard

Cyber Monks, a well-established managed security services distributor, has joined forces with Mastercard to launch the first cyber marketplace aiming to simplify the acquisition of cybersecurity solutions, ensuring that they are tailored to address the unique challenges faced by small and medium-sized enterprises.

17 October 2023

News/security

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