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Company announcement/inclusion

Fasset teams with Mastercard to drive digital payments for Indonesian underbanked

Fasset Technologies Limited (“Fasset”), a global digital asset gateway in the Middle East, today announced a collaboration with global payments technology company, Mastercard, to expand financial capabilities in Indonesia and create economic opportunities for the underserved segment.

14 July 2022

Company announcement/startups

Seven startups join Mastercard Start Path program

Mastercard is expanding its award-winning Start Path startup engagement program to include seven early and late-stage startups hailing from the United States, Canada and Latin America.

14 July 2022

News/payments

UK politicians quiz Visa and Mastercard on card fee increases

An influential committee of UK MPs has written to Visa and Mastercard requesting a justification for recent increases in card transaction fees.

14 July 2022

Company announcement/payments

Mastercard targets Canadian not-for-profits with Changeworks

Today, Mastercard launched Changeworks™, a social-impact program that helps Canada’s not-for-profits harness the power of technology and data to create positive change.

13 July 2022

News/inclusion

British woman develops card for people living with dementia

A British woman, with the backing of Mastercard, has developed a flexible debit card and app designed to help people living with dementia, and their families, manage their money and spending.

13 July 2022

Company announcement/people

Mastercard releases WhereToStay platform to aid Ukrainian refugees

Mastercard launches GdzieZamieszkac.com - an online platform which, basing on data on average housing costs and average wages from Central Statistical Office (Główny Urząd Statystyczny), aggregated with spending trends of everyday purchases, from Mastercard, determine the approximate cost of living in various cities, towns and regions of the country. Thanks to this, Ukrainian refugees looking for a place to live, can find the optimal location in terms of their family situation and budget.

08 July 2022

News/payments

Paytrail and Mastercard hit monthly open banking milestone

Paytrail and Mastercard’s partnership through Aiia - an open banking platform, is now enabling more than one million open banking payments each month.

04 July 2022

News/inclusion

57% consumers believe corporations should respect their gender identity - Mastercard

New research from Mastercard details discrimination of non-binary individuals in their financial experiences.

01 July 2022

Company announcement/payments

New PayPal cashback business credit card launches for US small businesses

The new PayPal Business Cashback Mastercard® is among the industry’s leading cashback business credit cards with no annual fee and 2% cashback on all purchases with no limit to the cashback that can be earned - helping small business owners get rewarded as they make business purchases.

28 June 2022

News/inclusion

Mastercard’s The Belle Block to empower women and non-binary to use Web 3.0

Mastercard brings inclusivity to the forefront by announcing the launch of The Belle Block, an industry group to focus on empowering women and non-binary individuals to use Web 3.0 technology and cryptocurrency.

24 June 2022

Company announcement/retail

Spire partners with Mastercard to simplify digital banking

Spire, a leading GCC Open Banking services provider, has announced a strategic partnership with Mastercard, a technology leader in the global payments industry. The collaboration will help banks revolutionise consumer engagement and enhance user experiences in the region by integrating Spire “Ingage” and Mastercard’s Merchant Identifier solution.

24 June 2022

Company announcement/retail

Mastercard expands travel suite

The long-awaited return to travel appears on course. According to the Mastercard Economics Institute1, if flight booking trends continue at the current pace, an estimated 1.5 billion more passengers globally will fly in 2022 compared to last year — and tourists are spending 34% more on experiences than before the pandemic.

23 June 2022