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Mastercard poaches Goldman Sachs transaction banking IT lead as head of B2B

Mastercard has appointed Goldman Sachs' head of digital for transaction banking Chad Wallace as executive vice president for B2B Solutions.

01 April 2022

Company announcement/people

Mastercard names Chad Wallace EVP, B2B solutions

Mastercard today announced that Chad Wallace has joined the company’s Global Product and Engineering organization as Executive Vice President of B2B Solutions and a member of the company’s Management Committee.

31 March 2022

Company announcement/payments

Tricount, Aion Bank and Mastercard join efforts to transform shared expense management

Tricount, a leading pioneer in group expense management, Aion Bank, a European licensed digital bank and Vodeno, a cloud-native Banking-as-a-Service provider, have partnered to launch Tricount’s new service, which allows its users to reimburse expenses in its app through a one-click bank transfer.

30 March 2022

Company announcement/payments

Mastercard partners with Bank Alfalah for market-first launch of Tap on Phone in Pakistan

Mastercard and Bank Alfalah have entered into a strategic partnership to empower businesses in Pakistan through the launch of two of Mastercard’s market-leading solutions powered by Mastercard Payment Gateway Services – Tap on Phone and Simplify Commerce – leveraging the power of technology to catalyze success and boost financial inclusion for businesses across the market, with a special focus on small enterprises.

29 March 2022

Company announcement/security

Temenos embeds Mastercard's Request to Pay software

Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the cloud banking platform, today announced a collaboration with Mastercard, a leading global technology company in the payments industry, that will help banks to accelerate their introduction of Request to Pay services in the UK.

29 March 2022

Company announcement/payments

Wells Fargo to be official issuer of Bilt Mastercard rewards card

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) today announces a new strategic partnership with Bilt Rewards, the leading loyalty program for renters, and Mastercard® to become the official issuer for the Bilt Mastercard.

28 March 2022

News/payments

Mastercard rolls out open banking payments tools

Mastercard has unveiled a pair of open banking tools designed to improve predictability and transparency in digital account-to-account payments for merchants.

23 March 2022

Company announcement/payments

GPS extends relationship with Mastercard

Global Processing Services (“GPS”), a leading global payment technology platform, today announced a new strategic partnership with Mastercard.

23 March 2022

News/payments

NatWest hops aboard BNPL bandwagon

NatWest is to enter the UK's crowded buy now, pay later space this summer, promising to put safeguards in place to ensure responsible lending.

22 March 2022

Company announcement/payments

Ukheshe processes first live instant payments in MEA with Mastercard Track Instant Pay

The first businesses in the Middle East and Africa region have started to experience the seamless ease of Mastercard’s Track Instant Pay solution, in partnership with leading pan-African fintech enablement partner, Ukheshe Technologies.

22 March 2022

News/payments

Mastercard partners HSBC to bring new B2B payments option to the UK

Mastercard has partnered HSBC to launch a product in the UK that allows businesses to use their commercial card programme to make payments to any supplier, regardless of whether the supplier accepts card payments.

21 March 2022

Company announcement/payments

Mastercard adds BNPL partners

Mastercard today announced a growing list of leading partners, including BNPL specialists and globally recognized brands, further expanding Mastercard Installments, the unique BNPL program that delivers greater choice at checkout, both in-store and online.

18 March 2022