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Company announcement/payments

Secure Trust Bank partners Mastercard for open banking payments

Secure Trust Bank has partnered with Mastercard to offer customers more choice and convenience through open banking to repay retail finance.

16 December 2022

News/inclusion

Mastercard partners DFC to boost digitisation and financial inclusion in Africa

Mastercard is working with the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to pump up to $50 million into organisations working to enable digitisation and financial inclusion in Africa.

16 December 2022

Company announcement/startups

Currensea joins Mastercard Start Path open banking programme

Debit as a service platform, Currensea, has been selected for the Mastercard Start Path Open Banking program, an award-winning, global start-up engagement program.

16 December 2022

Company announcement/payments

SoFi rolls out early access to Pay in 4

Pay in 4 is SoFi’s latest innovation designed to provide flexibility for our members when spending with SoFi Checking and Savings.

15 December 2022

Company announcement/payments

Mastercard and Paysend team on cross-border payments

Mastercard and Paysend today announce a new partnership to improve the cross-border payments experience for dozens of markets globally, with Ukraine the first country already benefiting from new near real-time payment options.

08 December 2022

Company announcement/payments

Marqeta integrates with Mastercard Track Instant Pay

Marqeta (NASDAQ: MQ), the global modern card issuing platform, today announced that it has integrated Mastercard (NYSE: MA) Track Instant Pay, a next-generation virtual card solution that uses machine learning and straight-through processing to enable instant payment of supplier invoices.

07 December 2022

News/startups

Paymentology partner Tweeq obtains e-money licence in Saudi Arabia

Tweeq, a Saudi fintech, has received its e-money licence from the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA). The move is in line with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 policy, which aims to position the Kingdom as a leading force in the sector.

02 December 2022

News/payments

Court dismisses Mastercard appeal against £14 billion class action lawsuit

A £14 billion class action lawsuit against Mastercard interchange fees has moved a step closer to trial following a failed last ditch attempt by the card scheme to derail the claim.

29 November 2022

Company announcement/inclusion

Jingle Pay unlocks Mastercard's network of 90 million global merchants for its users

Jingle Pay, a UAE-based financial super-app providing money services, has announced a strategic partnership with Mastercard to provide innovative digital payment solutions that will drive financial inclusion.

29 November 2022

News/regulation

Big names back new Canadian fintech association

Mastercard, Square and Wise are among the members of a new not-for-profit group pushing for a "whole-of-government" approach to supporting Canada's fintech ecosystem.

28 November 2022