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Company announcement/payments

Mastercard and Pine Labs to expand “pay later” instalments to five Southeast Asian markets

Mastercard and Pine Labs will launch their integrated “pay later” solution in five Southeast Asian markets early next year to offer consumers the flexibility of zero-interest instalments on purchases, expand business for merchants and connect banks, fintechs, payment gateways and device makers to a rapidly growing financing alternative.

11 December 2020

News/regulation

UK Supreme Court paves the way for £14 billion Mastercard class action

The UK's Supreme Court has cleared the way for a £14 billion class action lawsuit brought against Mastercard over interchange fee charges.

11 December 2020

News/inclusion

Mastercard and Nedbank deliver financial training to micro-enterprises via SMS

Mastercard is joining forces with South Africa's Nedbank to deliver free business and financial literacy training to 9000 micro-enterprises via text messages.

10 December 2020

Company announcement/payments

Glint becomes UK card issuer

Glint, the global gold-based payments system that allows customers to instantly and securely buy, save, spend and share real gold, has announced that it has secured “Principal Member” status with Mastercard, meaning it can now issue the Glint card directly to UK customers and issue on behalf of other institutions and corporates, unlocking new commercial opportunities.

09 December 2020

Company announcement/payments

Contis becomes Mastercard principal issuing member

Leading European payments fintech Contis today announced its partnership with Mastercard as a principal issuing member.

09 December 2020

Company announcement/crypto

Mastercard recruits partners for tokenisation push

Mastercard, in partnership with MatchMove, a Singapore based 'Banking-as-a-Service’ provider and Tappy Technologies, a world leading wearable payment integrator, have introduced tokenization into a small, flexible chip which can be attached to a range of battery-less wearables and accessories such as watchstraps or keyrings, turning them into secure contactless payments devices.

09 December 2020

Company announcement/payments

TransferGo and Mastercard team on cross-border payments

TransferGo and Mastercard today have announced a partnership that enables customers across 20 European countries to make international money transfers from any payment card or bank account directly to a Mastercard debit or credit card.

07 December 2020

Company announcement/people

Mastercard appoints Craig Vosburg as chief product officer; promotesLinda Kirkpatrick to persident

Mastercard today appointed Craig Vosburg as chief product officer and named Linda Kirkpatrick to succeed him as president, North America, with both positions effective January 1, 2021.

03 December 2020

Company announcement/payments

Mastercard rolls out mobile virtual card for corporate expenses

Mastercard and its partners, TSYS, a Global Payments company, and Extend, today introduced a mobile virtual card solution that enables virtual corporate cards to be easily loaded into a mobile wallet for fast and secure contactless payments.

30 November 2020

Finextra TV/payments

Partnerships empowering the Digital Banking space more than ever

Jason Lane, EVP, Market Development Europe, Mastercard, gives FinextraTV an overview of how the digital banking landscape has changed since the beginning of the year, the role Mastercard plays in the Digital Banking space, how they are partnering with digital players and how the role of open banking has evolved.

30 November 2020

Company announcement/payments

SumUp and Mastercard to bring payments to Ford commercial vehicles

Today, SumUp and Mastercard are announcing their new payment services tailored for Ford commercial vehicles in Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom.

27 November 2020

News/payments

EBAday 2020: Finding the killer app for Request to Pay

Request to Pay is in danger of being an answer without a question, unless the banking and payments ecosystem can come together with the corporate world to identify a killer use case that would encourage mass adoption.

26 November 2020