Mastercard - News, Articles & Research

UK watchdog accuses Mastercard and rivals of operating pre-paid card cartel

Mastercard and four other companies broke UK law by engaging in cartel behaviour in the pre-paid card market, according to the country's Payment Systems Regulator (PSR).

31 March 2021

Company announcement/startups

Mastercard joins FinTech Australia

Mastercard, a global pioneer in payments innovation and technology, has joined FinTech Australia as an ecosystem partner and as an event partner for the 2021 Finnie Awards.

31 March 2021

Company announcement/startups

Slovakia gets fintech hub

Slovakia is a burgeoning fintech region and home to the best IT-ranked developers in the world. To promote and nurture the rising innovation, three industry leaders have come together to create the official FinTech Hub Slovakia.

29 March 2021

Company announcement/payments

Mastercard invests in AEVI

AEVI and Mastercard Payment Gateway Services (MPGS) announced an expanded partnership today to use their combined technologies and reach to simplify the omnichannel shopping experience.

29 March 2021

News/inclusion

FS giants join $40m Greenwood funding round

Mastercard, Visa and host of America's biggest banks have joined a $40 million Series A funding round for Greenwood, the digital banking startup targeting Black and Latino people and business owners.

25 March 2021

News/sustainable

Mastercard ties executive bonuses to ESG goals

Mastercard is to link executive bonuses to the company's environmental, social and corporate governance goals.

24 March 2021

Company announcement/regulation

Mastercard joins Regulatory Genome Project

Regulation in the digital era is highly complex and globally fragmented, with rules changing at a rapid pace.

24 March 2021

News/identity

Covid-19: Mastercard sets sights on digital health pass

Mastercard is joining forces with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) to offer up its technological skills in the creation of digital health pass solutions that can help accelerate the global recovery from Covid-19.

12 March 2021

Company announcement/payments

Douugh begins instant virtual card provisioning with Mastercard

AI-driven financial wellness app provider Douugh Ltd (ASX: DOU) (Company or Douugh) is pleased to announce the launch of instant virtual card push provisioning as part of it’s strategic partnership with Mastercard.

11 March 2021

Company announcement/payments

Payoneer joins forces with Mastercard

Payoneer Inc., the global payment and commerce-enabling platform which powers growth for millions of digital businesses worldwide, today announced a multifaceted relationship with Mastercard.

10 March 2021

Company announcement/crypto

Wirex begins issue of Mastercard crypto to fiat debit cards

Leading digital payment platform, Wirex, has launched its hotly-anticipated multicurrency Mastercard debit card in the UK and EEA, as well as its new rewards programme, X-tras, across the globe.

09 March 2021

Company announcement/payments

Worldline achieves Mastercard 'Enhanced Contactless' certification

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], the European market leader in payment and transactional services, is proud to announce that the company is the world’s first payments player to achieve Mastercard Enhanced Contactless (Ecos) certification released in the end of January, on its new contactless standard for POS device through Ingenico, a Worldline brand since October 2020.

09 March 2021