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Mastercard Europe's President sets out vision for a more Sustainable & Inclusive Economy

Mark Barnett, newly appointed President for Mastercard Europe speaks to FinextraTV about the ways in which people pay and transact today, how this is increasingly evolving during unprecedented times and what we can expect in 2021 from the world of payments.

28 October 2020

Company announcement/payments

Jassby to introduce virtual debit card for kids

Jassby, Inc., the fintech company that created one of the industry's top family finance apps, today announced an exclusive agreement with Mastercard to power its new Virtual Debit Card for kids.

27 October 2020

News/payments

From hypotheticals to reality: P27 cogs are well and truly turning

Regulatory, technical, logistic, connectivity, and political challenges aren’t enough to slow the progress of P27. During their latest NextGen Nordics webinar by Finextra, industry players from across the European payments landscape joined to discuss the key factors impacting the project at present.

26 October 2020

News/regulation

Mastercard invests in no-code AI platform Signzy

Mastercard has joined a $5.4 million funding round for Bangalore-based no-code AI platform Signzy.

22 October 2020

News/security

Mastercard to trial biometric card payments in Asia

Mastercard is to conduct the first pilot in Asia of a biometric card that uses a fingerprint to authorise transactions at in-store payment terminals.

21 October 2020

News/payments

UK retailers attack Visa and Mastercard over card fees

Retailer lobby group are calling on the UK Government to crack down on the fees charged by Visa and Mastercard as more consumers switch from cash to cards.

20 October 2020

News/payments

Citi issues 'True Name' cards

Citi has teamed up with Mastercard to begin offering transgender and non-binary people the ability to use their chosen name on eligible credit cards.

19 October 2020

Company announcement/payments

Monese and Mastercard forge European partnership

Today, Mastercard and Monese, the European banking service provider, announced a new multi-year strategic partnership to further enhance local banking services for the underserved across Europe, with Monese becoming a principal Mastercard issuer.

19 October 2020

Company announcement/payments

Mastercard teams with Stride to bring portable benefits to gig-economy workers

MoCaFi and Jobble among the first Mastercard partners to provide their cardholders access to affordable, comprehensive benefits

15 October 2020

Company announcement/payments

Mastercard introduces card-to-account transfer system in Asia Pacific

Today, Mastercard announced a new business-to-business payments solution in Asia Pacific with the launch of Mastercard Track™ Card to Account Transfer, allowing businesses to use commercial cards to pay Suppliers regardless of whether they accept card payments.

15 October 2020

Company announcement/payments

Ikea in India joins hands with Mastercard & Citi to launch the ‘IKEA Family Credit Card by Citi’

To make shopping at IKEA, the world’s most loved home furnishing company, more affordable, convenient and rewarding, Citibank India (Citi) and Mastercard today jointly announced the launch of ‘IKEA Family Credit Card by Citi’.

15 October 2020

Finextra TV/payments

SMEs place in the pandemic & the solutions they need to survive

Milan Gauder, Executive Vice President, Product & Innovation for Europe, Mastercard talks about the impact the pandemic has had on SME’s in Europe, some of the challenges that small businesses face as a result, what Mastercard are doing to tackle these challenges and support small businesses and the solutions small businesses should consider to secure their place in the market.

13 October 2020