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Mastercard invests in Poland's Verestro

Mastercard has invested in Verestro to support the Polish payment firm's international expansion efforts. The size of the investment was not disclosed.

07 July 2020

News/payments

Eurozone banks to take on Visa and Mastercard with home-grown payments platform

Sixteen major Eurozone banks have come together to start the implementation of a new payment system to take on the might of Visa and Mastercard and the threat posed by Chinese and US Big Tech firms.

02 July 2020

Company announcement/security

G+D approved by Mastercard as Digital Activity Customer

Mastercard's digital services supported by Mastercard Digital Enablement Service (MDES). According to G+D's legacy in innovating and securing payment ecosystems, this cooperation with Mastercard is another successful part of the long-term strategy in creating confidence and establishing strong partnerships.

02 July 2020

Company announcement/payments

Three fintechs join Mastercard Open Banking project

Mastercard announces three key financial firms as the latest companies to start using Mastercard Open Banking Protect, safeguarding organisations who manage customer accounts against compromised or unauthorised third-party providers (TPPs).

02 July 2020

Company announcement/payments

EedenBull and Mastercard extend strategic partnership into Asia Pacific

Mastercard and EedenBull have extended their strategic partnership from Europe to the Asia Pacific region to support the fintech company’s launch of a new digital platform for banks and businesses to process spending and payments more efficiently.

29 June 2020

Company announcement/wealth

Ellevest rolls out debit card for Money Membership account

Ellevest today announced a first-of-its-kind membership plan created to get more money in the hands of women by helping them invest, save, and advance their careers.

25 June 2020

News/inclusion

Mastercard joins group to help digitally and financially excluded Brits

Mastercard has joined a coalition working to offer immediate support to digitally and financially excluded people in the UK, focusing on those in poverty hit hardest by the impact of Covid-19.

25 June 2020

News/retail

Mastercard to buy Finicity for open banking push

Mastercard is accelerating its open banking strategy through the $825 million acquisition of real-time financial data aggregation service Finicity.

23 June 2020

Company announcement/payments

E-commerce surges during Covid-19 lockdown

The way we shop is changing. With constraints imposed on our daily lives due to COVID-19, consumers are adopting new payment habits at an accelerated pace, according to a global study by Mastercard conducted in 15 markets.

18 June 2020

Company announcement/payments

Amazon joins Mastercard tokenization initiative

More and more consumers are going online to purchase everything from groceries and food delivery to home improvement goods, apparel and entertainment; as they do, merchants are focused on providing an increasingly seamless experience.

17 June 2020

News/payments

UK's top court rules against Visa and Mastercard in interchange fee battle

The UK's Supreme Court has come down in favour of the UK's biggest supermarket chains in a long-runnning legal battle over the level of interchange fees charged by Visa and Mastercard

17 June 2020

News/payments

WhatsApp launches payments service in Brazil

Facebook has launched its WhatsApp payments service in Brazil, enabling people to send money and make purchases from within the chat app.

15 June 2020