Mastercard’s City Possible™ network now serves more than 500 communities in more than 50 nations throughout the globe, according to a Tuesday (Nov. 10) announcement. Its collaboration blueprint is geared toward developing more inclusive and sustainable municipalities by providing better access to city services, building...
Mastercard has unveiled its artificial intelligence (AI)-fueled Cyber Secure tool suite, which lets banks evaluate cyber risk throughout their ecosystems and stop possible breaches from occurring, according to a Friday (Oct. 30) announcement emailed to PYMNTS. Banks can discover and rank threats and vulnerabilities across...
Mastercard is marking National Women’s Small Business Month by furthering its support of the female-founded impact investment platform CNote with an infusion of $20 million, the company announced Friday (Oct. 23). The financial commitment from Mastercard and the Mastercard Impact Fund deposits the money into...
Marqeta, the high-flying card issuing platform, is getting a financial boost from a longtime business partner, Mastercard. The California-based FinTech, whose open API platform enables companies like Square, DoorDash and Instacart to issue credit and debit cards and process payments, announced Thursday (Oct. 8) that...
Shoppers who use a U.S.-issued Mastercard to pay for groceries delivered by Instacart are being offered a way to save money, the New York-based global financial services corporation said in an announcement. Starting Thursday (Oct. 1) through March 31, Mastercard cardholders without an Instacart Express...
As the digital revolution continues to transform the way shoppers pay for things amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Mastercard announced a free online tool to help entrepreneurs future-proof their companies. The Small Business Digital Readiness Diagnostic tool is intended to expand the New York-based global financial services...
It’s happened to almost all consumers: They’re idly perusing their credit card statements when they come across completely confusing, seemingly random charges from businesses they don’t recognize in locations they’ve never visited. Consumers panic and call their issuers to question these charges. Sometimes they’re just...
As demand increases for digitally-driven money management solutions, Mastercard has expanded its Digital-First Card Program in North America. The global technology company has partnered with payment processors PTS, Fiserv, CoreCard, FIS, i2c, Galileo, Marqeta and TSYS to provide them with digital guidelines that will enable...
Mastercard said it has inked a deal with Cambridge, U.K.-based Handpoint that will help bring “essential technology” for making sales via cards — along with contactless options — to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in a number of European countries. In a press release, Mastercard said...
