Mastercard is partnering with global investor Meridiam to help upgrade transit systems by introducing smart payments and laying the groundwork for mobility-as-a-service (MaaS), Mastercard said in a press release on Wednesday (Nov. 20). During the next few months, Mastercard and Meridiam will work to identify...
Mastercard has announced the expansion of its City Possible network to more than 40 members, including more cities in Brazil and one in New Zealand, according to a release. “Cities around the world share similar issues — above all building strong local economies and prosperity...
Consumers are awash in points. Starbucks gives them Stars, airlines give them frequent flier miles, Bee Built has Swarm Swag and Pixi Beauty hands out Pixi dust. Whatever they are called, they all more or less work the same way — the customer builds them...
Mastercard is rolling out Mastercard Accelerate to help streamline how Mastercard works with FinTechs and provide support from startup to expansion, the company said in a press release on Monday (Oct. 28). Accelerate offers FinTechs easy onboarding to access and integrate all of Mastercard’s specialized...
Can data be harvested … with decency? The California Consumer Privacy Act looms, taking effect at the beginning of 2020. Across the pond, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect in May of 2018. The laws protecting consumer privacy are changing the ways businesses collect...
Mastercard is introducing a Data Responsibility Imperative to spark a conversation with other companies about data security, Mastercard said in a press release on Oct. 24. Mastercard wants organizations to work together to heighten privacy and fend off cyberattacks. The initiative depends on coming up...
Mastercard‘s philanthropic hub hosted its first Global Inclusive Growth Summit in Washington, D.C. on Monday (Oct. 21). Along with The Aspen Institute, the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth brought together more than 500 people from dozens of sectors to explore financial inclusion. There, the company...
The U.S. is readying for real time, as far as infrastructure is concerned. Mastercard hopes to spur B2B and C2B adoption of real-time transactions through, respectively, Pay on Delivery and Bill Pay Exchange. Ron Shultz, executive vice president of new payment flows in North America...
British FinTech startup Revolut is collaborating with Mastercard to help it expand into the U.S. by the end of 2019, Mastercard said in a press release on Tuesday (Oct. 22). All of Revolut’s first debit cards in the U.S. and at least half in the...
