The problem with building financial inclusion — particularly in a developing world context — is that it is a tough goal to pursue directly. While there isn’t much in the way of disagreement that more should be done to connect the approximately 2.5 billion adults...
Mastercard is rolling out a new program that gives cardholders another option for financing their purchases, leveraging their existing credit, debit and commercial cards: installment payments. In an age where cardholder choice means making a sale or not, flexibility and control are key, Juan Pablo...
False declines cost merchants plenty: billions in lost sales and even more in broken consumer relationships. That commerce-killer is what inspired Mastercard to create its new Decision Intelligence platform, which launches today with a promise to turn false declines into a thing of the past...
Mastercard reportedly will be included as a payment option in a new intelligent dashboard that is being created by IBM Watson for General Motors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
Wallets and purses are going the way of the dinosaur, at least in the U.K., according to a new study by Mastercard. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
Ready to speak finance? To the fitness tracker around your wrist? Mastercard is betting that payments-enabled devices and a personalized service focused on personal finance — via bot — will get people moving and spending.
While the emerging world of mobile payments has allowed us to collectively envision a world where payments goes far outside good old fashioned plastic, it is likely the case that very few people ever imagined that they would literally be able to use their face...
As the famous line from “Cabaret” goes, money makes make the world go round. Though much of the world has changed since Fred Ebb wrote that lyric, that essential truth remains … well, essentially true. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
Mastercard announced today (Sept. 19) a new partnership with Stripe to speed up payments for marketplaces. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...
