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Mastercard Names 16 Partners to Its Real-Time Digital Payments Program
February 17, 2022

Mastercard has chosen 16 companies to take part in its the Mastercard Send Partner Program, designed to help banks, FinTech providers and system integrators deliver more convenient and secure real-time digital payments to their customers. Adyen, AptPay, Checkout.com, Cognizant, Fenige, Green Dot, Ingo Money, KyckGlobal,...

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Mastercard Payments Consulting Biz to Incorporate Crypto, Open Banking, ESG
February 15, 2022

As the business environment continually confronts fast-changing technologies and consumer expectations, Mastercard’s payments-focused consulting service is beefing up its offerings to help clients leverage new opportunities while remaining compliant in a changing world. Mastercard said in a press release on Tuesday (Feb. 15) that its...

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Mastercard Creates Global Tourism Innovation Hub
January 20, 2022

Mastercard has established a Tourism Innovation Hub in Spain, based in Madrid, with the support of the Spanish government, and it is slated to open in the second quarter of this year, according to a Thursday (Jan. 20) press release. The hub “will develop solutions...

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Mastercard Hit with £31.5M Fine for Running Pre-Paid Card Ring
January 18, 2022

Mastercard and four other companies were fined a total of £33 million ($45.01 million) for their practices involving prepaid cards, with Mastercard being hit with the biggest penalty of £31.56 million ($43.04 million), the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) said in a statement on Tuesday (Jan....

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5 Crypto Startups to Join the Mastercard Start Path
December 09, 2021

Mastercard has announced five new startups on its Start Path Crypto program, which is meant to use blockchain to solve “real world problems” around the world, a press release says. The five new startups are Ava Labs, Envel, Kash, LVL, and NiftyKey. Ava Labs works...

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Western Union Expands Mastercard Partnership to Advance Global Services
November 12, 2021

Western Union and Mastercard are expanding their 10-year digital partnership to deliver more choice and convenience to customers around the world making payments and cross-border money transfers. Gabriella Fitzgerald, president of the Americas Region at Western Union, said in a press release on Friday (Nov....

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Mastercard Targets Consumer Purchases, Remittances and B2B AP as Areas of Growth
November 10, 2021

During Mastercard’s investor day event Wednesday (Nov. 10), the company announced its forecasted growth targets were rising and its net revenue is likely to rise in the “high-teens” percentiles from 2022 to 2024. Mastercard has also reportedly been looking at a 50% minimum annual operating margin...

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Mastercard Launches Campaign to Support SMBs, 50 Years of NYC Marathons
November 04, 2021

Mastercard is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the TCS New York City Marathon, and is honoring the small businesses that have kept the city running for 50 years, according to a press release emailed to PYMNTS on Thursday (Nov. 4). The Official Payment Services Provider...

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Mastercard Expands Citi Collab to Advance City Possible Program
October 07, 2021

Mastercard and Citi are expanding their relationship to grow the City Possible network by putting their collective resources to work for the good of local residents and small businesses, according to a press release on Thursday (Oct. 7). City Possible, Mastercard’s partnership and co-creation framework...