June 25, 2013
Will PayFort Become MENA’s PayPal?
Running from June 24 to 26, ArabNet Digital Summit 2013, a three-day conference taking place in Dubai, UAE, brought together entrepreneurs, digital professionals and distinguished speakers to discuss the burgeoning...
June 25, 2013
Accounts Payable Solutions: The Electronic Shift
If you want to meet customer needs in the electronic accounts payable industry, customization is key. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
June 25, 2013
MasterCard, Etisalat Introduce Mobile Money Service In Egypt
MasterCard, telco Etisalat and the National Bank of Egypt are teaming up to roll out the first Arabic mobile money service, reported Finextra. The new scheme is called Flous, which...
June 24, 2013
MasterCard Issues Diamond-Embedded Credit Card In Qatar
Qatar National Bank and MasterCard have teamed up to offer the first diamond-embedded credit card for the Middle East and Africa. The QNB Private World Elite MasterCard Credit Card comes...
June 24, 2013
Supreme Court Blocks Class-Action Lawsuit Against Amex
The Supreme Court has blocked a class-action antitrust lawsuit that alleged that American Express forced merchants to accept its payments cards, according to The Wall Street Journal. Get the Full...
June 23, 2013
If Cash Isn’t Dying, Can Electronic Payments Grow?
Let’s start the first week of summer by turning the discussion of cash as a viable payment method on its head. Here’s the many-multi-trillion dollar question up for grabs: if...
June 21, 2013
Can Electronic Payments Save Struggling SMEs?
When it comes to solving the world’s economic issues, it seems there’s little on which members of every nation can agree. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
June 20, 2013
Starbucks, McDonalds Get NFC, Barclays Goes Futuristic & More
The payments industry is a compelling space, but it’s a time consuming one as well. You might not have time to keep track of every major story and trend or...
June 19, 2013
MasterCard Launches Cross-Border Payments Solution
The purpose of National Small Business Week is to “recognize the critical contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners,” according to the U.S. Small Business Administration’s website. Get the...
Embedded finance can help nonfinancial brands reach their full potential by allowing customers to transact seamlessly wherever they are, reducing the risk of cart abandonment online, says Mastercard’s Sherri Haymond. Read more in the “Embedded Finance Tracker®,” a collaboration with Galileo,
SMBs are signaling that they’re ready to modernize how they pay suppliers, but they need payment tools that fit real workflows. “Ready for Change: Why Nearly Half of SMBs Want to Ditch Cash and Checks,” a PYMNTS Intelligence and Mastercard collaboration, shows where momentum is building for business credit cards and what could unlock faster adoption.