September 12, 2022
Mastercard Expects Consumers to Spend 7.1% More During Holidays
Consumers are expected to spend 7.1% more on retail goods during this year’s holiday season than they did last year, according to the Mastercard SpendingPulse annual holiday forecast. According to...
September 12, 2022
Mercury Launches Corporate Cashback Mastercard for Startups
FinTech Mercury is launching a corporate Mastercard to help startups scale their business, with the card offering 1.5% cashback without any annual fees or personal credit checks. The new IO...
September 11, 2022
Prepaid Cards Streamline Expense Management, Solve Major Pain Points for...
Some of the most underbanked populations in the world can be found in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), where countries like Egypt have bank account ownership rates as...
September 11, 2022
Card Networks Add Merchant Code to Track Gun Sales
Visa, Mastercard and American Express have decided to add a new merchant category for firearms retailers in a win for gun control advocates, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday (Sept....
September 09, 2022
Today in the Connected Economy: DoorDash Looks to Expand Grocery...
Today in the connected economy, DoorDash launches partnerships with grocery brands to expand its delivery options. Plus, ProvidusBank, Mastercard, Interswitch and Thales Group debut a Tap-to-Pay service for consumers in...
September 09, 2022
ProvidusBank, Mastercard, Other Partners Launch Smart Device Tap-to-Pay in Nigeria
Nigerian consumers can reportedly now use their smartphone or wearable device to make in-store payments using a new Tap-to-Pay service launched by ProvidusBank, Mastercard, Interswitch and Thales Group. To make...
September 09, 2022
A Rough Guide to Europe’s Open Banking Platforms
It is now nearly seven years since the European Commission passed the Revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2), and nearly three years since the final deadline for all businesses within the...
September 09, 2022
How API Platforms Democratize Data, Enable Real-Time Experiences
“Financial infrastructure is still evolving. It’s still being modernized and is still being digitized,” Salman Syed, newly-appointed chief operating officer at Fidel API, told PYMTS in a recent conversation. Those...
September 08, 2022
Fidel API Names Mastercard Vet Salman Syed as COO
Financial infrastructure platform Fidel API has appointed Salman Syed as chief operating officer as part of its goal of expanding in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East....
