financial inclusion

Mastercard Expands Global Commitment To Connect 1B People 

Mastercard Expands Global Commitment To Connect 1B People 
Mastercard Expands Global Commitment To Connect 1B People 
May 11, 2020  |  Mastercard

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt worldwide economies and everyday life, Mastercard vows to connect 1 billion people and 50 million micro-businesses to the...

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Mastercard: The Impact Of Pay On Demand On Africa’s Smartphone Future
Mastercard: The Impact Of Pay On Demand On Africa’s Smartphone Future
March 16, 2020  |  Merchant Innovation

Inclusion is a laudable goal — bringing the 1.7 billion unbanked and underbanked people worldwide into the global digital marketplace is a nearly uncontested good....

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Mastercard, Samsung Tie-Up Lets Consumers Pay On Demand
Mastercard, Samsung Tie-Up Lets Consumers Pay On Demand
March 12, 2020  |  Partnerships

Mastercard is partnering with Samsung to bring digital technology to emerging markets and accelerate connectivity and smart devices, Mastercard said on Thursday (March 12). Get...

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Deep Dive: Catching Up On The Freelance Payment Curve
Deep Dive: Catching Up On The Freelance Payment Curve
February 24, 2020  |  Gig Economy

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Saudi Arabia Makes Digital Push To Lessen Cash Reliance
Saudi Arabia Makes Digital Push To Lessen Cash Reliance
February 18, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

Saudi Payments, a state-owned payments apparatus, has partnered with stc pay, another Saudi Arabia payments company, to grow the breadth of its mobile wallet, and...

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Mastercard: The Role Of ‘Instant’ In Improving Consumer Financial Health
Mastercard: The Role Of ‘Instant’ In Improving Consumer Financial Health
February 11, 2020  |  Mastercard

To improve the financial lives of millions of Americans, speed matters — especially for FinTechs seeking to bring new products to market digitally and to...

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MoneyGram Launches First-Ever Ukraine Bank Deposit Service
MoneyGram Launches First-Ever Ukraine Bank Deposit Service
January 29, 2020  |  Digital Payments

Peer-to-peer payments service MoneyGram will partner with Industrialbank to create a new bank deposit service in Ukraine. MoneyGram is the first company to let users...

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AML/KYC Compliance Just Got Harder
AML/KYC Compliance Just Got Harder
January 28, 2020  |  Legal & Regulation

The European Union’s Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD) went into force on Jan. 10, with new regulations for cryptocurrencies, wallets and exchanges. Some operators said...

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