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1.3KMastercardMastercard Introduces True Name Card
To address a major pain point for the LGBTQIA+ community, Mastercard is introducing the True Name card. The product will allow for...
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1.5KThe WeekenderWeekender: Missing Big Tech Debate, Stripe And Lost Pet Protection Top News
The news never lets up at PYMNTS, and in case you missed some of our big stories, here is the latest edition...
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979CryptocurrencyFacebook’s Libra Attracts High-Profile FinServ Support
According to reports out in The Wall Street Journal this morning, Facebook has found some big-name backers for its Libra cryptocurrency project...
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1.3KB2B PaymentsVisa B2B Connect Goes Global
Visa B2B Connect, a corporate cross-border payments solution underpinned by DLT, enters 30 markets. Elsewhere, in India, Mastercard and Payswiff are partnering to...
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1.8KMastercardMastercard Bets On Biometric Cards To Advance Inclusion
In early May, Mastercard, in partnership with SEDESSON, the Mexico state agency for social benefits, and Edenred Bank, announced a first-of-its-kind test...
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1.6KNewsVisa-Western Union Deal And Alexa’s Roommate Potential Top The Week’s News
Yes, the weekend has arrived! We don’t know about you, but it was a busy week for PYMNTS, given all the news...
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1.9KMastercardMastercard’s Digital Wellness Suite: Curing What Ails Digital Checkout
Mastercard unveils its Digital Wellness suite, which seeks to level the playing field for small and independent merchants when it comes to...
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1.8KMastercardMastercard Links With USAID To Support Women In Business
Mastercard and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have expanded their partnership to help “advance women’s economic potential,” according to...
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2.2KB2B PaymentsCard Giants Step Up FinTech Support Efforts Across EU
Visa and Mastercard are ramping up efforts to help FinTech firms develop new financial products and services, with new announcements of FinTech...
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4.1KMastercardMastercard Launches Open Banking Platform To Further API Standards
Lead, follow or get out of the way — that seems to apply to the rise of Open Banking, which promises more financial...
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1.2KCommerce ConnectedConnected Commerce Can Make Fast Food Faster
Americans spend a lot of time in their cars. Between 2016 and 2017, commuters spent 51 minutes per day in a car...
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1.8KMastercardMastercard Offers Refunds, Rewards To NYC MTA Commuters
Mastercard has announced that cardholders who tap to pay for subway rides on Fridays in June and July will get refunded fares,...
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1.7KPersonnelMastercard Names New President Of Canadian Operations
Mastercard announced on Thursday (May 30) the appointment of Sasha Krstic as president of the company’s Canadian operations. In a press release,...
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2.6KVISAVisa CEO Throws Shade On Real-Time Payments
There’s a need for speed in payments, supposedly — but how much speed is enough? Bloomberg reported on Wednesday (May 29) that...
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2.7KInvestmentsBrex Hits $2B Valuation Two Years After Launch
San Francisco-based startup Brex is set to close on new funding at a valuation of more than $2 billion. Brex — which...
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2.4KMastercardWhy Mastercard Put Voice-AI Ordering On The QSR Menu
It has happened to most consumers at least once. One pulls into a fast food establishment’s drive-through lane, scans an extensive menu...
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1.5KB2B PaymentsMastercard Targets SMB Travel With APAC Commercial Card
Mastercard is rolling out a commercial card product designed for small businesses across Asia Pacific in a new collaboration with United Overseas...
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1.9KMastercardMastercard, Interac Team On Canada Cross-Border Payments
Mastercard and Interac, the global and domestic payment networks, announced Wednesday (May 22) they are collaborating to offer customers in Canada a...
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2.9KMastercardMastercard Enables Contactless Payments At TriMet
Commuters in Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington can now add a digital Hop Fastpass card to their iPhone or Apple Watch, thanks...
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3.0KMastercardMastercard, Samsung Team For Digital Identity Services
Mastercard announced Tuesday (May 21) that it is collaborating with Samsung to research and develop ways for people to verify their digital...
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1.6KAppleEx-Apple Exec: Jobs Wanted Apple Credit Card In ‘04
The idea for an Apple Credit card, which made a splash when it was introduced at the March Apple event, has been...
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1.4KPersonnelUS Faster Payments Council Completes Elections For Board Of Directors
The U.S. Faster Payments Council (FPC) announced the results of its first member election for its board of directors, the organization said...
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1.9KNewsPayday Lending, P2P And Innovation Topped The Week’s News
Were you able to keep up with all the news that happened this week? We at PYMNTS are here to make sure...
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3.3KToday In DataA Look Into The Future Of Payments And Commerce
The future of customer service will include humans and robots working in cahoots. The future of Mastercard — and its issuers and...
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2.8KMastercardMastercard Brings AI Voice Assistants To QSRs
Mastercard announced Thursday (May 16) it inked a partnership with ZIVELO, a self-service kiosk technology company, to enhance the drive-in ordering experience...
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4.3KMastercardMastercard Revs Its Payments Innovation Engine
Take a minute and think of the morning rush at a favorite coffee shop. The beverages roll off what amounts to an...
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3.7KPayment MethodsAmadeus Teams With Elavon, Mastercard For Flight Payments
Amadeus, the travel technology solutions company, announced on Tuesday (May 14) that it has teamed up with Elavon and Mastercard to facilitate...
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6.4KMastercardMastercard Launches API Platform For Merchants, Issuers
Mastercard announced Tuesday (May 14) the launch of the Mastercard Innovation Engine, an API-based digital platform that enables issuers and merchants to...
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3.0KMobile PaymentsMastercard, Kisio Team To Streamline Transport Payments
Mastercard and Kisio, a unit of Keolis, are joining forces to make it easier for people to pay for transportation around a...
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4.4KNewsReal-Time Payments, Mastercard And Visa Deals Dominate This Week’s News
At the end of another busy week, it can pay to look back at some of the biggest recent news in payments...
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2.6KInnovationMastercard Tests Biometric Cards In Mexico
Mastercard and payments technology company Edenred announced Tuesday (May 7) the launch of a biometric card technology test in Mexico. In a...
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2.1KB2B PaymentsEU Regs Hear More Calls For Commercial Card Swipe Fee Caps
As European Union (EU) authorities continue to combat interchange fees charged by credit card companies Visa and Mastercard, some are now calling...
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4.7KMastercardMastercard: Transactis Buy Speeds Bill Pay’s Digitization
Forty-four percent of the 15 billion bills in the U.S. are paid with cash or check — archaic methods in a mobile...
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3.3KMastercardMastercard To Acquire Transactis
To strengthen its bill payment services, Mastercard said on Friday (May 3) that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Transactis. The move supports...
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4.6KFacebookFacebook Seeks $1B To Launch Crypto Payments Rails
Facebook has been meeting with financial firms and online merchants as it makes plans to launch its own cryptocurrency-based payments system. The social...
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3.5KMastercardMastercard Launches New SMB Card Rewards
The main challenge of designing a holistic solution for the small business (SMB) community is that it’s a diverse segment, making it...
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1.4KEarningsMastercard: X-Border Volume Up Mid-Teens In 2019
Mastercard’s results continued a string of double-digit gains in transaction count, growth in card count and, of particular note, continued traction in...
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2.2KMastercardMastercard Rolls Out Small Business Programs, Partners With Intuit
Mastercard has announced the launch of new small business programs available across Mastercard Business and World Elite offerings. The programs will include...
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1.9KEarningsMastercard Reports X-Border Volume Growth In Mid-Teens In 2019
Mastercard’s results continued a string of double-digit gains in transaction count, growth in card count and, of particular note, continued traction in...
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2.8KRegulationMastercard, Visa Cut Tourist Interchange In Response To EC Pressure
The European Commission announced Monday (April 29) that commitments made by Mastercard and Visa to reduce interchange fees are legally binding under...
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3.1KB2B PaymentsVocalink Brings Real-Time Payments To Saudi Arabia
Vocalink is teaming up with Saudi Payments to launch real-time payments in Saudi Arabia, reports in Thomson Reuters Zawya said Thursday (April...
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2.9KB2B PaymentsB2B Payments Energized (Literally) Across Borders
In Thailand, the biggest company — one that stakes its claim on petroleum — is boosting its cross-border efforts through a pact...
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3.3KBankingBMO Bank of Montreal To Implement Mastercard Send In Canada
Mastercard and BMO Bank of Montreal announced Wednesday (April 24) that BMO is implementing Mastercard Send in an effort to deliver faster,...
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8.7KMastercardWhy Mastercard Bought Vyze
Second thoughts — sure, wise elders recommend them, but they represent defeat for retailers. Hesitation and deeper consideration can lead to fewer...
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4.4KLegalUK Lawsuit Against Mastercard Gains Court Support
A consumer lawsuit against Mastercard in the U.K. got approval to move forward after a court reversed a ruling by the Competition...
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4.5KMastercardMastercard Buys POS Financing Provider Vyze
Mastercard has moved into point-of-sale financing with the acquisition of Vyze, a FinTech firm the payment card network calls an “an end-to-end...
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8.0KMastercardMastercard: Building The ‘What’ Of Credit Card Rewards Around The ‘How’ Of Delivery
It used to be all about the “what.” Issuers designing credit card rewards programs focused on the features that would move that...
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5.2KB2B PaymentsMastercard Commercial Cardholders Get More Eyes On Amazon Data
Mastercard has announced it is upgrading commercial cardholders’ back-office insights by providing companies with more data for Amazon Business transactions. “For many...
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6.2KMastercardWanted: Cybersecurity Aces — Mastercard, Partners Have A Plan
Here’s a bit of heresy for 2019: Data’s not everything. Sure, data often gets called the oil of the digital age — and...
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4.9KMastercardMastercard General Counsel Tapped To Chair National Urban League
The world of payments has provided a new leader to the National Urban League. Tim Murphy, general counsel for Mastercard, has become...
