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1.4KB2B PaymentsMastercard’s Nets Takeover Hits Antitrust Snag
Based on information from six nations, with the inclusion of the U.K., regulators in Europe said on Monday (April 6) that Mastercard’s plans...
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5.8KCoronavirusGetting Stimulus Funds To Those Who Need Them — Without The Paper Check
The stimulus bill designed to combat the economic ravages of COVID-19 is massive. Getting that aid into the hands of affected families...
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4.2KMastercardUK Increases Contactless Transaction Limit to £45
U.K. Finance, a trade association representing the payments and finance industry, announced in a press release that the U.K. would raise the...
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3.6KMerchant InnovationMastercard: The Impact Of Pay On Demand On Africa’s Smartphone Future
Inclusion is a laudable goal — bringing the 1.7 billion unbanked and underbanked people worldwide into the global digital marketplace is a...
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3.4KAppleApple Card Users Get Pass On March Payment, Interest
As a way to provide some relief to the financial pressure that people could be experiencing as a result of the coronavirus,...
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2.3KPayment MethodsToday In Payments: Mastercard, Samsung Team For Pay On Demand; Coronavirus’ Contagion Spreads Across Travel Ecosystem
In today’s top news, Mastercard is partnering with Samsung to bring Pay On Demand to emerging markets, and new travel curbs imposed...
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3.5KMastercardKicking The Paper Check From Its Public Payment Perch
While paper checks are increasingly passing into the realm of consumers’ memory, there are certain niches where they have managed to hold...
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3.6KPartnerships / AcquisitionsMastercard, Samsung Tie-Up Lets Consumers Pay On Demand
Mastercard is partnering with Samsung to bring digital technology to emerging markets and accelerate connectivity and smart devices, Mastercard said on Thursday...
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2.2KDigital BankingCredit Sesame Launches Free Digital Bank Account
Credit and loan company Credit Sesame has announced a new, free digital bank account called Sesame Cash as part of a new...
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3.5KCoronavirusAustin Mayor Announces Cancellation Of SXSW Due To Coronavirus
The annual music and culture festival SXSW in Austin, Texas has been canceled due to fears over the spreading of the coronavirus,...
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4.9KInnovationMastercard On Accelerating Growth Between FinTechs And FIs To Foster Ecosystem Collaboration
The payments and financial services sectors are taking advantage of the multiplier effect, through which one plus one can equal four. More...
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3.6KVISAVisa Expects Revenue Hit As Virus Fears Curb Travel, X-Border Payments
Visa has joined in the line of companies with revenue impacted by the coronavirus, as the company announced that spending overseas has...
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2.6KRetailDiane von Furstenberg, Mastercard Team For Enhanced Customer Experience
Fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg has teamed up with Mastercard on curated shopping experiences for customers as well as helpful insights for...
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10.0KFraud PreventionMastercard: Using AI To Cure Healthcare’s $240B Fraud, Waste And Abuse Problem
Healthcare in the U.S. is a massive industry. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, $3.5 trillion — or roughly $11,000...
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4.7KNewsIntuit’s Credit Karma Deal, Buy Buttons, Restaurant Apps Top This Week’s News
It’s the end of the workweek, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything with the latest...
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2.2KPoint of SaleMastercard, myPOS Team For European SMB Card Payments
Mastercard and pan-European FinTech myPOS are teaming up to promote card payment solutions to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) across Europe, Mastercard...
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4.9KDigital BankingUK FinTech B-Social Notches Extra £7.8M Before Rebranding
The London-based FinTech B-Social raised £7.8 million in seed funding as it prepares to rebrand as Kroo and become a full-fledged bank,...
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3.3KNewsToday In Payments: Amazon Widens Presence With Cashierless Grocery Stores; Revolut Raises $500M
In today’s top payments news, Amazon opened its first cashierless grocery store, Revolut raised $500 million and aims to reach profitability by...
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3.7KPayment MethodsMastercard, Rakuten Viber Team To Bring P2P Transfers To Romania
Mastercard has expanded its partnership with Rakuten Viber to bring peer-to-peer (P2P) payments to Romania via Moneytou, which makes transferring money easy,...
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3.1KPersonnelMastercard Names New CEO; Banga To Become Executive Chair
Mastercard’s Ajay Banga is leaving his post as CEO to assume the company’s executive chairman position effective Jan. 1, 2021, as Chief...
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3.7KMastercardMastercard Warns Coronavirus Hit To Revenue In Q1
Mastercard said in a statement Monday (Feb. 24) that the coronavirus outbreak could hurt its revenues this year and that caused the...
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2.5KMastercardMastercard To Expand Euro Tech Hub In Dublin
Mastercard has announced plans to expand its European tech hub in Leopardstown, South Dublin in a move the firm says will create...
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3.2KNewsDelivery Wars, B2B Payments, Cereal Makers Top This Week’s News
It’s the end of the workweek, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything with the latest...
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5.6KAuthenticationMastercard: Private/Public Pacts Pave The Way For Digital IDs
To advance the digital economy, smooth commerce and boost financial inclusion, billions of individuals across the globe need digital IDs. To that...
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7.8KB2B PaymentsMastercard: Collaboration Is Key To Scaling Real-Time Payments
With speed being the most obvious value proposition of real-time payments capabilities, and with businesses often looking to extend payment terms as...
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5.1KB2B PaymentsHDFC Taps Mastercard, SAP Concur For T&E Tech
India’s HDFC Bank has teamed up with Mastercard and SAP Concur to manage corporate travel and expense management, according to a report...
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4.7KB2B PaymentsSumUp, Mastercard Intro Business Payments Card
U.K. FinTech SumUp is launching its first card for business payments, in partnership with Mastercard, SumUp announced in a blog post on...
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5.1KSecurity & FraudMastercard Introduces European Cybersecurity Center
Mastercard is developing a cutting-edge European cybersecurity center for public and private stakeholders to work on advancing regional fortitude, Mastercard announced on...
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1.6KSMBsBuilding Better SMBs With Rapid Settlement
Despite countless books, lectures and social media courses by ersatz millionaires sharing their foolproof “systems” from a beach house somewhere, there is...
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5.6KMastercardMastercard: Online Platforms – And Data – Help Cities Tackle Urban Challenges
Bright lights, big (and small) cities and Big Data. In the drive to modernize, scale and handle burgeoning populations, cities are harnessing...
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15.0KNewsMastercard Card Clearing In China, Unattended Retail, Rapid Settlements Top This Week’s News
It’s the end of the workweek, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything with the latest...
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5.3KSMBsNew Report: One Day Too Long: Why Small Businesses Want Rapid Settlement
We live in an era when it is possible for a small business with a great product to go global almost overnight,...
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2.8KNewsToday In Payments: Mastercard To Join China’s $27T Payments Market; Uber, Postmates Lose Bid To Halt Gig Worker Law
In today’s top payments news, Mastercard was approved for a bank card clearing business in China, and a judge rejected Uber and Postmates’...
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4.9KMastercardMastercard Gets Nod To Join China’s $27T Payments Market
China’s central bank gave Mastercard the go-ahead on Tuesday (Feb. 11) to set up a bank card clearing business, granting access to...
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6.5KMastercardMastercard: The Role Of ‘Instant’ In Improving Consumer Financial Health
To improve the financial lives of millions of Americans, speed matters — especially for FinTechs seeking to bring new products to market...
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4.5KNewsCheckout Features, Visa Interchange Rates, Gaana’s Music Service Top This Week’s News
It’s the end of the workweek, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything with the latest...
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2.1KNewsTop News In Payments: Uber Eats Adjusted Net Sales Surge 154 Pct; NYSE Owner Abandons Plans To Buy eBay
In today’s top payments news, Uber reported positive fourth quarter earnings, NYSE owner International Exchange said it will not pursue plans to...
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5.1KInternet of ThingsMastercard: Why A Truly Connected Economy Needs A New Security Paradigm
Flash back a few years and everyone had one or maybe two connected devices. There were the smartphones we all had, with...
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3.3KNewsTop News In Payments: Stripe To Power Digital, In-Store Payments For Lightspeed; Fed Weighs Cost And Benefits Of Digital Currency
In today’s top payments news, Stripe and Lightspeed team up to advance in-store and online payments for retailers and restaurants, the Federal...
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4.1KPayment MethodsAustralia’s Central Bank Calls For Switch From Visa, Mastercard To Cheaper EFTPOS
Australian regulators are considering whether it is necessary to stop banks from automatically routing “tap and go” card payments through Visa and...
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2.4KNewsTop News In Payments: Tougher Criteria For 2020 Business Loans; Wordline To Buy Ingenico
In today’s top news, U.S. banks are expected to tighten standards for 2020 business loans, Wordline is buying rival payments firm Ingenico,...
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6.2KBuy Now Pay LaterMastercard, Pine Labs And The Global Buy Now, Pay Later Explosion
A quick survey of the most recent edition of the PYMNTS Buy Now, Pay Later Tracker indicates that a genuine sea of change is rising...
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7.1KInternationalCoronavirus Threatens To Disrupt eCommerce Supply Chain
Might eCommerce – in China, yes, but also well beyond that country’s borders – be among the casualties of the Coronavirus? More...
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3.1KNewsTop News In Payments: Mastercard CEO Pushes Back Against National Payments System; FCA Tells Credit Cards To Ease Up On Non-Payers
In today’s top payments news, Mastercard’s CEO speaks out against a national payments system, the FCA tells credit card companies to be...
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5.5KMastercardMastercard CEO Pushes Back Against National Payments Systems
Ajay Banga, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Mastercard, is adamantly against any attempts to fracture the Global Payments Systems (GPS) into...
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2.9KThe WeekenderKobe Bryant, Virtual Cards, Self-Service Technology Top This Week’s News
It’s the end of the workweek, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything with the latest...
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4.1KMarketsCashless Growth Pushes Visa, Mastercard Stock Up 50 Pct. In Past Year
Analysts believe that both Visa and Mastercard have potential to join tech giants like Apple and Amazon in the $1 trillion value...
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2.9KSizzle/FizzleBig Fizzle: MoviePass Passes Away
And so it all ends in disappointment, like the umpteenth installment of a Stallone or Schwarzenegger franchise. For MoviePass and its parent...
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4.1KB2B PaymentsBusiness Banking Co Pleo Shifts To Credit Cards
Pleo, a business banking company, has announced that it is pivoting its business model in partnership with JPMorgan and Mastercard, and will...
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7.2KB2B PaymentsBanks, FinTechs Find New Open-Data Use Cases
Banks and FinTechs continue to discover new opportunities in unlocking corporate clients’ financial data, with banks embracing data integration for their own...
