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1.8KNewsTop News in Payments: Mastercard Pilots Digital ID Verification Program; PayPal’s Bill Ready to Join Google
In today’s top news in payments, Mastercard announces the launch of a new digital identification program that can instantly authenticate someone’s identity,...
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3.4KMastercardMastercard Pilots Digital ID Verification Program In Australia
Mastercard is launching a new digital resource that has the potential to instantly authenticate someone’s identity in a secure manner, the company...
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1.7KMastercardMastercard Offers Holiday Refunds For Tap-and-Go Customers In NYC
Mastercard is running two transportation-friendly holiday season options for cardholders using tap-and-go payment in New York City, the company announced in a...
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1.8KMastercardMastercard, Doconomy To Enable Carbon Footprint Tracking Of Purchases
Doconomy and Mastercard are partnering to combat climate change by giving any Mastercard issuer the ability to enable their cardholders to monitor...
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933NewsTop News In Payments: CFPB Seeks Remittance Exemptions For Small Banks; Regulators Support Traditional Credit Evaluation Alternatives
In today’s payments news, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has proposed to boost the number of smaller banks and credit unions (CUs) that...
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4.6KFaster PaymentsMastercard: Instant Deposits Close SMB Cash Flow Gap
Small business is the lifeblood of the U.S. economy, and cash flow is the lifeblood of small businesses. Firms struggle when funds...
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2.7KPayment MethodsBMO Harris Bank Is First To Issue True Name Mastercard
BMO Harris Bank, in partnership with Mastercard, has introduced the True Name feature for debit Mastercard holders, which will allow for those...
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2.1KPayment MethodsTeen-Focused Digital Bank Pixpay Raises $3.4M
French startup Pixpay is the first challenger bank to cater to teens, offering a debit Mastercard for cashless payments, news outlets reported...
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3.6KPartnerships / AcquisitionsPayPal Expands Instant Transfers With Mastercard
PayPal has extended its Instant Transfer feature into Singapore and Europe, according to a press release. The feature, which is in partnership...
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4.0KFraud PreventionHow Ticketmaster Uses AI To Sort Fans From Fraudsters
The holiday shopping season is kicking into high gear with retailers working aggressively to entice customers with deals and discounts. Fraudsters, sadly,...
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2.4KMastercardMastercard Offers Fare Discounts, Refunds For Contactless Transit Payments
Mastercard has announced that it will refund cardholders up to $10 off their cab rides, every Tuesday through the end of the...
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4.6KCredit UnionsWhat Grubhub, Uber Can Teach CUs About Loyalty And Rewards
Credit unions (CUs) are unique among financial institutions (FIs) for the sense of loyalty they inspire among their members. PYMNTS’ Credit...
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2.1KNewsElavon’s Sage Pay Acquisition, Google’s Citi Deal, Facebook Pay 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 — and that...
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4.2KInnovationMastercard Teams With Galileo For Instant Debit Card Issuing
Mastercard and Galileo have announced Thursday (Nov. 21) a collaboration to help FinTechs and other financial-affiliated businesses with fast issuing of debit...
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2.6KInnovationCan AI Pass The Nike Test?
There is often a significant gap between efficiency and creativity, and that’s playing out now in the world of artificial intelligence (AI),...
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3.2KMastercardMastercard, Meridiam Partner To Help Cities Fund Transit Pay Innovation
Mastercard is partnering with global investor Meridiam to help upgrade transit systems by introducing smart payments and laying the groundwork for mobility-as-a-service...
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2.6KMastercardMastercard Grows City Possible Network
Mastercard has announced the expansion of its City Possible network to more than 40 members, including more cities in Brazil and one...
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1.6KNewsTop Payments News: DoorDash Bolsters Its Treasure Chest; Policymakers Target Big Tech Over Data; Feds Probe Debit Card Practices
In today’s top news, DoorDash keeps growing and Visa and Mastercard face big questions over their debit card programs. And investors seek...
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4.9KSecurity & FraudFTC Probing Visa, Mastercard About Debit Card Practices
U.S. antitrust regulators are investigating Visa and Mastercard about their debit card policies, Bloomberg reported on Thursday (Nov. 13). The Federal Trade...
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3.4KPayment MethodsMastercard Introduces True Name Feature On Cards
Mastercard has announced it will start offering a True Name feature, so that transgender and non-binary persons will be able to have...
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2.1KBiometricsBiometrics Innovation Tests Consumer Privacy Sentiment
Biometrics isn’t as sci-fi as it once was. Thanks to smartphones equipped with facial and fingerprint recognition for security, many consumers now...
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1.9KNewsTop News In Payments: Flywire Names President, COO; Uber Beats Q3 Estimates
In today’s top payments news, Flywire appointed Rob Orgel to the newly created position of president and chief operating officer. Also, Uber’s...
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3.0KInnovationMastercard Report: Nearly Half Of Consumers View Innovation As Purchase Driver
Society still puts the “gut instinct” on the pedestal, often celebrating people who lead by intuition and emotion, and putting them at...
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3.2KB2B PaymentsCommercial Cards, B2B Payments Get A Lift During Earnings Season
Earnings results showed continued uptake in commercial card issuance and use, here and abroad, as WEX, Mastercard and Visa reported earnings and...
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2.3KThe WeekenderUber Money, Alexa Bill Payments And Super Apps Top This Week’s News
It’s the end of the workweek and the beginning of a new month. And the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure...
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6.3KMastercardMastercard: It’s The End Of Rewards Points As We Know It
Consumers are awash in points. Starbucks gives them Stars, airlines give them frequent flier miles, Bee Built has Swarm Swag and Pixi...
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3.3KEarningsMastercard Sees 17 Pct X-Border Volume Growth; B2B A Key Market
Mastercard posted results Tuesday (Oct. 29) that showed continued traction in new payment flows, especially B2B, core debit and credit spending. In...
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4.2KPayment MethodsVenmo Card Now Offers Cash-Back Rewards
Venmo, the peer-to-peer (P2P) payments platform from PayPal, is rolling out a cash-back rewards program for its Venmo Mastercard debit card at...
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3.3KB2B PaymentsMastercard Connects SMB Cardholders To Microsoft Tech
Mastercard is expanding its offering to small business cardholders in collaboration with Microsoft. In an announcement on Monday (Oct. 28), Mastercard said...
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11.4KMastercardMastercard Accelerate Gives FinTechs Access To Full Suite Of Payment Services
Mastercard is rolling out Mastercard Accelerate to help streamline how Mastercard works with FinTechs and provide support from startup to expansion, the...
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5.6KPayments InnovationMastercard On How Trust Unites Blockchain, Biometrics, Seafood, Healthcare Payments
At first glance, the mention of seafood and the doctor’s office in the same sentence may conjure up images of a clambake...
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2.7KPartnerships / AcquisitionsMastercard’s Vocalink Renews LINK Collaboration Through 2031
Mastercard-owned Vocalink has contracted with LINK through 2031 to continue offering ATM switching and settlement services to roughly 60,000 ATMs in the...
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3.6KB2B PaymentsMastercard Bolsters Brex Collab For US Growth
Mastercard is strengthening its existing collaboration with commercial card startup Brex to fuel growth in the U.S., the companies announced on Thursday...
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5.4KMastercardMastercard On Repairing The Data Trust Deficit — With Decency
Can data be harvested … with decency? The California Consumer Privacy Act looms, taking effect at the beginning of 2020. Across the pond,...
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4.7KMastercardMastercard Launches Initiative To Foster Data Security Among Businesses
Mastercard is introducing a Data Responsibility Imperative to spark a conversation with other companies about data security, Mastercard said in a press...
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4.4KPayment MethodsVisa Partners With Revolut To Introduce Multi-Currency Debit Card
London-based FinTech firm Revolut partnered with Visa to roll out a multi-currency travel debit card in Singapore, Visa said in a press...
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2.7KB2B PaymentsB2B Finserv Embraces New Faster Payment Rails
As the saying goes, if it isn’t broken, don’t fix it. But in payments, understanding whether something is broken in the first...
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2.1KMastercardMastercard’s Philanthropic Hub Hosts Summit On Financial Inclusion
Mastercard‘s philanthropic hub hosted its first Global Inclusive Growth Summit in Washington, D.C. on Monday (Oct. 21). Along with The Aspen Institute,...
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4.2KMastercardMastercard: How Payment On Delivery, Request To Pay Will Ignite Real Time Payments
The U.S. is readying for real time, as far as infrastructure is concerned. Mastercard hopes to spur B2B and C2B adoption of...
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2.4KNewsTop News In Payments: Revolut Collaborates With Mastercard; Visa’s She’s Next Initiative Makes Global Leap
In today’s payments news, British FinTech startup Revolut is teaming with Mastercard to help it expand into the U.S. Also, Visa’s “She’s Next, Empowered by...
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5.4KPartnerships / AcquisitionsMastercard Makes Loyalty Play With SessionM Buy
Mastercard is acquiring the U.S. technology company SessionM to help it build more profitable relationships with consumers, Mastercard said in a press...
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3.6KMastercardRevolut Taps Mastercard For Its US Card Debut
British FinTech startup Revolut is collaborating with Mastercard to help it expand into the U.S. by the end of 2019, Mastercard said...
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4.8KeCommerceMastercard’s Jess Turner On SRC’s Global, Digital Milestone
The idea behind the secure remote commerce (SRC) standard is simple, but powerful: A standardized eCommerce payment experience. For merchants and consumers,...
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3.2KNewsTop News In Payments: Mastercard Unveils Bill Pay Exchange; Amex Card Spending Drives Q3 Revenue
In today’s payments news, Mastercard is rolling out Mastercard Bill Pay Exchange with the help of several new partners. Also, card member...
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9.6KMastercardMastercard Teams With PNC To Enable Payments On Delivery
Mastercard announced that it is partnering with PNC Bank to pilot Payment on Delivery, a new solution allowing businesses to pay a...
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4.3KMastercardMastercard Expands Biller Roster To Enable Real-Time Bill Pay
Mastercard announced that it is rolling out Mastercard Bill Pay Exchange with the help of several new partners, including ConEd, Avidia Bank,...
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3.1KNewsTop News In Payments: PayPal To Roll Out Venmo Credit Card; Mastercard Teams With WHSmith For Pay By Bank
Today in the payment’s news roundup, PayPal is teaming with Synchrony Financial to put forward a Venmo co-branded credit card next year....
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4.7KPayment MethodsMastercard Partners With Four Retailers For Pay By Bank App
Mastercard is collaborating with four eCommerce retailers — WHSmith.co.uk, Funky Pigeon, Cult Pens and The Card Gallery — to offer the Pay...
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4.6KPayments InnovationMastercard and Branch To Fast-Track Pay For Hourly Workers
That instant payments have been a significant boon to workers in the gig economy is almost inarguable. A glance at the data...
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1.7KNewsTop News In Payments: China Allows PayPal To Operate; Mastercard Outlines Blockchain Intentions
In today’s payments news, China has allowed PayPal to operate in the country with its purchase of a majority stake in GoPay....
