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| 17.09.2026 | Nigeria: When the Card Isn't There - Why Trust Matters in Digital Commerce | Ask a Nigerian business where its next customer will come from and the answer may no longer be tied to geography.
It could be someone who discovered the business on Instagram, a customer in another state or a buyer paying from abroad. For b... |
| 03.08.2026 | Visa Acquires BioCatch for $2.4 Billion, Betting Behavior Catches What Transactions Miss | By Zachary Chambers
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| 17.02.2025 | What Are Biometric Payments & How Do They Work? | Key takeaways:
Biometric payments make use of a customer’s unique physical attributes to authenticate a transaction.
Touch ID on smartphones — using fingerprints to confirm digital wallet payments — is the most widely used form of biometric... |
| 05.04.2023 | Creator CRM company Pico rebrands to Hype, raises $10 million | Creator CRM company Pico is now rebranding as Hype and launching Hype Kits, which are pre-designed web templates for different kinds of creators looking to build a landing page.
The company is also raising $10 million in Series A funding le... |
| 20.03.2023 | How To Properly Navigate The Gig Economy And The Large Pool Of IT Experts | Plamen Tsekov, cofounder of GigsRemote and Scalefocus. |
| 31.10.2022 | The future of fintech: Rapid growth attracts smart capital | Fintech startups in Africa grew 81 per cent in 2021, with South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya emerging as key hubs on the continent found a Mastercard study on the state of fintech in African markets.
The white paper titled ‘The Future of Fint... |
| 28.10.2022 | Fintech sector takes largest cut of Africa’s start-up funding | Africa is at the forefront of financial innovation, with the fintech sector accounting for the highest number of venture capital (VC) start-up deals closed across Africa in 2021.
This is one of the key findings of Mastercard’s white paper “... |
| 01.09.2022 | Ajman Bank to Launch World's First Mastercard Touch Card, Driving Inclusion across UAE | Distinctive notches on the Touch Card allow blind and partially sighted people to easily distinguish card
DUBAI, UAE, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mastercard and Ajman Bank have strengthened their commitment to inclusion through a new init... |
| 26.06.2022 | Technology can accelerate financial inclusion for persons with disabilities, finds Mastercard study
Technology is making financial services more accessible | A compassionate approach to the financial needs of persons with disabilities, supported by innovative technology solutions, has the potential to address the needs of the most vulnerable members of society across the Middle East and Africa, ... |
| 07.06.2022 | Vodacom Business Is Digitising The Retail Industry | Vodacom Business. Image source: Wesgro |
| 02.06.2022 | Do customers still prefer speaking to a human, and not a chatbot? | Advertisement
What do your customers really think of chatbots
Chatbots may have arrived as a blessing, but the lack of human touch could be plaguing their adoption
The worldwide adoption of robotics is expected to reach $107.3 billion in 20... |
| 25.05.2022 | Mastercard signs new deals to capitalize on payments digitization in the Middle East and Africa | The news: Mastercard signed two deals focused on expanding digital payments solutions in the Middle East and Africa.
It partnered with payments fintech Sokin to support the rollout of Sokin’s cross-border payments products across the region... |
| 23.05.2022 | Counting The Real Cost Of Cash In South Africa | Cash is still king in South Africa. But according to Anton van der Merwe, COO of leading pan-African fintech enablement partner, Ukheshe Technologies, its long reign is increasingly under threat as businesses and consumers begin counting th... |
| 17.05.2022 | A.Team emerges from stealth with a gig marketplace for product specialists | The gig economy has, to use a well-worn word, disrupted industries from ride-hailing to quick-service restaurants. Contract work has its downsides, namely on the pay and benefits side of the equation. But sheer force of will and unit econom... |
| 13.04.2022 | Hybrid retail model spells opportunity for brick-and-mortar stores | It's common cause that the COVID-19 lockdowns caused e-commerce's share of retail
RETAIL Customers get the service and satisfaction they deserve by being in constant contact on the sales floor.
sales to speed up.
Online sales in the United ... |
| 06.04.2022 | Mastercard and Commercial Bank of Ethiopia collaborate to transform government services | The Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MINT), Mastercard, and Commercial Bank of Ethiopia have partnered to enable payments through the government e-services portal, which will allow Ethiopians to access and pay for government services ... |
| 15.03.2022 | SMEs Are Key To Driving E-Commerce Success In South Africa | ecommerce |
| 15.03.2022 | SMEs Are Key To Driving E-Commerce Success In South Africa | ecommerce
The mere act of using your phone or computer to order things that you need, which then show up at your door within hours still seems quite magical. Add to this that those few clicks could boost South Africa’s economic recovery, an... |
| 21.01.2022 | SA’s B2B Delivery-As-A-Service Platform Orderin Bags R71 Million To Scale Up Infrastructure | Orderin |
| 21.01.2022 | SA’s B2B Delivery-As-A-Service Platform Orderin Bags R71 Million To Scale Up Infrastructure | Orderin
Orderin, SA’s B2B delivery-as-a-service platform, has raised $4.7 million (R71 million) in a recently closed pre-series B funding round. The funding will allow the business to scale up infrastructure and enhance last-mile delivery, ... |
| 15.12.2021 | Digitalization readiness key to unlocking SME growth potential, says new Mastercard white paper
Partnerships play a key role in the digitalization of SMEs
MEA SMEs reclaiming confidence after COVID ... | Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region are recognizing digitalization as essential to staying competitive in a transformed business and economic environment. The insight is one of many in a new wh... |
| 04.10.2021 | Why Singapore Remains One of the Best Place to Start a Fintech Business | Singapore has consistently ranked amongst the top locations in the world to start a business, recognized by the global community for its competitive corporate tax rate, skilled workforce, advanced infrastructure, and political stability.
Fo... |
| 08.09.2021 | Digitization seeds opportunities for Eastern Africa's rural farmers | By Everlyne Situma
BUNGOMA, Kenya-I have always loved farming. My passion comes from growing up in rural western Kenya, where I braved chilly Saturday mornings to till a small piece of land that my family owned. It was near a stream, and we... |
| 05.07.2021 | Startup Spotlight: Dresos Is Bringing Customized Shopping To Doorsteps In Dubai | July 5, 2021 8 min read
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This article was built in partnership with in5, an enabling pl... |
| 01.07.2021 | Crawford mpany : Gig economy soars during COVID-19 pandemic | The COVID-19 pandemic has been a significant disrupter of many industries throughout the global economy. Many companies have reduced their workforce size or cut back on their employees' work hours, making it challenging for workers to get b... |
| 28.06.2021 | SME’s Confidence on the Rise: Mastercard Research | After facing unprecedented changes in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) confidence in Saudi Arabia is on the rise, according to the latest research by Mastercard.
The inaugural Mastercard Middle East and A... |
| 21.06.2021 | Diversity is a catalyst for innovation | June 21, 2021 4 min read
This article was translated from our Spanish edition using AI technologies. Errors may exist due to this process.
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.
For many, June is LGBTQIA + pride mont... |
| 10.06.2021 | To Drive Sustainability, Mastercard Introduces Badge to Identify Eco-Friendly Cards | Mastercard introduced a new badge to identify cards made more sustainably from recyclable, recycled, bio-sourced, chlorine-free, degradable or ocean plastics. Easy to spot on the card, the badge is a simple reminder of the commitments made ... |
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| 17.05.2021 | SA’s online retail has more than doubled in two years – but the best is probably over | (Getty Images)
The value of South Africa’s online retail has more than doubled in two years, says a new study.
In 2018, online stores sold R14 billion worth of goods, representing just 1.4% of the total retail market.
This grew to more than... |
| 13.05.2021 | South African Online Retail tops R30-billion | Online Retail in South Africa 2021, a study conducted by World Wide Worx with the support of Mastercard, Standard Bank and Platinum Seed, reveals that the total growth for online retail in South Africa in 2020 came to 66%, bringing the tota... |
| 12.05.2021 | Lili shows signs of success with freelancers as it hits 200,000 users | Lili, a US-based neobank that caters to freelancers by offering a blend of personal and business services on a mobile app, has reached the 200,000 user threshold, per Forbes. The neobank announced on Tuesday that its user base doubled in ju... |
| 07.05.2021 | MASTERCARD
Mastercard : Commits $25 Million+ to Ensure Equitable Access to Vaccines Across the Globe, Partnering With Global Citizens VAX LIVE Campaign | Mastercard will also match donations made during the 'VAX LIVE: The Concert to Reunite the World' through May 16 up to $4 million; Citi Mastercard donations made through May 16 will be double matched up to $1 million
COVID-19 has taken its ... |
| 22.04.2021 | Funding black female entrepreneurs is crucial to SA’s startup growth | Globally, growing attention is rightly being paid to the issue of underfunding of diverse founders in general, and women in particular, in the startup space.
According to Quartz, less than five percent of global venture capital went to fema... |
| 22.04.2021 | Funding black female entrepreneurs is crucial to SA’s startup growth | Globally, growing attention is rightly being paid to the issue of underfunding of diverse founders in general, and women in particular, in the startup space.
According to Quartz, less than five percent of global venture capital went to fem... |
| 01.04.2021 | Airtel Africa receives $100M for its mobile money business from Mastercard | Two weeks ago, TPG’s Rise Fund invested $200 million in Airtel Mobile Commerce BV (AMC BV) — the mobile money business of telecom Airtel Africa. After closing the deal, the Bharti Airtel subsidiary noted that it was still in discussions to ... |
| 24.03.2021 | 5 Digital Trends That Are Here to Stay. Time to Embrace Them. | March 24, 2021 5 min read
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Buying behaviors developed during the time of COVID-19, including wide-scale digital usage, have emerged rapidly and will thrive long past the post-pan... |
| 12.03.2021 | Nedbank’s ‘Tap-on-phone’ – a first in Africa – empowers SMMEs with safe and secure contactless payments | Following a successful closed pilot in June, the easily downloadable app has empowered a number of merchants and business owners with the ability to accept card payments on their cellphones without having to purchase point-of-sale (POS) dev... |
| 09.03.2021 | Digital commerce is ‘goldmine’ for local women entrepreneurs | While the COVID-19 pandemic brought insurmountable challenges in terms of business and the economic outlook, there exist pockets of new opportunities for South African women entrepreneurs in the digital economy.
This is one of the takeaways... |
| 23.02.2021 | E-commerce Day aspires to build sustainable virtual businesses | SA’s leading e-commerce industry players have set up E-commerce Day, an initiative to support and help growth South Africa’s online shopping sector.
E-commerce Day, a platform of events and activities, will take place on 10 March. E-commerc... |
| 18.02.2021 | Mastercard and MTN have announced a strategic partnership to enable millions of Customers in Africa to safely and securely make payments on global platforms | Mastercard and MTN have announced a strategic partnership to allow millions of customers to safely and securely make global e-commerce purchases in 16 countries across Africa.
Consumers and retailers can connect with brands and companies ab... |
| 10.02.2021 | OneDayOnly expands warehouses, jobs as e-commerce booms | Online sale
Local e-commerce platform OneDayOnly has expanded its warehouses and increased the number of employees, as it witnesses brisk business as a result of the COVID-19-induced lockdown.
This is according to OneDayOnly spokesperson Ma... |
| 01.02.2021 | Mastercard and Dubai International Financial Centre Partner to Enhance Regional Cybersecurity Efforts | Governments, financial institutions and businesses around the world have been facing an increase in cyber threats as people and businesses become more digitally connected. According to an industry study, the threat of direct and indirect cy... |
| 22.01.2021 | Festive season online shoppers spent $1.1tn globally | The COVID-19 pandemic led to explosive growth in online sales between 1 November and 31 December 2020, with consumers across the globe spending $1.1 trillion, compared to $723 billion in the same period in 2019.
This is according to the 202... |
| 22.01.2021 | Mastercard and Network International launch digital platform to accelerate digital payment adoption across Middle East and Africa | With this new digital platform launching in January, Network International will help its clients to enable mobile-based payments for their consumers and merchants across various channels. Merchants will now have one simple-to-use technology... |
| 14.01.2021 | SA’s e-commerce boom fuels demand for skills | The explosive growth of the e-commerce sector has led to increased demand for online retail
RETAIL Customers get the service and satisfaction they deserve by being in constant contact on the sales floor.
skills in SA.
The COVID-19 pandemic ... |
| 13.01.2021 | Data Exhaust Turbocharges Mastercard | Mastercard contactless payment cardMastercard |
| 07.01.2021 | Banking software start-up Mambu raises $135 million at a $2.1 billion valuation | Mambu sells software to banks both big and small to help them develop their own digital banking platforms.
The company said its valuation rose to 1.7 billion euros ($2.1 billion) in a 110 million euro funding round.
The news comes at a time... |
| 18.12.2020 | 5 E-Commerce Payment Trends to Watch out for in 2021 | COVID-19 has accelerated consumers’ shift to digital channels with online shopping volumes reaching new highs around the world. In Southeast Asia, e-commerce has emerged as the growth engine for the region’s digital economy, growing 63% to ... |
| 11.12.2020 | Businesses Are Embracing Digital Labor -- Here’s What We Stand To Gain | Chetan Dube is the President and CEO of IPsoft. Prior to joining IPsoft, Chetan served as an assistant professor at New York University. |
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| 09.12.2020 | Mastercard Partnership Enables You To Turn Your Wearables into Secure Payment Devices | Mastercard, in partnership with MatchMove, a Singapore-based ‘Banking-as-a-Service’ provider and Tappy Technologies, a wearable payment integrator, have introduced tokenisation into a small, flexible chip which can be attached to a range of... |
| 09.12.2020 | Mastercard and Pine Labs Plans to Expand ‘Pay Later’ Solution in South East Asia | Mastercard and Pine Labs will launch their integrated “pay later” solution in five more South East Asian markets early next year.
This will offer consumers the flexibility of zero-interest instalments on purchases, expand business for merch... |
| 24.11.2020 | SA fintech Ukheshe acquires SA startup Oltio | Ukheshe, Africa’s leading digital fintech platform provider has announced its acquisition of Oltio, a South African startup that has launched several mobile payments and banking solutions, including the digital payments platform that assist... |
| 24.11.2020 | SA fintech Ukheshe acquires SA startup Oltio | Ukheshe, Africa’s leading digital fintech platform provider has announced its acquisition of Oltio, a South African startup that has launched several mobile payments and banking solutions, including the digital payments platform that assist... |
| 20.11.2020 | Fintech startup Lanistar was rapped by the UK's financial watchdog | The UK's financial watchdog warned Wednesday fintech Lanistar wasn't authorised to operate.
Lanistar is gearing up to launch the "world's most secure" bank card.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said Lanistar "is targeti... |
| 20.11.2020 | Fintech startup Lanistar was rapped by the UK’s financial watchdog | Gurhan Kiziloz, founder and CEO of Lanistar Lanistar
The UK’s financial watchdog warned Wednesday fintech Lanistar wasn’t authorised to operate.
Lanistar is gearing up to launch the “world’s most secure” bank card.
The Financial Conduct Aut... |
| 16.11.2020 | Lanistar's New Card Supports Personalized Security, A First In Fintech | getty |
| 22.09.2020 | Closing the Funding Gap for SMEs: Redefining Finance for Good in Asia | The wide-ranging impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have brought many of the world’s problems into sharp focus and increased the urgency to create better outcomes for society as a whole. In Asia, a region with some of the world’s fastest grow... |
| 25.08.2020 | Netcetera & Mastercard launch 3DS testing platform for retailers | ZÜRICH & WATERLOO – EQS Newswire – 25 August 2020 – Netcetera is Mastercard’s exclusive 3-D Secure testing partner to help retailers and other businesses ensure they are ready to comply with PSD2. Mastercard and Netcetera, the market le... |
| 25.08.2020 | Rise in cashless transactions paves way for wearable payments growth | Propelled in large part by the rise in cashless payments, the global wearable payments market is ready for takeoff.
A new report from Allied Market Research predicts this market will soar from $285.5 billion in 2019 to $1.37 trillion in 202... |
| 13.08.2020 | Nobody knows what Trump's executive order on WeChat means — and it's making US business leaders worried | US business leaders are desperately seeking clarity on Donald Trump's executive order that could ban transactions on WeChat, a Chinese payment and messaging app used by 1.2 billion people worldwide.
More than a dozen companies including App... |
| 30.07.2020 | Facial Recognition Technology Rapidly Picking Up Steam with Banks and Fintechs | Advancement in biometric technology, including facial recognition, touch ID fingerprint sensors and voice recognition, is creating new opportunities for fintech innovators to streamline the customer experience.
Facial recognition in particu... |
| 28.07.2020 | Mastercard запустила сервис для «электронных чаевых» официантам | Фото: iStock
Mastercard в партнёрстве с Etiquette запустила в России платформу для безналичной оплаты чаевых. Первыми к новой услуге подключились рестораны сетей Perelman People и Lucky Group. Об этом компания написала в своём блоге.
Чтобы ... |
| 21.07.2020 | Goldman sees 28% upside potential in Amazon and ties for Street-high price target on 'accelerating e-commerce growth' | "Accelerating e-commerce growth" will propel Amazon to all-time highs, according to Goldman Sachs.
Goldman and Jefferies both assigned a Street-high price target of $3,800 on Monday, representing upside potential of 28% from Amazo... |
| 19.06.2020 | CardUp Allows You to Pay Your Rent, Tax, Insurance and More With Your Credit Card – and Earn Additional Rewards | COVID-19 continues to spread in Singapore with 257 new reported cases, bringing the national total to 41,473, including 26 deaths, according to latest data from the Ministry of Health, dated June 18.
As a result of the pandemic and ensuing ... |
| 18.06.2020 | South Africans are leaning towards contactless payments fearing that cash carries COVID-19 | With the coronavirus still looming in South Africa, social distancing will be the norm for the foreseeable future.
Contactless payment methods in comparison to cash are considered a safer and cleaner way to pay.
In a recent poll of 19 count... |
| 26.05.2020 | In An Age Of Mass Unemployment, Fountain Facilitates Getting Americans Back To Work | COVID-19 has decimated the U.S. economy. The latest official employment statistics are harrowing. Nearly 40 million Americans are currently unemployed, wiping out all of the past decade's job growth. Equal to the need for a vaccine to halt ... |
| 06.05.2020 | Esta es la clave para aliviar el sufrimiento de la economía informal durante la pandemia Covid-19 | May 6, 2020 5 min read
Las opiniones expresadas por los colaboradores de Entrepreneur son personales.
La economía informal forma una gran parte en varias partes del mundo, específicamente países en desarrollo. Respecto a América Latina, ést... |
| 09.04.2020 | Mastercard Launches $250M Initiative To Support Small Business’ Financial Security | Mastercard (NYSE: MA) announced a commitment of $250m over five years to support small businesses in the United States and other markets where the company operates.
As part of the commitment, the company will provide U.S. small business own... |
| 08.03.2020 | There's going to be a wave of female-led startups in India, according to the founder of SheCapital | Female-led startups are set to boom in India over the next few years.
The biggest obstacle they face is raising funds.
In an interview with Business Insider, the founder of SheCapital — Anisha Singh — explains that bias still exists and how... |
| 17.02.2020 | Seven reasons why London will thrive regardless of Brexit | In the three-and-a-half years since the UK voted to leave the European Union (EU) much has been written about how London’s status as a global leader in financial services could be weakened. However, with a diverse economy, highly skilled wo... |
| 14.02.2020 | Mastercard’s Entry into China Paints of Picture of China’s Market Liberalisation | Mastercard was granted preparatory approval from the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) to begin setting up a domestic bankcard clearing institution in China, the company announced on February 11. |
| 06.02.2020 | The Worst Places in the World to Get Busted with Weed | For people who smoke weed, finding a reliable source is essential to having a good vacation. No one wants to be stuck desperately scouring the beach for a dealer, only to spend $50 on a couple grams of shake.
It’s a task that’s becoming sli... |
| 30.01.2020 | How Amazon.com Remains The Ruler Of Retail | It happened again. Amazon.com had a record holiday shopping season as consumers flocked to online deals. Now shareholders are reaping the reward. |
| 26.12.2019 | Mastercard: e-commerce sales grew over 18 percent this holiday season | Overall sales grew 3.1 percent, down from over 5 percent growth in 2018
2019 was already a tough year for brick and mortar retailers, with over 9,300 store closings over the last 12 months, compared to fewer than 6,000 in 2018. Now, new dat... |
| 12.12.2019 | Building consumer trust: Wholechain pilots blockchain traceability tech | The journey of the Fair Trade USA-certified shrimp harvested from Altata Bay in Mexico to Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. is tracked and documented using one of the most cutting-edge traceability technologies: blockchain.
Part of a pilot project b... |
| 18.11.2019 | The power of personalization in the post-app era | Presented by Sinch
Mobile apps were once heralded as the future of customer engagement. A must-have for any brand or business looking to acquire and retain an increasingly mobile-savvy customer base.
Fast forward ten years and mobile app us... |
| 10.11.2019 | China Roundup: facial recognition lawsuit and cashless payments for foreigners | Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch’s China Roundup, a digest of recent events shaping the Chinese tech landscape and what they mean to people in the rest of the world. This week, a lawsuit sparked a debate over the deployment of China’s p... |
| 05.11.2019 | 45 гигантов и всего шесть «единорогов»: в чём феномен Южной Кореи, где много ИТ-корпораций, но мало известных стартапов Статьи редакции... | Работа в крупной компании гарантирует стабильность, а запуск своего дела не одобряется обществом.
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| 22.10.2019 | Shattering myths and misperceptions about biometric debit and credit cards | Image: Rost-9D, Getty Images/iStockphoto
Biometric payment cards offer the potential to slash credit and debit card fraud. By registering and using your fingerprint with your payment card, you provide a much more secure means of authenticat... |
| 22.10.2019 | Crypto-Friendly App Revolut Partners MasterCard for US Expansion | In a bid to expand its partnership with payment processing giant MasterCard, cryptocurrency-friendly digital banking startup, Revolut said it would be launching its card in the U.S. market by the end of the year.
According to a press releas... |
| 03.10.2019 | Mastercard, Samsung launch prepaid Samsung Pay Cash | Mastercard announced that it was teaming up with Samsung and Netspend to launch Samsung Pay Cash, which combines a prepaid debit card with tokenized security so that customers don't have to display their 16-digit account numbers on their ca... |
| 23.09.2019 | Shanghai Ranks Top 5 Globally for Female Founders | Known as the ‘Oriental Paris’, Shanghai is China’s biggest and richest city. Besides being a major industrial and commercial city, Shanghai is distinct from the other Chinese cities through culture, wealth, and internationalism.
In our late... |
| 23.09.2019 | Emerging markets, M&A, and new services: here are the key trends to watch in the fast-changing payments space | McKinsey expects payments revenues to top $2.7 trillion by 2023. Reuters This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
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| 23.09.2019 | Emerging markets, M&A, and new services: here are they key trends to watch in the fast-changing payments space | Advertisement
Emerging markets, led by Latin America, powered 6% growth in global payments revenue last year, according to a brand new report from McKinsey.
Additional M&A is expected as companies buy their way to more product offerings... |
| 17.09.2019 | Mastercard and R3 Partner to Develop New Blockchain-Powered Cross-Border Payments Solution | - |
| 16.09.2019 | Ex-Amazon, Google managers reveal new grocery tech startup powered by smart shopping cart | Shariq Siddiqui (left) and Umer Sadiq, co-founders of Veeve, at the GroceryShop conference in Las Vegas this week. (Veeve Photo)
Shariq Siddiqui and Umer Sadiq thought Amazon Go was amazing. While the longtime Amazon employees didn’t work s... |
| 12.09.2019 | Mastercard and R3 Partner to Develop Blockchain-Powered Cross-Border Payments Solution | Mastercard and R3, an enterprise blockchain software provider, have today announced a strategic partnership to develop and pilot a new blockchain-enabled cross-border payments solution that will initially focus on connecting global faster p... |
| 10.09.2019 | Mastercard Strengthens Bill Payment Services with Acquisition of Transactis | From transactis.com:
PURCHASE, N.Y. – May 3, 2019 – Mastercard (NYSE: MA) today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Transactis, a platform that helps businesses deliver bills and receive payments through one simple-to-nav... |
| 26.08.2019 | Use The Market Weakness To Buy Mastercard | There is a huge opportunity in business-to-business payments that nobody is talking about. |
| 06.08.2019 | Mastercard Acquires Nets’ Account-to-Account Payment Business, For $3.19 Billion | Mastercard (NYSE: MA) is to acquire the majority of the Corporate Services businesses of Nets, a Ballerup, Denmark-based PayTech company, for €2.85 billion (approximately US$3.19 billion).
The acquisition – which is anticipated to close in ... |
| 22.07.2019 | Tech Partnership And Business News – July, 22, 2019 | Intel and SAP signed a multiyear technology partnership focused on optimizing Intel’s platforms, including Intel® Xeon™ Scalable processors and Intel® Optane™ DC persistent memory, for SAP’s end-to-end enterprise software applications, incl... |
| 10.07.2019 | As MasterCard Acquires Transfast, A Quick Look At Its M&A and Investment History | 8 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
There are startups that money can’t buy. For everyone else, there’s Mastercard.
On Tuesday, credit card giant MasterCard announced the completion of its previously announced acquisition of Transfast,... |
| 10.07.2019 | As MasterCard Acquires Transfast, A Quick Look At Its M&A and Investment History | 9 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
There are startups that money can’t buy. For everyone else, there’s Mastercard.
On Tuesday, credit card giant MasterCard announced the completion of its previously announced acquisition of Transfast,... |
| 27.06.2019 | Layaway Is Cool Again, And Visa Wants A Piece Of The $1.2 Trillion Market | Decades ago, buying on layaway was very popular, but it fell out of favor due to exorbitant interest ... [+] rates. It’s back on the rise, and Visa wants in. Getty |
| 20.06.2019 | Credit Card Issuers Ramp Up Tech Innovation | In the age of mobile wallets, peer-to-peer (P2P) payment apps, and cryptocurrencies, credit cards are transforming to keep up with the changing landscape.
The rise of fintech and digital platforms have ushered a new era in the payments sect... |
| 19.06.2019 | Mastercard to Launch “Priceless Experiences” Voice App, Exclusive for Cardholders | Mastercard to Launch “Priceless Experiences” Voice App, Exclusive for Cardholders
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Mastercard announced its first voice app this week called Priceless Experiences which will be available exclusivel... |
