Fintech Finance

APRIL 7, 2025

Mastercard announced a strategic collaboration with PayTabs Group to facilitate digital payment solutions for small and medium enterprises in Egypt. Through this collaboration, PayTabs will leverage Mastercard’s global network and digital payments capabilities to provide merchants with a while-labelled digital payments platform.

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Fintech Finance

JANUARY 16, 2025

Starting today, PhotonPay , a digital financial infrastructure, will support Google Pay, enabling cardholders to take advantage of simple and secure contactless payments and digital card storage on both Android devices and WearOS.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2020

As nations put limitations into place to support social distancing in February and March, Mastercard reported that a significant share of consumers tapped into contactless payments for purchases. According to an announcement , the firm’s consumer polling illustrates “accelerated and sustained contactless adoption.”.

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Fintech Finance

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Sadad has announced its strategic collaboration with Mastercard to introduce a new digital payment gateway platform, powered by Mastercard Gateway. Through this partnership, Sadad will deploy state-of-the-art payment solutions to enhance the customer experience for its merchants in the market.

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Fintech Finance

JULY 30, 2024

Mastercard hosted the second annual Mastercard Ghana Fintech Forum in Accra, bringing together key stakeholders and thought leaders in the fintech industry to discuss critical developments and foster collaboration. added Folasade Femi-Lawal, Country Manager and Area Business Head for West Africa at Mastercard.

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Cardfellow

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Tap on phone (or tap to phone as Visa calls it and tap to mobile for Amex and Discover) is a contactless payment method where customers tap a sellers smartphone instead of a credit card machine to pay. In this article, well go over contactless payments and specifically tap on phone. What are contactless payments?

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2021

If the sky’s the limit for contactless payments, which the pandemic has certainly shown, and if the technology is deployed across mobile devices. To that end, Mastercard said Monday (Jan. 11) that it had partnered with NMI and Global Payments to launch a pilot for new cloud-based point of sale technology.

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Payments Source

MAY 28, 2020

About 78% of Mastercard’s European transactions are now contactless, and the company expects the shift in payment choice will be permanent.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2021

Mastercard is testing a cloud-based setup that will “enable contactless payments acceptance via a mobile phone.” Mastercard has partnered on the pilot with NMI and Global Payments along with Computer Engineering Group (CEG), a Napa, California-based independent IT services provider.

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Payments Source

APRIL 29, 2020

Fears of catching coronavirus during the payment process has given a sharp boost in usage and awareness of contactless payments since the pandemic began, according to a new survey from Mastercard.

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Fintech Finance

JANUARY 21, 2025

MuchBetter offers a wide variety of digital payment services including a digital wallet and payments gateway, wearables including keyrings, watches, jewellery, and the MuchBetter prepaid Mastercard.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2021

Mastercard has applied new quantum-resistant technologies in order to develop a new kind of contactless payment, according to a press release emailed to PYMNTS. The new Enhanced Contactless (Ecos) specifications will come along with the demand for more efficient, safer products overall, the release stated.

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Fintech Finance

JULY 30, 2024

In a significant move towards enhancing digital financial inclusion, Salaam Somali Bank , in collaboration with Mastercard , has announced the launch of a digital-first co-branded multi-currency prepaid card designed to revolutionize digital payment solutions. Together, we are not just adapting to the future; we are defining it.”

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Fintech Finance

JUNE 25, 2024

MuchBetter’s contactless payment ring functions just like any other payment device, and can be used to make payments all over the world, anywhere that Mastercard is accepted, just by tapping the ring on the contactless payment terminal. delivery charge to get their hands on the ultra-stylish ring.

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NFCW

JULY 3, 2024

OPEN PAYMENT: Venice public transport users can use contactless cards to pay for their fares Visitors to Venice can now use a contactless debit or credit card to pay for fares on any of the city’s public transportation services, including water buses, speedboats, motorboats, ferries, buses and trams.

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PYMNTS

MAY 21, 2019

Commuters in Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington can now add a digital Hop Fastpass card to their iPhone or Apple Watch, thanks to an alliance between Mastercard and Apple. According to Mastercard, since TriMet did that, Portland has been able to eliminate 210,000 daily car trips and saved more than $150 million in congestion expenses.

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Fintech Finance

AUGUST 1, 2024

This collaboration marks a significant milestone in the region’s financial landscape, introducing digital and contactless payments through Waafi by Salaam Bank’s digital first initiative. They can do more with their mobile money and get access to in-store payment, travel and international payment capabilities.

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Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Premier Bank , in collaboration with Mastercard and Tappy Technologies , has launched Tap2Pay, making Premier Bank the first Somali Bank in Africa to launch tokenized-passive payment wearables. Tokenization is at the heart of the next generation of secure, contactless payments.

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Fintech News

APRIL 21, 2024

Payments giant Mastercard has launched a new mobile app that allows virtual commercial cards to be added directly to digital wallets, enhancing contactless payment solutions for businesses. said Chad Wallace, Global Head of Commercial Solutions, Mastercard.

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The Paypers

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Mastercard has announced the launch of contactless payment solutions in Nigeria, aiming to drive digital payment transformation in the region.

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Payments Source

JULY 26, 2016

Mastercard has announced a partnership with Singapore’s mass-transit agency, Land Transport Authority (LTA), for a contactless payment pilot, marking the first example in Asia of a transit system enabling open-loop payments, Mastercard said.

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Fintech Finance

JULY 2, 2024

Leading financial services business Cardstream has announced its partnership with Mastercard to roll out its new Click to Pay service to Cardstream customers globally. Mastercard has already seen checkout times reduce by 50% whilst producing increased acceptance rates by up to an estimated 3%.

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NFCW

MARCH 18, 2025

Apple’s Tap to Pay on iPhone service is now available in Bulgaria, Finland, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Switzerland, “enabling millions of merchants to use iPhone to seamlessly and securely accept in-person, contactless payments.”

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 8, 2025

As users continuously look for new ways to make payments in a way that represents them, MuchBetter has introduced two new colour options for its Mastercard payment ring. The ring requires no charging and works independently of a smartphone.

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Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Premier Bank , a leading Islamic financial institution in Kenya, has announced a collaboration with Mastercard to introduce an innovative suite of Shari’ah-compliant debit, credit, and prepaid cards. We are excited to embark on this transformative journey with Mastercard.

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Payments Source

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

In the push to get millions of cash-based micro- and small-business merchants to go digital, the two largest card networks are getting a boost from contactless payments' global surge.

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Kuady , the leading payments service processor, for Latin America, has today announced the launch of the Kuady Card, an innovative virtual prepaid Mastercard now available to users in Peru. The new card is designed to provide a secure, flexible, and convenient way for users in the region to make payments.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2021

Infineon Technologies , which works as a semiconductor manufacturer, is doing away with employee identification cards at its Germany headquarters and instead implementing a new smart card solution that combines office building access and Mastercard contactless payments capabilities, according to a FinTech Intel report.

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NFCW

DECEMBER 1, 2023

SMART RING: Customers can connect their payment card to the ring to make contactless payments Nearly nine in 10 European consumers using a contactless payment ring say that it is their preferred method for making contactless payments (89%) compared with smartphone payments (49%) and payment cards (44%), according to a Mastercard survey.

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Mastercard and Amazon Payment Services have signed a multi-year commercial partnership agreement to digitize payment acceptance in Middle East and Africa, across countries including Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, South Africa and UAE.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2021

Contactless payments have surged in popularity over the past year, fueled by both an increased reliance on digital banking as well as the effort to contain COVID-19’s spread by preventing consumers and workers from having to touch point of sale (POS) system surfaces or handle cash. Challenges In Deploying QR Codes.

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Clearly Payments

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Card Networks (Visa, Mastercard, etc.) : Card networks , such as Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover, play a critical role by routing transaction data between acquirers and issuers (cardholders’ banks). The average American carries around four credit cards , underscoring their role as a preferred payment method.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2020

EE , which is part of BT Group , is partnering with Square to help expand the availability of contactless payments for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the U.K., SMBs are adapting to new digital or contactless payment methods to avoid spreading the coronavirus during the pandemic, according to the release.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Mastercard, the payments company, announced on Thursday (Oct. In a press release , Mastercard said it is making the changes due to advancements in technology and security. merchants and acceptance for Mastercard. merchants and acceptance for Mastercard. Based on a survey in the U.S., Based on a survey in the U.S.,

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Payments Source

JANUARY 31, 2018

Mastercard knows the more time consumers spend on their mobile devices—often deliberately blocking ads—the less likely they are to see its iconic “Priceless” ads, even if those ads support a charitable cause.

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Fintech Finance

MARCH 27, 2025

Building on its existing relationship with Mastercard, NMI continues to accelerate payments innovation with its latest Mastercard-powered solution. The app turns any eligible Android device into a secure contactless payment acceptance device with no additional hardware or setup required.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2018

19) that it is supplying Intesa Sanpaolo, the Italian bank, with what it said is the first Mastercard biometric contactless payment card. In a press release , Gemalto said it will test an EMV contactless biometric card for Europe via a pilot program backed by Intesa Sanpaolo and Mastercard.

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