Finovate

JUNE 30, 2025

In a move to expand its regional footprint, Argentina-based tapi unveiled it will acquire the cash payments operations of Mastercard -owned Arcus. The acquisition will enable tapi to offer a more seamless payment experience while promoting financial inclusion across Latin America.

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Fintech Finance

MARCH 26, 2025

Africas digital payments economy is set to grow from strength to strength according to a Mastercard-commissioned report by Genesis Analytics stating that the digital payments economy is expected to reach $1.5 trillion by 2030.

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Fintech News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The ninth edition of the Singapore Fintech Festival (SFF) wrapped up on 8th November, concluding a dynamic week-long of celebration of fintech that brought together tens of thousands of participants from around the world. It aims to accelerate digital transformation and advance financial inclusion.

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The Payments Association

JANUARY 21, 2025

In 2024, stablecoins are increasingly integrated into mainstream systems, with Visa and Mastercard enabling their use across CeFi and DeFi platforms. The growing adoption of mobile and internet technology, paired with consumer demand for instant payments, will further advance financial inclusion. and Brazil.

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The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The SFA, a cross-industry, non-profit organisation, connects nearly 900 organisations across more than 40 countries, serving as a hub for collaboration among fintech companies, regulators, and financial institutions.

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The Fintech Times

JULY 1, 2025

Other participants in the latest round include South Park Commons, Notion Capital, No Label Ventures and Start Ventures. The new ‘Free’ and ‘Full’ debit memberships cater to users seeking flexibility in how they spend, aligning with Yonder’s broader mission to modernise everyday financial engagement.

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Finovate

MARCH 7, 2025

Its fair to say that traditional financial systems left many people and communities underserved, but LPMsfrom mobile wallets in Africa to RTP schemes like UPI in Indiabridge this gap, and theyre empowering billions of consumers to participate in the digital economy. Sadad teamed up with Mastercard to enhance digital payments in Qatar.

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The Fintech Times

JUNE 3, 2025

Fully integrated payments solution, allpay , has announced the launch of DOSH, a prepaid Mastercard account that offers a more inclusive route to financial services for people often left behind by the mainstream industry. It means struggling to receive wages or benefits, pay bills securely, or participate in the digital economy.

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Fintech News

JUNE 18, 2025

Julie Nestor, Executive Vice President, Head of Marketing and Communications, APAC, Mastercard, Singapore Julie Nestor, Executive Vice President, Head of Marketing and Communications, APAC, Mastercard, Singapore Julie Nestor is the Executive Vice President, Head of Marketing and Communications, APAC, Mastercard, based in Singapore.

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Fintech Finance

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The SFA, a cross-industry, non-profit organisation, connects nearly 900 organisations across more than 40 countries, serving as a hub for collaboration among fintech companies, regulators, and financial institutions.

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Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Paysend and Mastercard have partnered to launch Paysend Libre in Mexico in a move to drive financial inclusion in a region where the majority of the population is still underbanked or unbanked. The recipient can directly access the funds received on the virtual Paysend Mastercard and securely spend the funds in real time.

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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

JULY 9, 2024

NOW Money , one of the leading inclusive digital payroll and banking platform for migrant workers, today announced its new strategic partnership with Mastercard , a global technology company in the payments industry. Customers can handle payments, transfers, and other financial operations directly from their mobile phones.

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Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Businesses and consumers paying into and out of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region will benefit from faster, cheaper and more transparent cross-border payments through a first-of-its-kind public-private collaboration between Mastercard and the Arab Regional Payment System, Buna.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2017

There are only a few things that most people can agree on these days, notes Mastercard. One of them is that too many people in the world are denied access to banking and financial services of any kind. And that, Singh notes, is really the point— instead of building a solution, Mastercard is building lots of them. The second?

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Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Orange Middle East and Africa (OMEA) ( www.Orange.com ) and Mastercard have announced a strategic partnership to expand access to mobile financial services across Sub-Saharan Africa. Orange Money customers will be able to instantly obtain a virtual or physical debit card, linked directly to their Orange Money wallets.

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Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Ahead of the Singapore FinTech Festival, Mastercard today introduced Mastercard Pay Local, a global service that makes it easy for consumers to make card payments to merchants using local digital wallets. Businesses that would like to learn more about Mastercard Pay Local should visit the information page and fill out the form.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Mastercard has teamed with portable-benefits platform Stride to make it easier for gig workers to buy healthcare coverage. Jess Turner, Mastercard’s executive vice president for North America Products and Innovation, tells PYMNTS the venture is just one part of the firm’s push to help gig workers get benefits. The tie-up will give U.S.

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Faster Payments Council

APRIL 29, 2021

In a time when many Americans are still reeling from the financial impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, supporting financial well-being for all consumers, especially the unbanked and underbanked, has never been more important. one of the session's four panelists, added. There are so many avenues faster payments are in.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2021

This is financial exclusion on a global scale, and as we emerge into 2021, I believe the private sector and governments everywhere must work more closely to improve financial inclusion and reduce the world’s unbanked population. Yet, as the developed world progresses further into cashless living, for the 1.7

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Fintech Finance

JUNE 6, 2024

Hibret Bank , in collaboration with Mastercard , has announced the launch of the Prepaid Hibir Mastercard services, marking a significant milestone in the journey towards financial digitization in Ethiopia.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Mastercard is marking National Women’s Small Business Month by furthering its support of the female-founded impact investment platform CNote with an infusion of $20 million, the company announced Friday (Oct. A partnership model also invites cross-pollination between FinTechs and the Mastercard matrix. .

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Fintech Finance

MAY 9, 2024

A leading multinational bank, Access Bank Group , has today launched an innovative solution in collaboration with Mastercard to expand access to cross-border payments and remittances to and from the continent, bringing Africa closer to the global economy.

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Clearly Payments

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

At the forefront of payment industry, particularly in credit cards, are two giants: Visa and Mastercard. As the world’s leading payment networks , Visa and Mastercard play a pivotal role in shaping the landscape of electronic payments on a global scale. Then comes Mastercard, with 24%.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2020

Mastercard is partnering with Samsung to bring digital technology to emerging markets and accelerate connectivity and smart devices, Mastercard said on Thursday (March 12). Mastercard says it is striving to create a digital financial system and is working closely with stakeholders to deliver inclusion through web connectivity.

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Fintech Finance

JANUARY 22, 2024

Mastercard and Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) have announced a collaboration to fuel the growth of the booming small and medium enterprise (SME) sector in Abu Dhabi and the wider UAE by digitalizing SME payment flows. The partnership will empower SMEs to meet their growth potential through Mastercard’s technologies and resources.

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The Fintech Times

MARCH 12, 2025

With Qatar quickly expanding its influence and ambitions to become a global hub for commerce and technology, payments giant Mastercard is aiming to bolster the fintech ecosystem in the country. In December 2024, Mastercard also completed its acquisition of Recorded Future , in a move to bolster its cybersecurity services offerings.“It

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The Fintech Times

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Orange Middle East and Africa is strategically partnering with global payments giant Mastercard to expand access to mobile financial services across Sub-Saharan Africa. The two entities plan to roll out the service in seven countries: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Senegal and Sierra Leone.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 26, 2018

Recent days have seen Samsung and Barclays added to an lineup that already includes players like Visa, Mastercard, Wells Fargo, Citibank and Chase — just to name a few. With almost 28 million M-PESA customers in Kenya, we see this as a meaningful step forward in working with partners to drive the democratization of financial services.”.

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Finovate

JULY 31, 2024

Loan intelligence system company Parlay will join Mastercard’s Start Path Small Business program. Parlay made its Finovate debut at FinovateSpring 2024 in May as part of our Sustainability & Inclusion Scholarship program. Parlay is one of eight companies selected.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2020

Jonathan Dharmapalan , CEO of eCurrency; Rory MacFarquhar , senior VP at Mastercard; and Rene Reinsberg , CEO of Celo will also participate in the panel, according to CoinDesk. The panel will be webcast and will begin at 9 a.m. ET on Monday. Prior to that, another panel for policymakers including U.S.

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The Fintech Times

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Mastercard has teamed up with payment processing company MDP to boost the payments landscape for banks and non-FIs in the Middle East and Africa region. ” According to Mastercard , the strategic alliance is in line with its commitment to fuelling a strong digital economy in the Middle East and Africa region through partnerships.

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Fintech Finance

AUGUST 20, 2024

The National Bank of Egypt (NBE), in collaboration with Mastercard , has unveiled the Touch Card, a groundbreaking payment solution designed to empower customers with visual impairments. This initiative aligns with Mastercard’s global vision of a world where everyone has the tools and resources they need to thrive in the digital age.”

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Fintech Finance

JANUARY 25, 2024

Paymob , the leading financial services enabler in the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan (MENA-P), has announced a partnership with Mastercard to accelerate digital payment acceptance across the MENA region. Their digital enablement drives prosperity and fuels financial inclusion as the region advances toward a cashless economy.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 26, 2018

Mastercard and IFC , a member of the World Bank Group, announced Thursday (April 26) that they have updated a $250 million global risk-sharing facility in an effort to expand access to electronic payments in emerging markets. Mastercard said its work with the World Bank Group is helping to increase universal financial access by 2020.

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Fintech Finance

MARCH 19, 2024

Mastercard continues to expand its cross-border payment solutions with a new connection to Alipay , China’s leading digital open platform under Ant Group. Insights from Mastercard’s Borderless Payments Report reveal that 68% of consumers would make more online cross-border payments if they were faster.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Mastercard and Rabobank are partnering to offer a digital platform to 1 million farmers in emerging markets, Mastercard said in a press release on Wednesday (Sept. The product will make it easier for farmers to sell produce and builds on the Mastercard Farmer Network. Farmers in these countries have limited finance options.

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