Fintech Finance

JANUARY 14, 2025

The global payment processing market, which includes CaaS, is expected to grow from $55tn in 2024 to $79tn by 2029, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7%, regions like APAC and Latin America are leading this shift, with the Middle East emerging as a region of significant opportunity.

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Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Mastercard and Fundbot , a UAE-based fintech firm specializing in supply chain financing, have announced a collaboration to accelerate business-to-business (B2B) payment flows across all industries. At Mastercard, we seek to empower businesses of all sizes to enable them to benefit from the digital economy.

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The Payments Association

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Mastercard has selected Skipify to expand its US instalments program , providing more payment flexibility directly at checkout. Eligible cardholders and Mastercard users can access instalment options for any eligible credit card, making purchases easier and more flexible than ever.

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Stax

APRIL 8, 2025

For many small business owners, credit card processing fees may seem like a hefty price to pay for providing convenience to customers. Merchants paid a record $172 billion in payment processing fees in 2023. This figure may continue to climb as inflation rises and credit card networks boost their processing rates.

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NFCW

JANUARY 22, 2025

Mastercard is testing a new service that enables cardholders to simply tap their contactless bank card to their NFC smartphone in order to complete an ecommerce or other card-not-present transaction, executive vice president Jennifer Marriner has revealed.

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Fintech News

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

This collaboration aims to streamline cross-border business transactions by offering a faster and more transparent settlement process, reducing friction and enhancing the efficiency of commercial transactions. This partnership combines Mastercard’s expertise in blockchain-based solutions with J.P.

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Clearly Payments

APRIL 24, 2025

If you’re running a large business and processing a high volume of payments every month, youre likely wondering if there’s room to reduce your payment processing fees. The short answer is yes, large merchants can negotiate custom payment processing rates. Compare processors : Dont settle for the first quote.

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Stax

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Credit card processing can be overwhelming, expensive, and confusing. The first step to creating a more positive payment processing experience is to gain a better understanding of exactly what you’re being charged for and what options are at your disposal. TL;DR There are several parties involved in credit card processing.

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Fintech News

JUNE 25, 2025

Mastercard is extending its First-Party Trust program to Asia Pacific, Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean in response to the growing issue of first-party or “friendly” fraud. Mastercard is also working with partners across the payments ecosystem to tackle broader first-party fraud issues, including refund and return abuse.

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Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Unzer , a provider of payment and software solutions, has selected Mastercard as its strategic open banking partner in Germany, Austria and Denmark to enhance open banking account-based payments to power e-commerce payments across Unzer’s payment gateways.

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The Fintech Times

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

UK bank NatWest has partnered with payments giant Mastercard to launch a new mobile virtual card payment solution for business, Approval2Buy with Mobile Virtual Cards. It will simplify, speed up, and bring flexibility to what has long been a cumbersome process for many businesses and their employees. .

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Stax

MARCH 18, 2025

To address evolving customer demands and accept electronic payments, you need a payment processing system. This article dives into what a payment processing system is, how it works, and its benefits. TL;DR A payment processing system is the underlying infrastructure for digital and electronic payments.

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Stax

MARCH 11, 2025

As a business owner, you must have a clear understanding of how online payments processing works to be able to create a hassle-free checkout process that will keep buyers coming back to your eCommerce store. Talk to sales How Online Payment Processing Works On the surface, online credit card processing happens in seconds.

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Stax

JUNE 24, 2025

Consumers are increasingly gravitating towards cashless payment options, including debit card and credit card payments, as well as online payments, contactless payments , and mobile credit card processing services. Between processing fees, monthly fees, and other charges, the wrong provider can cost more than it’s worth.

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Stax

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

In this article, you will discover all you should know about credit card payment processing for small businesses. We have also put together a list of the top three best credit card processing platforms for small businesses.

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Fintech News

JUNE 16, 2025

Mastercard announced that banks and fintechs in Asia Pacific can now connect to its network up to four times faster through its cloud-based solution, Mastercard Cloud Edge. said Sandeep Malhotra, Executive Vice President, Core Payments, Asia Pacific, Mastercard.

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Cardfellow

JULY 16, 2025

In this article, we’ll clear up these credit card processing misconceptions to help you avoid common pitfalls and misleading sales spin. The reason is that flat rate pricing is typically much higher than the “wholesale” cost to process your transactions. Pricing for credit card processing is highly business-specific.

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Fintech Finance

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

This partnership marks a significant extension of Network’s portfolio of issuer processing collaborations throughout the African continent. Network International will provide a comprehensive range of services, including transaction processing, card management and online fraud prevention.

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JUNE 24, 2025

Running a business comes with numerous costs, and credit card processing fees are among the most significant. In this article, we will explore surcharging as a way to achieve the cheapest credit card processing and how it can be implemented in the business. TL;DR Credit card processing fees eat into the profits of small businesses.

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The Payments Association

MARCH 6, 2025

Mastercard and Thought Machine, a cloud-native banking technology company, are advancing their partnership to deliver high-quality payments and core banking (critical back-end technology for product and account management and the customer ledger) capabilities to financial institutions looking to modernise their technology stack.

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Fintech News

APRIL 17, 2025

Ant International’s WorldFirst has introduced the World Card , a new virtual Mastercard-enabled payment solution aimed at assisting SMEs involved in global commerce. The World Card allows businesses to make payments in over 150 currencies across more than 210 countries and regions where Mastercard is accepted.

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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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Finextra

JULY 7, 2025

Home News Payments Mastercard and Pay4You form spend management partnership Editorial This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community. Sponsored [On-Demand Webinar] Can You Have It All?

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Clearly Payments

APRIL 10, 2025

Credit card processing fees can be confusing for many businesses. Understanding how to calculate your true processing rate is key to managing your costs and finding the right payments partner. Heres a straightforward way to calculate your effective credit card processing rate and what it means for your bottom line.

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Fintech News

JULY 14, 2025

Mastercard says stablecoins remain far from mainstream use, citing limited real-world utility despite strong underlying technology. While stablecoins offer features like fast transactions, low fees, and round-the-clock availability, Mastercard believes these are not enough to make them viable for everyday payments.

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The Paypers

JUNE 25, 2025

Mastercard has launched Account Intelligence Reissuance, a fraud prevention service designed to oversee the card reissuance process in the EEMEA region.

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Cardfellow

JUNE 25, 2025

The bottom line here is that whenever customers feel that they have been charged for something they shouldn’t have, they can file a dispute with their bank, which begins the chargeback process. Some of the most common Visa and MasterCard chargeback codes are listed below. Duplicate Processing / Paid by Other Means 12.7:

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Fintech Finance

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

This partnership marks a significant extension of Network’s portfolio of issuer processing collaborations throughout the African continent. Network International will provide a comprehensive range of services, including transaction processing, card management and online fraud prevention.

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Fintech Finance

MARCH 6, 2025

However, the PSR’s market review found that between 2017 and 2023, Mastercard and Visa raised their core scheme and processing fees by more than 25% in real terms. We look forward to engaging with parties as part of this process” What has the PSR found?

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The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Payments giant Mastercard is joining forces with E mirates NBD , the banking group in the Middle East, North Africa and Trkiye region, to enhance the bank’s digital payment solutions. ” The post Emirates NBD Partners With Mastercard to Enhance Digital Payment Platform appeared first on The Fintech Times.

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Cardfellow

JUNE 16, 2025

It is acceptable for you to set a minimum charge on credit card purchases as long as you abide by the stipulations as set forth in your processing agreement with Visa, Mastercard and Discover. It’s generally regarded as acceptable to apply terms set forth by Visa, Mastercard, and Discover to American Express.

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Stax

JULY 7, 2025

In a consumer landscape where convenience is always a priority, credit card processing has become an essential mechanism for businesses to accept payments seamlessly. Traditionally, merchants would shoulder these costs in the form of credit card processing fees. Learn More What Does “Free Credit Card Processing” Really Mean?

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Finovate

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Qover, an insurtech based in Brussels, Belgium, has partnered with Mastercard to provide return shipping cost protection when retailers do not offer free returns. The service is available to Mastercard credit cardholders in Belgium and Luxembourg; Qover plans to expand the service to additional European countries.

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Fintech Finance

JUNE 20, 2025

The DTCPay Mastercard partnership marks a major step forward in global payments, offering users a fast, secure, and seamless way to transfer money internationally. dtcpay , a leading digital payments solutions provider, is excited to announce its strategic collaboration with Mastercard Move.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 2, 2025

To realise the true potential of virtual cards, payment giant Mastercard is launching a new programme that will help banks, platform partners, and mutual end corporate customers transform their commercial payment offerings , powered by Mastercard’s Virtual Card Number (VCN) technology.

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The Fintech Times

MARCH 12, 2025

Payments giant Mastercard has been busy forging three new partnerships in the UAE, with Al Etihad Payments , the payments infrastructure provider and subsidiary of the Central Bank of the UAE ; LikeCard , an e-commerce prepaid card platform; and credit-as-a-service platform CredibleX.

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Fintech Finance

APRIL 17, 2025

Klap , one of Chiles fastest-growing acquiring networks, has achieved a significant milestone by launching Visa and Mastercard acquiring services in partnership with BPC , a global leader in payment solutions. Through this transition, Klap is now one of the few players in the region fully equipped to lead in modern acquiring.

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