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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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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Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Mastercard, in collaboration with the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) and Egyptian Banks Company (EBC), brings Apple Pay to users in Egypt, providing a safer, more secure and private way to pay in-store, in-app and online. The post Mastercard Brings Apple Pay to Customers in Egypt appeared first on FF News | Fintech Finance.

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Fintech Finance

JANUARY 14, 2025

This partnership leverages Paymentologys scalable card processing capabilities, audax s end-to-end banking solutions for digital card programmes, and Mastercards extensive global merchant network, delivering a comprehensive and secure CaaS platform.

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Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Mastercard has partnered with Sympla , the leading events platform in Brazil, and Yuno , a global payments orchestrator based in Latin America, to bring its Payment Passkey Service to the region and accelerate secure online checkout for shoppers. Symplas mission is to make our customers journey on our platform simpler, faster, and safer.

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Fintech Finance

JANUARY 9, 2025

Kuady , the leading payments service processor, for Latin America, has today announced the launch of its physical prepaid Mastercard, expanding its payment options for users in Peru. The launch follows the introduction of Kuadys virtual prepaid Mastercard in August last year, which focused on online transactions.

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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

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 News

DECEMBER 1, 2024

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Mastercard Impact Fund have forged a new partnership to tackle the pressing financing challenges faced by MSMEs in Asia and the Pacific. said Mastercard Vice Chairman and Mastercard Impact Fund Board Director Jon Huntsman. The post ADB, Mastercard to Bridge US$2.5

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Fintech News

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Payment giant Mastercard has completed its acquisition of Recorded Future, a cybersecurity firm specialising in threat intelligence and AI-powered analytics. said Johan Gerber, Executive Vice President, Security Solutions at Mastercard. The acquisition, valued at US$2.65 billion, was first announced in September this year.

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Fintech News

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

This partnership combines Mastercard’s expertise in blockchain-based solutions with J.P. We look forward to supporting our clients engaging with the MTN ecosystem and collaborating further with Mastercard in the digital space.” Featured image credit: Edited from Freepik The post Mastercard and J.P.

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Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

New Africa Technology (NAT) , a fintech company based in Senegal, joins forces with Mastercard to introduce a virtual and physical prepaid card for individuals through NAT’s existing digital wallet solution, ‘’Flash’’. This collaboration aims to transform the payment landscape in Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, and Benin.

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Fintech Finance

JANUARY 17, 2025

In collaboration with Mastercard , Cairo Amman Bank will leverage Mastercard Moves money movement capabilities to transform international money transfers for its customers in Jordan. Mastercard focuses on building robust payment ecosystems and advancing the digital economy across the Middle East. billion in 2022.

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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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Finextra

JUNE 27, 2025

The UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal has ruled that Visa and Mastercard's multilateral interchange fees charged to retailers breach European competition law.

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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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The Fintech Times

MARCH 19, 2025

ICBA Payments , the payments-services subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), has forged a new partnership with payments giant Mastercard to offer enhanced card and payment services for 1,400 community banks. The agreement will see Mastercard manage all cardholder communication and marketing through the transition.

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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 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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The Fintech Times

JUNE 26, 2025

Later this year, payments giant Mastercard plans to open up access to its A2A instant payments technology via a sandbox, promising an environment where UK banks and financial institutions can safely experiment and collaborate across new ways to pay. Modernisation of the UK’s A2A infrastructure comes with significant potential benefits.

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The Paypers

JUNE 20, 2025

Driving development and inclusion The digital payment market in the country continues to grow, driven by the use of PromptPay, which was developed by NITMX and built on Mastercard’s RTP technology. With the new deal, Mastercard will closely work with National ITMX to optimise and build on the service to enable further development.

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Fintech Finance

JUNE 25, 2025

Twenty years ago, the UK blazed a trail in developing real-time payments, and today UK banks can reignite that advantage, by accessing Mastercard’s latest account-to-account switching technologies to innovate, test and refine the next generation of payment services, all within a trusted and secure environment.

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Finextra

JUNE 20, 2025

Mastercard and enza – a payment solutions company – have collaborated to connect fintech companies across Africa to the Mastercard network. This collaboration will enable fintech players to build propositions on the enza platform that serve both consumers and businesses with embedded Mastercard payment solutions capabilities.

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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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Fintech Finance

JULY 9, 2025

The Pashapay Mastercard partnership was formalized at Money 20/20 Europe through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), marking a new milestone in fintech collaboration. The post PashaPay Partners with Mastercard Under MOU at Money 20/20 Europe to Enhance Strategic Collaboration appeared first on FF News | Fintech Finance.

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Fintech Finance

JULY 15, 2025

myTU , an AI-native, cloud-first digital bank, today announced the successful onboarding of Visa Direct and Mastercard Cross-Border Services into its payments infrastructure. Combined, Visa Direct and Mastercard Cross-Border Services reach over 190 countries and support 160+ currencies. CAGR through 2032.

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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 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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EBizCharge

JUNE 18, 2025

If you’re thinking about passing your credit card processing costs onto customers, it’s important to understand how the major card networks—like Visa, Mastercard, Amex, and Discover—handle surcharges. Mastercard also recommends using standardized and consistent credit card surcharge fee wording to reduce misunderstandings.

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Finextra

JULY 2, 2025

Mastercard Start Path today announced a new Security Solutions program dedicated to supporting high potential startups that are pioneering technologies in cybersecurity, fraud mitigation, digital identity and payment resiliency.

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Payments Dive

JULY 17, 2025

Deep Dive Opinion Library Events Press Releases Topics Sign up Search Sign up Search Retail Banking Restaurants Regulations & Policy Risk Technology B2B An article from Mastercard, Visa play down stablecoin threat The giant card networks are sifting through the opportunities and threats that stablecoins present for their businesses.

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Fintech Finance

JULY 9, 2025

PashaPay , a leading fintech company in Azerbaijan and part of the Bir ecosystem, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mastercard, a global leader in digital payment technology, to collaborate on expanding access to innovative digital financial solutions across the country.

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Fintech Finance

JULY 4, 2025

Octet Türkiye and Mastercard have partnered strategically to help B2B companies. The Mastercard Octet collaboration provides SMEs in the MENA region with digital tools that increase their financial flexibility. At Mastercard, we are committed to harnessing the power of collaborations to drive smarter and more efficient payment methods.

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The Fintech Times

JUNE 18, 2025

In 2016, payments giant Mastercard and National ITMX (NITMX), the electronic payments developer and service provider in Thailand, announced a partnership. Launching a year after Mastercard and NITMX initially announced their partnership, PromptPay has since seen over 81.06 million registrations as of the end of March 2025.

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Fintech Finance

JULY 1, 2025

Credit Libanais is proud to launch a new international money transfer solution, powered by Mastercard Move. Mastercard Move delivers fast, transparent, and secure money transfer solutions, addressing both domestic and international needs.

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Finextra

JUNE 24, 2025

Chainlink today announced a new partnership with Mastercard to securely enable payment cardholders worldwide to easily purchase crypto assets directly onchain through a secure fiat-to-crypto conversion.

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