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

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Thunes, a global payments company, has launched a new Pay-to-Card solution that allows its members to send real-time payments to 15 billion Mastercard, Visa, and UnionPay cards worldwide. said Chloe Mayenobe, President and COO of Thunes.

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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

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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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

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) has completed its acquisition of Recorded Future. As the world becomes more digitized, there’s an increased focus on securing every interaction and transaction against evolving cyber threats, said Johan Gerber, executive vice president, Security Solutions at Mastercard.

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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

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Mastercard today announced its vision to transform online shopping by 2030. By 2030, Mastercard aims to eliminate the need for manual card entry and one-time or static passwords by combining tokenization, introduced ten years ago to protect sensitive personal and payment data, with biometric authentication for secure, seamless checkout.

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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

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 News

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Payment giant Mastercard has appointed Janet George as its new EVP of Artificial Intelligence (AI), effective 24 February. She will also play a critical role in shaping the technology, tooling, and infrastructure to support Mastercards data scientists and AI talent. said Greg Ulrich, Mastercards Chief AI and Data Officer.

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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

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 News

APRIL 29, 2025

Mastercard has launched Agent Pay, a new program designed to integrate payments into AI-driven commerce experiences. Mastercard will work with Microsoft to explore new use cases using Microsofts AI technologies, including Azure OpenAI Service and Copilot Studio. said Jorn Lambert, Chief Product Officer at Mastercard.

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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

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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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 Finance

JANUARY 20, 2025

bunq , the second-largest neobank in Europe, announce their expanded collaboration with Mastercard , as the challenger bank introduces a range of benefits for its small business (SME) users across Europe. For more information on Mastercard Business Bonus, visit www.mastercard.com/businessbonus/en/home.

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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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Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Global smart card technology company Biosmart has obtained the Letter of Approval (LoA) from Mastercard for its biometric payment card built on the IDEX Pay platform. The post Biosmart Granted Mastercard Letter of Approval for IDEX Pay Biometric Cards appeared first on FF News | Fintech Finance.

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Bank Automation

JUNE 17, 2025

Mastercard is integrating agentic AI into its payments infrastructure as younger users demand streamlined transactions. “Today’s consumers expect personalized seamless financial experiences — particularly digitally-native generations, like Gen Z, that are now dominating the workforce and financial mainstream with increasing influence,” Seema Chibber, (..)

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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

JANUARY 13, 2025

Mastercard has expanded its operations in West Africa with the opening of its first office in Accra, Ghana. This strategic milestone underscores Mastercards commitment to supporting the country’s growing digital economy by providing innovative financial products and services tailored to the market.

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Fintech Finance

JANUARY 21, 2025

Mastercard has once again collaborated with foodpanda, a Delivery Hero-owned online food and grocery delivery platform, to boost digital payment in Pakistan and support the nations transition toward a cashless economy. According to data from the State Bank of Pakistan, currency in circulation (CIC) in the country increased by 11.2%

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Finextra

JUNE 4, 2025

A year after announcing its target of 100% e-commerce tokenisation across Europe, Mastercard reports it is almost halfway there.

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Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Mastercard and Jeel a subsidiary of Riyad Bank are joining forces to enable digital and cutting-edge solutions such as AI to drive innovation in Saudi Arabia. This will provide seamless access to new digital use cases, such as Mastercard Card-as-a-Service (CaaS) and Bank-as-a-Fintech (BaaF) propositions to Saudi Arabia.

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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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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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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. ” The post NatWest and Mastercard Launch Mobile Virtual Card Solution for Business appeared first on The Fintech Times.

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Fintech Finance

MARCH 5, 2025

Mastercard has signed a multi-year strategic agreement with Mashreq to support its launch as a digital bank in Pakistan. Announced at a signing ceremony held at Mashreq HQ in Dubai, UAE welcoming leadership from Mashreq and Mastercard, the collaboration is to be on card portfolios across the consumer, affluent, and business market segments.

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Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The Rapid Access Card can be used for purchases wherever Mastercard is accepted, and cardholders will fund the card with a draw from their LOC account. The Rapid Finance Prepaid Mastercard is issued by SoFi Bank, N.A., pursuant to a license by Mastercard. 25, 2024, will have the option to order a card as well.

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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. Mastercard Gateway is a single touchpoint that powers payment and digital acceptance solutions across new and existing markets and channels locally and globally.

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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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The Fintech Times

MARCH 18, 2025

Payments giant Mastercard is expanding its collaboration with Paymentology , the global issuer processor, to facilitate card issuance for fintech companies in South Africa. The post Mastercard Expands Paymentology Partnership to Bolster Financial Inclusion in South Africa appeared first on The Fintech Times.

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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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Payments Dive

JUNE 11, 2025

The two top U.S. card networks are speeding to develop payments services that will enable bot-based buying, with digital rival PayPal also making a play.

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