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March 18, 2013

Two Stories Emerge On Women’s Advancement

The MasterCard Index of Women’s Advancement, launched in 2005, is a great barometer in the Asia/Pacific region for women's standing in society. Every year, the research shows how different markets perform across a number of indicators, such as access to tertiary education, workforce participation, regular employment and... Read More

February 14, 2013

MasterCard Papers: Australian Retail Spend Holds Steady Over Christmas

Every month the MasterCard team examines Australian payments industry data. We analyse payment trends, calling out interesting facts and trends from the Reserve... Read More

October 17, 2012

MasterCard Morning Brew: Partnering on Payments for Consumer Confidence

MasterCard is teaming up with companies all over the globe to provide consumers electronic payment options that are secure and reliable. In this edition of... Read More

October 15, 2012

Riding the Commercial Payment Rails to Osaka

For those of you who are regular visitors to this blog, you often hear us talk about a world beyond cash. In the B2B world that goes further to a world beyond checks, wire transfers, and automated... Read More

October 15, 2012

MasterCard Morning Brew: NTT DOCOMO Chooses MasterCard to Expand its Reach

NTT DOCOMO, the leading mobile phone operator in Japan partners with MasterCard, allowing its users who’s phones are registered to make payments, to do so at any... Read More

May 3, 2013

Engaging Youth to Advance Women Empowerment

Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan once said, "Young people should be at the forefront of global change and innovation. Empowered, they can be key agents for development and peace." While UN Women Singapore continues to call upon the international community – governments, civil society, businesses and the general... Read More

April 3, 2013

Teaming up With Mercy Corps on Financial Literacy in Myanmar

It’s an exciting time for Myanmar. The Southeast Asian nation is undergoing rapid cultural and political shifts as it transitions to democracy. New market... Read More

March 14, 2013

Filipino women paying it forward

Meet Joy Sallan, Marina Reyes and Maribel Tolentino – the ‘nanays’ (Tagalog for ‘mothers’) who I met last week in Manila, capital of the Philippines. They represented the over 1000 nanays who have undergone business literacy and business skills training with Hapinoy. Hapinoy equips women with the knowledge, tools,... Read More

December 13, 2012

Holiday Shoppers in Japan Go ‘Cashless at Christmas’ to Make a Difference in the Lives of Children in Need

This holiday season, MasterCard and Roppongi Hills are teaming up once again to support children in need through the Purchase with Purpose™ program at the Roppongi Hills Christmas Market 2012. For every transaction made on a MasterCard... Read More

July 19, 2012

Are We Closing the Gender Gap in Financial Literacy?

We’ve often spoken about the increasing importance of financial literacy for women. They generally outlive men, have shorter working years, and are still earning less than men. This creates an even greater... Read More

March 27, 2013

A Cashless Future for Myanmar, One Step at a Time

Ms. Kyu Kyu Maw is Assistant General Manager at Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake Yangon, in charge of Finance & Administration for the hotel. IN MYANMAR, no one bats an eye when someone takes out a wad of... Read More

January 8, 2013

Tokyo’s Christmas Market Sees Holiday Sales Success with Contactless Payments

Koji Yoshimatsu is Senior Manager for the Member’s Card Management Group, Mori Building Co., Ltd. in Tokyo, Japan. As an urban shopping center operator,... Read More

July 26, 2012

Oman Moves Towards a Cashless Society

Muhanna Moosa Baqer, Manager of ePayments, Information Technology Authority in Oman In some parts of the world e-Commerce and e-Payments are mature developments and expected, but elsewhere, like in Oman,... Read More

March 13, 2012

Mobile Innovation: Opening Doors through Financial Inclusion

Mobile payments is more than a technology platform. It’s a way to enable greater financial inclusion and financial access for the 2.5 billion financially... Read More

January 30, 2012

To Transport and Beyond! EZ-Link Contactless in Singapore

Providing commuters with a quicker and smoother way to board and get moving is where we started. Issued by EZ-Link Pte Ltd, the ez-link card launched in April 2002 as a contactless stored value card... Read More

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