Despite the overall savings rate decreasing, more respondents are saving for their futures Tweet: South Africans are saving for precautionary measures, says #MasterCard survey http://bit.ly/11Vy6SZ Johannesburg, South Africa – 13 June 2013 – The latest MasterCard Survey of Consumer Purchasing Priorities: Money Management has revealed that 70% of South Africans are planning to either save …
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Training centre to be utilized by industry players such as Kenya Bankers Association and Kenya Credit and Debit Card Association Tweet: #MasterCard launches training centre in #Nairobi, #Kenya to enhance payments industry skills development http://bit.ly/ZEmmrq Nairobi, Kenya, 11 June 2013 – MasterCard announced today the launch of a brand new training facility in Kenya to empower the financial services ecosystem with knowledge on …
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MasterCard to Deploy 410,000 Contactless Terminals in Japan, Offering Consumers Greater Convenience and Security
June 6, 2013Expansion of Contactless Payments in Japan Sets Stage for Further Consumer Adoption Tweet: News: #MasterCard to deploy 410,000 #contactless payment terminals in #Japan over the next 3 years http://bit.ly/136YKux Tokyo, Japan, 6 June, 2013 – MasterCard announced today that it will deploy a target of 410,000 MasterCard® PayPassTM-enabled point of sale (POS) terminals throughout Japan over the next three years, enabling travelers …
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MasterCard Appoints Leadership Team for Bangladesh
June 3, 2013TWEET: #MasterCard welcomes #leadership team for #Bangladesh http://bit.ly/12l2eP8 Singapore, 3 June 2013: MasterCard today announced the appointment of Syed Mohammad Kamal as country manager for Bangladesh and Mohammad Anwar Hossain as director, business development in a move to reaffirm its commitment to South Asia as it sets to launch a local representative office mid-year in the country’s capital, Dhaka. The …
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Strongest Growth Globally with 10.9 percent Increase in Arrivals To tweet this news, copy and paste http://bit.ly/18po9py to your Twitter handle with the hashtags #MasterCard and #DestinationCities Dubai, UAE May 29, 2013: Dubai continues to climb the ranks as an international travel destination, according to MasterCard’s third annual Global Destination Cities Index. The UAE’s travel hub has …
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55 KBZ Bank ATMs Bring the Number of MasterCard ATM Acceptance to 140 throughout Myanmar TWEET: #MasterCard Ups #ATM acceptance in #Myanmar w #KBZBank ahead of #WEF http://bit.ly/171bloM Singapore, 29 May 2013 – One of the largest banks in Myanmar, Kanbawza Bank Limited (KBZ Bank), will now be accepting MasterCard payments cards at ATMs throughout the …
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Bangkok Peaks as World’s Top Travel Hot Spot
May 27, 2013Asia/Pacific Region Notable Trend in MasterCard’s 2013 Global Destination Cities Index To tweet this news, copy and paste http://bit.ly/16kdOeI to your Twitter handle with the hashtags #MasterCard and #DestinationCities BANGKOK, Thailand, May 27, 2013: Today, in launching its third annual Global Destination Cities Index, MasterCard announced that Bangkok is this year’s number one city for travel. …
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Payment Security Top of Mind when Kiwis Shop Online
May 20, 2013New Zealanders second most prolific online shoppers in Asia-Pacific region To tweet this news, copy and paste http://bit.ly/16ovzJB to your Twitter handle with the hashtag #MasterCardNZ Auckland, New Zealand –May xx, 2013 – Online shoppers in New Zealand list the security of their payments as most important concern, according to the latest annual MasterCard online …
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Tweet: Congrats to these four @SgSMU students who’ve recvd the #MasterCard #MBA Scholarships for #Women 2013! http://bit.ly/12zW5JZ Singapore, 15 May 2013 – MasterCard today announced the recipients of the MasterCard MBA Scholarships for Women 2013. Given the high quality of applicants this year, MasterCard has decided to award scholarships to four Singapore Management University (SMU) MBA students, instead of two, which it had originally …
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MasterCard Strengthens Debit and Prepaid Teams in Asia/Pacific, Middle East & Africa with Two Appointments
May 14, 2013Tweet: #MasterCard Strengthens #Debit and #Prepaid teams across #Asia/Pacific, #MiddleEast & #Africa http://bit.ly/10Hxx4D Singapore, 14 May 2013: MasterCard today announced two appointments in the Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa (APMEA) region: Robert Keenan will be taking on the role of Asia/Pacific Region Lead for Debit and Jason Tymms will take over as Prepaid Lead for the …
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