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May 14, 2012
Travel Planning Tip: Pack Your Passions, Not Your Cash
Summer vacation season is just around the corner, and, if you’re like me, you may have some trouble deciding what to pack in your suitcase. But let me share an easy decision----what you should pack in your... Read More
May 14, 2012
The Wireless World was Buzzing about Payments in The Big Easy
As the wireless industry gathered this week at CTIA in New Orleans, we saw an emerging part of our business – mobile payments – take center-stage. This truly is... Read More
May 10, 2012
More Acceptance, Not More Umbrellas! #CashlessConvo
As a frequent traveler between London and New York I appreciate the amenities both cities have to offer. The Big Apple might just follow the UK capital’s path in promoting public bikes, but New York... Read More
May 8, 2012
Join us for a #CashlessConvo on May 10
Wow – what a week so far for us at MasterCard! We presented our Mobile Payments Readiness index (do you know if your country is ready?), traveled to CTIA where we unveiled our PayPass Wallet, and Gary Flood,... Read More
May 7, 2012
Forgot Your Wallet? Don’t Worry, MasterCard has You Covered!
Have you ever sat down at the computer, ready to buy online, only to reach the checkout screen and realize your credit card is in another room? Or have you tried to... Read More
May 11, 2012
Entrepreneurship Program Turns Small Business Dreams into Reality for India’s Youth
William S. Reese is President and CEO of the International Youth Foundation The launch of the Young Entrepreneurs initiative is great news for 700 young people in Delhi and Mumbai who will learn how to start and grow their own small businesses. It also confirms the growing... Read More
April 30, 2012
A Generation of ‘Money-Smart’ Kids: Priceless
Mark is Founder & CEO of Tykoon Unlike myself and many of my generation, my kids became aware of money – and how to spend it – at a young age. As we move toward a cashless society, this new... Read More
April 24, 2012
How do You Break The Cycle of Poverty?
By Giving People Opportunity, Tools, Knowledge, and Support to Become Entrepreneurs. Financial Inclusion Means a Better Future for Themselves and Their Families. Through a grant to Pro Mujer, MasterCard is... Read More
April 18, 2012
Igniting the Entrepreneurial Spirit of Women in Mexico
Rosario Pérez is a guest blogger and President and Chief Executive Officer of Pro Mujer. Imagine living in the world’s third-largest city with a population of more than 20 million people. Now imagine... Read More
April 4, 2012
MasterCard Goes to School, Teaching Youth Financial Education
Dr. Geraldine Pisacreta is a guest blogger principal at School 5 in Yonkers. What a great day we had! Junior Achievement in a Day saw 40 volunteers from... Read More
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May 9, 2012
The Fletcher School Examines Cost of Cash in the United States
Ben Mazzotta, Ph.D. is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Center for Emerging Market Enterprises, The Fletcher School at Tufts University How do people use cash?... Read More
May 8, 2012
Flip the Coin, It’s Time to Change: No Cash Day in Italy
Geronimo Emili is the founder of NoCashDay.org and the promoter of “No Cash Day” initiative in Italy Italy is a beautiful and ancient place, and I’ve always been awestruck by the ancestral... Read More
May 1, 2012
A Journey into the Fate of Cash with Author David Wolman
David is a contributing editor at WIRED and author of "The End of Money" When I first embarked on the journey that became The End of Money, I wanted to personalize this investigation into the past and... Read More
April 18, 2012
Stylist Lilliana Vazquez Gets the Most Beauty into Her Day with “Tap and Pay”
Lilliana Vazquez is a guest blogger and style expert. As a reporter and stylist I’m always running around NYC- whether it’s trying to get to a shoot on... Read More
April 13, 2012
Death to the Fat Wallet
I’ve got a confession: I never liked cash. Dollar bills and pennies and dimes everywhere…And that FAT WALLET… No thanks. As I travel around the world for work and for fun, using my card is so much safer, simpler... Read More
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