Introducing Cashless Pioneers
You swipe, dip or tap your card, it works. Pretty simple right? Well there’s 45 plus years of expertise and technology that has enabled that safe, simple and smart payment experience you have when you shop, travel and run a business. Many people do not sit back and contemplate the value of electronic commerce, but there …
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Financial Inclusion through Mobile Money: It’s as Simple as S-M-S
February 22, 2012While only about half of the world’s households have bank accounts – and an even lower proportion in developing countries – seven out of 10 people worldwide have a mobile phone. Each day, MasterCard is looking at ways that it can help the more than 2.5 billion financially-underserved consumers worldwide gain access to formal financial services. …
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Small Merchants and Entrepreneurs Prefer to Settle with iZettle
February 14, 2012People in Sweden, the country in Northern Europe where I am from, would consider themselves early adopters in electronic payments – for instance they were quick to put aside checks and cash. Despite this, accepting card payments has not been easy for individuals and small businesses. In 2010 I teamed up with my fellow entrepreneur …
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Joining Forces to Conquer Online Fraud
February 8, 2012Through the wonders of online shopping, consumers have immediate access to a wide world of commerce – from exotic vacations, to favorite books, to special gifts for the ones they love. Yet the convenience and flexibility offered by eCommerce transactions also come with a real and growing risk: online fraud. Fraudsters are constantly prowling the …
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One Card to Fit All: Commuters Get Ready to Tap for a Better Ride
February 6, 2012Whenever I have to commute from Connecticut to New York City, I take multiple modes of transportation – a commuter train, the subway, depending on the day, maybe a taxi or two. What drives me crazy – and I don’t think I’m alone – is the fact I can’t pay for each method of transportation …
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The Truth about Contactless Payment Technology
February 3, 2012New technologies always bring new questions. It’s expected. The challenge is to answer the new questions and determine which questions really matter to consumers. Well, a story that raises questions about the security of contactless payments – and the RF technology that enables them – has been circulating on the Internet and in investigative news …
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