Birgit Deibele
Birgit Deibele is Vice President, Communications for Africa at MasterCard. Based in Johannesburg, South Africa, Birgit is responsible for all external and internal communications, social media, Corporate Social Responsibility programs, and corporate events for MasterCard’s Sub-Saharan African and South African businesses.
Birgit joined MasterCard in 2014 from Tribeca Public Relations, MasterCard’s communications consultancy agency in South Africa, where she was responsible for developing and implementing 360 degree client communication strategies for numerous clients, including MasterCard, eBucks, and the FNB Whisky Live Festival, among others.
Birgit has a Bachelor of Journalism from Rhodes University.
Recent Posts
Johannesburg, South Africa – 15 April 2018: Mastercard has been recognised as South Africa’s top employer brand in the financial services sector at the recent South Africa Best Employer Brand Awards 2019. Organised by the Employer Branding Institute (EBI), the awards honour top companies in South Africa that are exemplary in their Human Resources …
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Ultra High Net Worth Individuals increase while High Net Worth Individuals decline To tweet this news, copy and paste: «South Africa Wealth Report provides insight into the local affluent market #SouthAfrica #WorldMasterCard news.mstr.cd/1V8RsVB» Johannesburg, 6 April 2016 – According to the South Africa Wealth Review 2016 report published by New World Wealth in association with …
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Johannesburg, 6 April 2016 – Today MasterCard unveiled its new premium credit card products namely the World MasterCard and World Elite MasterCard, providing affluent consumers and frequent travellers with a range of priceless travel benefits and lifestyle privileges both at home and abroad. World MasterCard gives access to exclusive, preferential travel experiences including room upgrades …
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To tweet this news, copy and paste: «#SouthAfrica retains fourth position in the MasterCard-CrescentRating Global Muslim Travel Index 2016 #GMTI2016 news.mstr.cd/1pHyQPO» Johannesburg, 23 March 2016 – South Africa has maintained its spot among the top five most popular non-Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) destinations in the MasterCard-CrescentRating Global Muslim Travel Index (GMTI) 2016. For the second …
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Ruth Mafupa, owner of Natural Moisture, a natural hair and beauty enterprise manufactures products and sells them wholesale to salons and directly to consumers online and from her store in Johannesburg. She accepts card payments on an iKhokha mobile point of sale device connected to her smart phone, as well as online and now in-store …
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Today MasterCard and mobile commerce provider iKhokha, announced a collaboration that will enable South Africans to use MasterPass, a digital commerce platform, to safely and seamlessly pay for in-store or face-to-face purchases at over 2,000 local retailers and service providers using their smartphones or tablets. “Our association with iKhokha extends MasterPass’ acceptance beyond online stores …
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For the first time in South Africa, consumers can use their smartphones to pay in-store at iKhokha retailers To tweet this news, copy and paste: iKhokha retailers now accept MasterPass at checkout in South Africa http://news.mstr.cd/1UAtAsH Johannesburg, South Africa – 3 March 2016: Shoppers can now use MasterPass, the digital commerce platform from MasterCard, to …
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The “MasterCard Love Index” highlights shoppers are getting physical, preferring personal purchases and experiences when it comes to buying for a loved one MasterCard study shows shoppers want to get physical this Valentine’s Day #LoveIndex news.mstr.cd/1QsSMeR South Africa, 11 February 2016 – The move to digital and online shopping shows no sign of slowing down but when it …
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Johannesburg, 21 July 2015 – Rugby World Cup-winners Kobus Wiese and André Joubert surprised Jovan Otten and Johan Bonthuyzen recently at Sandton City, Johannesburg with once-in-a-lifetime experiences, as part of a Priceless Surprise by MasterCard. Otten walked away with a VIP trip to the opening match of the Rugby World Cup 2015 at Twickenham in …
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