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May Insights Show Rebound of In-Store Shopping & the ‘Experience Economy’
Mastercard is announcing its latest payments feature, Pay by link, led by its European open banking pioneer Aiia
Today, Subaio chose European open banking leader, Aiia, a Mastercard company, to enable a smarter way for assessing creditworthiness through Subaio’s new whitelabel offering
As thoughts start to turn to the festive period, UK retailers are preparing for a strong uplift in sales this holiday shopping season
Mastercard has partnered with the Renaissance Awards, an Eco Age initiative founded in Florence, Italy – home of the Renaissance
Click to Pay offers a better user experience, greater security and control to card payments.
The focus of the cooperation is on joint projects and investments in the areas of digitalization and e-mobility
Maggie Alphonsi, Portia Woodman, and Safi N'Diaye join Mastercard’s talented lineup of Global Brand Ambassadors as company curates Priceless Experiences and launches Youth Unstoppables content series to inspire the women’s rugby stars of the future
To shed light on the impact the global health crisis – and ongoing recovery – has had on small businesses globally, Mastercard today released Recovery Insights: Small Business Reset
Banco Sabadell, committed to a more sustainable economy and improving the planet, announces that it will join Mastercard's global Priceless Planet Coalition project with the goal of restoring 100,000 trees by 2025
The Ministry of Transport and Renfe have announced that they will deploy EMV contactless terminals throughout the Cercanías network in Spain, with the support of Mastercard and Banco Santander
Mastercard Installments BNPL program to come to market in the U.S., Australia and the UK; enables consumers to access this increasingly popular form of payment across its vast global acceptance network
Mastercard launches Strive UK to empower British micro and small enterprises to thrive in the digital economy over the next three years
The amount raised from consumer donations will be matched by both Mastercard and Pepe Jeans London
Mastercard also announces partnership with Meltwater Champions Chess Tour as part of its Priceless Experiences launch for chess enthusiasts
Based in Stockholm, Sweden, the Lab will serve as a global research and development center for climate conscious digital products and solutions, and support impact-driven startups and customers
As an official partner, HUBUC will help new Fintech and B2B SaaS products to emerge in Spain, Germany, France and other European countries
Watch full conversation series at Mastercard YouTube and priceless.com
Banca March has announced an agreement with Mastercard, whereby the bank will become the first Spanish issuer of sustainable cards certified by Mastercard
PayPal Business Debit Mastercard® Rewards Small Businesses...
Join Bong Joon Ho, Tim Roth, Susan Sarandon, Marisa Tomei, Paolo Virzì and Robin Wright for an exciting conversation series to celebrate the 78th Venice International Film Festival
Mastercard and NatWest Group today announced a further expansion of their partnership...
Debit Card solution that works at selected Mastercard and Maestro merchants worldwide, adding hundreds of thousands of Food & Beverage outlets to the Takeaway Pay employee benefit programme
The newly launched Mastercard Inclusive Growth Score uses key metrics based on a compilation of data sources to provide a social and economic profile of UK communities
According to Mastercard SpendingPulse™, which measures in-store and online retail sales across all forms of payment, UK retail sales excluding petrol are expected to grow 12%
Official payment partner; launches new Play of the Week segments for Summer and Spring Playoffs
The Pandemic Has Driven People to Redefine their Expectations of Experiences, Demanding Long-Lasting Impact
With the new programme feature, Miles & More Credit Card holders can now redeem award miles for purchases at all 70 million Mastercard acceptance points worldwide
Mastercard announced today a new Start Path global startup engagement program dedicated to supporting fast-growing digital assets, blockchain and cryptocurrency companies.
For the fifth consecutive year, Mastercard strengthens its collaboration with the Venice International Film Festival.
Mastercard and Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking have partnered to deliver a new Open Banking payment solution to Lloyds Bank’s business clients
Contactless payments with Swatch watches are now available in Ukraine to Mastercard cardholders
BLIK, an account-based mobile payment system built and funded in Poland, introduces a new approach to contactless payments without credit or debit card, providing a solution based on the Mastercard Digital Enablement Services (MDES) technology
By the end of 2021, the French Red Cross wishes to raise awareness among 100,000 people and contribute to the vaccination of 25,000 of them.
As people prepare to reemerge, sales have increased at barber and beauty shops, bike stores, and toupee and wigs shops, among other categories
Tie-ups with upSWOT and FinalPrice addresses cashflow pain point, the biggest challenge faced by SMEs
New report from Mastercard reveals the progress of open banking across ten European countries
World Rugby welcomes Mastercard as founding global partner of Women in Rugby and unveils new marketing campaign
arking World Environmental Day, HELPFUL in partnership with Mastercard have today launched a free consumer debit card that creates a healthier planet with every purchase
Olympique Lyonnais players to dedicate their last game of the season to young aspiring fans through Mastercard initiative
Players, fans and managers are eager for fans to return to stadiums as Mastercard Ambassador José Mourinho talks about the importance of having fans in the stadium
• CriptanCard will allow payments with cryptocurrencies from the Criptan account in any physical and online establishment that accepts Mastercard, as well as cash withdrawals at any ATM.
Available across 30 European Countries; True Name enables cardholders to leverage their preferred name on their bunq credit and debit cards
The Ezyshop partnership will equip 2,021 companies with digital skills to innovate and expand their businesses this year with their own webshops
The newly formed relationship will offer Aion Bank’s cloud-native digital banking services to new European fintechs through the programme
New research on sustainability, commissioned by Mastercard, reveals a marked increase in consumer passion for the environment as a result of COVID-19
Mastercard and Harvard Business Review Analytic Services Research identifies insights, methods, risks in remote collaboration, enhanced security and customer experiences
Global card issuing platform, Marqeta, has been selected by Mastercard to join its Fintech Express programme.
The partnership will enable micro-finance institutions to pivot, adapt and embrace digitization.
They say necessity is the mother of all invention, and resurgence for all things culinary is certainly proving that to be true. Along with takeaways and restaurant DIY kits, taking the time out to cook at home is still going strong.
The ongoing relationship will support CleverCards efforts by enabling more European businesses and consumers to accept digital payments, as well as welcoming the company into Mastercard’s Fintech Express programme.
Sentimental shoppers are investing more than ever before around Valentine’s Day as spending is up 180 per cent over the past decade, according to the annual Mastercard Love Index. However, this year home is where the heart is as couples are planning to spend the day — and their money — differently.
Mastercard and SEEBURGER will partner to provide a range of next generation real-time request to pay solutions, with an initial focus on Bill Payments
Mastercard is introducing a new solution for digital banking that provides cardholders with more details on their purchases.
Every year, 130 million French and international consumers enjoy easy access to French electronic banking services, where transaction volumes are growing rapidly. While France has historically been a forerunner in card payment technology, it needs to constantly innovate to remain at the leading edge along with its European counterparts.
