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Mastercard Targets Consumer Purchases, Remittances and B2B AP as Areas of Growth
November 10, 2021

During Mastercard’s investor day event Wednesday (Nov. 10), the company announced its forecasted growth targets were rising and its net revenue is likely to rise in the “high-teens” percentiles from 2022 to 2024. Mastercard has also reportedly been looking at a 50% minimum annual operating margin...

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Mastercard Launches Campaign to Support SMBs, 50 Years of NYC Marathons
November 04, 2021

Mastercard is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the TCS New York City Marathon, and is honoring the small businesses that have kept the city running for 50 years, according to a press release emailed to PYMNTS on Thursday (Nov. 4). The Official Payment Services Provider...

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Mastercard Expands Citi Collab to Advance City Possible Program
October 07, 2021

Mastercard and Citi are expanding their relationship to grow the City Possible network by putting their collective resources to work for the good of local residents and small businesses, according to a press release on Thursday (Oct. 7). City Possible, Mastercard’s partnership and co-creation framework...

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Mastercard Rolls out Strive Initiative to Accelerate Economic Recovery
September 22, 2021

With a goal of supporting more than 5 million micro and small businesses worldwide struggling to transition to digital, Mastercard — through the Center for Inclusive Growth — on Wednesday (Sept. 22) announced the debut of Strive, a worldwide effort focused on bolstering small businesses...

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Mastercard Executive Chairman Ajay Banga to Retire Dec 31
September 21, 2021

Mastercard announced that Executive Chairman Ajay Banga will retire on Dec. 31, 2021, with current Lead Independent Director Merit Janow filling in as non-executive independent chair of the board, effective next Jan. 1. The move represents “a thoughtful and intentional executive transition announced in February...

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UK Cardholder Could Own First-Ever Mastercard NFT 
September 16, 2021

Mastercard has jumped on the non-fungible token (NFT) bandwagon. The credit card company on Thursday (Sept. 16) announced a raffle for cardholders in the United Kingdom to win the company’s first NFT, created in collaboration with professional soccer manager and former player José Mourinho.  Mourinho, the...

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UK’s $14B Class Action Suit Against Mastercard Moving Forward
August 19, 2021

Mastercard is at the center of a class action lawsuit topping £10 billion ($14 billion), the largest of its kind in the U.K., Reuters and other news outlets reported on Thursday (Aug. 19). If successful, 46 million people would be entitled to about £300 pounds...

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Arizona’s Unemployment Benefits, Child Support To Be Paid On Comerica Way2Go Mastercards
August 09, 2021

The State of Arizona will be using a new provider for electronic payment cards (EPCs) for unemployment insurance and child support payments, a press release says. The Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) has announced it will be transition EPC payments from Bank of America...

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Mastercard Debuts Startup Program For Blockchain, Crypto Companies
July 27, 2021

Mastercard has rolled out a new Start Path global startup engagement program, which will work with digital assets, blockchain and cryptocurrency companies, according to a press release emailed to PYMNTS. The goal is to grow digital asset technology and make it safer for both customers...