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MasterCard’s Masters Of Code Hackathon Momentum
June 10, 2015

What do St. Louis and Mexico City have in common? They are two cities with emerging – and vibrant – FinTech ecosystems. And the two newest cities to be added to MasterCard’s Masters Of Code Hackathon Series, a global program designed to match developers with great...

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MasterCard Launches (Almost) Real Time Payments
May 19, 2015

MasterCard has entered the realm of real-time payments.The payments technology company today launched MasterCard Send, a personal payments service that enables funds to be sent quickly and securely to customers domestically and internationally.

MasterCard Launches Business Network 2.0 For US Business Owners
May 04, 2015

MasterCard announced that it has launched the latest version of its professional site, Business Network 2.0. According to a company release, the new site is built on feedback from hundreds of small- and mid-sized businesses looking to minimize costs, get more out of a day’s...

MasterCard On The New Face Of POS
May 01, 2015

The migration to EMV in the US, as MPD CEO Karen Webster discussed earlier this week in a live digital discussion, is putting a new face on point-of-sale. New capabilities including talking POS systems, large interactive tablet screens, and wearable devices are transforming the purchase...

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How MasterCard Plans To Push eCommerce Growth In Brazil
April 22, 2015

Nearly two years ago, mobile transactions made up about 4 percent of Brazilian eCommerce. But by January of this year, they were approaching 10 percent, says Daniel Cohen, SVP of Emerging Payments for MasterCard Latin American and Caribbean, a compounded growth he called “impressive.” MPD...

MasterCard Cooks Up M-Payments Restaurant App
April 17, 2015

MasterCard announced that it has partnered with restaurateur and chef Marcus Samuelsson to bring its Qkr! app to Samuelsson’s new “casual kitchenette” restaurant, Streetbird Rotisserie, the first restaurant location in the U.S. to enable the app.

MasterCard Launches Platform To Propel Millennials’ Career Goals
April 10, 2015

MasterCard announced this week that it has launched its in reach™ benefits platform to help millennials reach their career and financial goals. The platform, says MasterCard, sets out to address the expectation that in just two years, millennials' spending power will surpass that of Baby...

MasterCard, Rakuten.com Team Up To Help SMBs Save
March 31, 2015

MasterCard’s small business cardholders in the U.S. can now save on more than 20 million products offered on global e-commerce site Rakuten.com, according to a company release. The agreement is through MasterCard’s Easy Savings Program, which provides MasterCard small business cardholders from participating business card...

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MasterCard Enhances Presence in Silicon Valley
March 30, 2015

MasterCard announced today (March 30) the expansion of its San Carlos Center of Excellence, as well as the relocation go SVP of Emerging Merchants, Les Matthews, and his team to the West Coast office. Vice President, Worldwide Communications at MasterCard Brian Gendron will also be...