Consumers are constantly looking for ways to simplify their lives; this includes everything from online banking to public transit. MasterCard now has their hand in each of these scenarios. The company announced today that it’s joining forces with Masabi, provider of mobile ticketing for transit,...
This year, MasterCard took several big steps toward a future where “every device is a commerce device.” From boosting digital payments security with advancements in tokenization, to playing a significant role in the launch of Apple Pay and contactless payments around the world, to further...
Hint. It isn’t something you can put under the tree. Super Saturday, which was just a few days ago, might have delivered retail sales, but what’s really driving revenue for retailers this holiday season is experiences. Sarah Quinlan, SVP and Group Head of Market Insights...
There are over 1.3 million software engineers in the world, including coders, but who are the Top 10 and where they can be found? MasterCard has designed a series of hackathons that will travel the world in search of the very best developers, designers and...
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The U.S. Payments Security Task Force (PST) was established earlier this year and dared to go where no task force has ever gone before: it has created a roadmap for protecting cardholder data at the merchant point of sale. It was a pretty daunting assignment....
MasterCard is turning plastic, digital. It wants the world to say goodbye to “static” cards and hello to a new age of digital, “dynamic” interactive cards – an innovation that MasterCard Group Exec, Global Credit and Debit Products Carlos Menendez says is part of a...
There is no shortage of efforts to bring financial inclusion to those in developing economies who lack access to basic financial services. Most have failed for one very important reason – they’ve been unable to scale. The announcement last week of MasterCard’s partnership with The...
Across East Africa, millions are trapped in a cash economy, lacking financial services to help them fight risk, invest in their future and ultimately build better lives. There is an urgent need for the creation of commercially viable products and services for the unbanked and...
