Mastercard

2098 results about this entity

Period: 26 Feb 2008 - 10 Oct 2025

Elan to adopt MasterCard's common debit application identifier

Elan Financial Services, a leader in EFT services, processing more than 4 billion transactions annually, announced today that it has signed an agreement with MasterCard® to adopt their U.S. common Debit Application Identifier (AID) specification for the MoneyPass® Network.

MasterCard forecasts death of static passwords with 3DS 2.0

MasterCard says a forthcoming wholesale upgrade of the 3DSecure protocol for authenticating online transactions will pave the way for the introduction of more secure biometric and token-based prompts and the ultimate eradication of static passwords.

MasterCard says MasterPass off to a strong start in Singapore

MasterPass, MasterCard’s global digital payments platform, is off to a strong start in Singapore, with all three leading local banks, DBS, OCBC and most recently, UOB, inking partnerships with MasterCard to offer MasterPass.

Money20/20: Entercharge wins MasterCard Challenge hackathon

Las Vegas is synonymous with excitement and thrills, but for the 1,000 developers working away without sleep or rest for 24 hours in the Money 20/20 Hackathon, there was no glamour.

MasterCard brings MasterPass to Czech Republic

MasterCard®, the leader in smart, convenient and safe payments, is launching a new digital payment solution in the Czech market –MasterPass.

Visa and MasterCard bow to Canadian pressure for lower interchange fees

Visa and MasterCard have finally caved in to pressure from Canadian competition authorities and agreed to set a 1.5% ceiling on interchange rates in the country for the next five years.

Canadian banks to test heartbeat bracelet for contactless payments

Heartbeat authentication startup Bionym is to conduct a multi-bank trial of its wearable Nymi Band for contactless card transactions at the point-of-sale in Canada.

China to end UnionPay card clearing monopoly

China is finally preparing to put an end to China UnionPay's monopoly on clearing bank card transactions in a move that could open up a huge market to Visa and MasterCard.

MasterCard launches Nearby App for Apple Pay

Consumers around the United States are loading credit and debit cards from Bank of America, Capital One, Citi and Wells Fargo onto their iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus for use with Apple Pay. One of the first questions being asked is, “Where can I use it?” MasterCard has the answer – MasterCard Nearby.

MasterCard raises the stakes for Money20/20 hackathon

MasterCard has raised the stakes for developers participating in the Money20/20 hackathon by chucking in a VIP Las Vegas experience and six-month access to its Startpath incubator programme for the winning team.

MasterCard invests in Mozido

US mobile payment outfit Mozido has completed the first phase of a $400 million funding round with support from MasterCard as it looks to expand its geographical footprint through a series of strategic acquisitions.

MasterCard appoints Khan to lead Islamic payments business in South East Asia

MasterCard today announced that it has appointed Safdar Khan to lead its growing Islamic payments business in Southeast Asia with immediate effect.