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Canadians get bitcoin option for credit card payments

Founded by self-proclaimed bitcoin enthusiast, Darwin Ramon, the startup, YesToBitcoins.com now allows users to settle payments on all Canadian credit cards.

16 December 2014

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Russia's National Payment System gears up for pilot

Several Russian banks, including some subject to Western sanctions, will next week begin testing the country's new card payments system, designed to take on Visa and MasterCard.

09 December 2014

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MasterCard and CIBC join $70m Dynamics funding round

MasterCard and Canadian bank CIBC have joined a $70 million series c funding round for Dynamics, an American outfit that makes "interactive" payment cards with buttons that users press to access different features.

08 December 2014

Company announcement

MasterCard takes digital payments services to China

A cornerstone in the foundation of a fully digitized payment system was laid today as MasterCard announced to Chinese financial institutions the launch of its cloud-based payment services for cross border payments.

05 December 2014

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Mexican fintech accelerator launches; MasterCard to open East African financial inclusion lab

Mexican fintech startups working to bring financial services to the country's underbanked are being invited to apply for a new accelerator programme and the chance to secure $50,000.

04 December 2014

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MasterCard calls on Australia to introduce level playing field for crypto currencies

MasterCard has called on Australia to force Bitcoin transactions to go through "regulated and transparent administrators" in the same way as other participants in the country's payments system.

02 December 2014

Company announcement

MasterCard launches MasterPass in the UAE

Residents of the United Arab Emirates will now benefit from a more seamless, speedy and secure online shopping checkout with the launch of the innovative, global MasterCard digital service, MasterPass. MasterPass offers consumers a hassle-free way to make convenient, simple, fast and secure payments online.

27 November 2014

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Monitise gets £49.2 million boost from Santander, Telefonica and IBM

Santander, Telefonica and MasterCard are to invest £49.2 million in Monitise, providing a welcome boost to the London-based mobile money outfit after Visa decided to sell off its stake in the company.

27 November 2014

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Crédit Agricole joins French bank-run e-payments service

Paylib, a PayPal-style online payment system set up last year by French banks, is extending its reach thanks to the addition of Crédit Agricole as a member and a deal with MasterCard that will let people use the service abroad.

25 November 2014

Company announcement

Conferma adds MasterCard In Control to virtual card number business for corporate travel

Conferma, the experts in Virtual Card Number (VCN) technology for the corporate travel sector, today announced they have integrated the MasterCard In Control for Business Travel™ solution into Conferma’s global travel payment network.

18 November 2014

Company announcement

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.

17 November 2014

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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.

13 November 2014