Mastercard

2058 results about this entity

Period: 26 Feb 2008 - 14 Aug 2025

Hungarian consortium preps NFC mobile payments trial

A consortium of three Hungarian telcos, a local bank and MasterCard have joined forces to pilot a contactless mobile payments system.

EE unveils 'Cash on Tap' NFC mobile payments service

UK network operator Everything Everywhere has formed a partnership with MasterCard to launch a branded contactless mobile payments service called 'Cash on Tap'.

Polish banks prep mobile payments system to take on card schemes

A group of six leading Polish banks have agreed to come together to define a common standard for mobile payments, creating a system that could threaten the dominance of Visa and MasterCard.

Visa Europe denies blocking payments to VPN providers

MasterCard and Visa have moved to prevent virtual private network (VPN) providers from accepting card payments, according to Swedish firm Payson. However, Visa Europe insists it has not been involved "in this matter in any way".

MasterCard Canada plans app developer challenge

MasterCard is inviting Canadian coders to participate in a two-day developer challenge, building payments-related apps for cash prizes.

Visa and MasterCard face another interchange suit

A collection of around 30 retailers, including Amazon and 7-Eleven, have filed a lawsuit against Visa and MasterCard in the latest twist of the ongoing battle between card schemes and US merchants over interchange fees.

MasterCard aims to Simplify Commerce for smaller merchants

MasterCard is rolling out a series of APIs and software development kits designed to make it easier for small businesses to accept e-commerce and mobile payments.

MasterCard and EBC unveil Egyptian mobile payments gateway

MasterCard has teamed up with the National Bank of Egypt (NBE) and telco Etisalat to launch what it claims is the first ever Arabic mobile money service.

QNB targets jet-set with diamond-embedded credit card

Qatar National Bank has teamed up with MasterCard to launch a diamond-embedded credit card to "meet the lifestyle needs" of its super-rich customers.

MasterCard readies smart cards for Iraqi welfare reforms

MasterCard is partnering with the UN World Food Programme (WPF) to promote the use of smart cards for the distribution of welfare benefits such as healthcare and education credits and food vouchers in Iraq.

MasterCard makes contactless push in Japan

MasterCard is to expand its PayPass footprint in Japan with a pledge to deploy 410,000 contactless terminals throughout the country over the next three years.

China stops MasterCard processing renminbi transactions

The Chinese central bank has moved to prevent MasterCard from processing credit card payments in renminbi, according to the Financial Times.