Mastercard

2051 results about this entity

Period: 26 Feb 2008 - 29 Jul 2025

MasterCard launches mobile PayPass SDK

MasterCard has released a toolkit to help developers build Android and BlackBerry apps using its PayPass contactless technology

MasterCard and World Food Programme team on 'digital food'

MasterCard has struck a two-pronged global partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP) that will see the pair use digital payments technology to both raise and distribute aid.

MasterCard brings pre-paid reload service to Europe

MasterCard has teamed up with CQR Payment Solutions to launch its rePower service in Europe, enabling customers to use cash to top up pre-paid cards at merchants.

US retail federation threatens legal action over $7.25bn interchange settlement

America's National Retail Federation (NRF) says it will go to court to block a $7.25 billion class action settlement with Visa and MasterCard over credit card interchange fees.

DeviceFidelity brings NFC-enabled iPhone pre-paid wallet to Europe

US vendor DeviceFidelity has teamed up with Vincento Payment Solutions and MasterCard to launch its NFC pre-paid mobile wallet app for the iPhone in Europe, beginning with the UK.

MasterCard buys loyalty rewards specialist Truaxis

MasterCard has acquired Truaxis, a US firm that provides credit and debit card-linked offers to consumers through merchants and banks. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

MasterCard enters Myanmar with bank licensing deal

MasterCard has become the first international payments network to issue a license to a Myanmar bank, paving the way for branded cards to be issued and accepted in the country for the first time.

MasterCard and Everything Everywhere ink 5-year m-payments deal

MasterCard has struck a five year deal with Everything Everywhere to build a mobile and digital payments system for the telco giant's 27 million UK customers.

Singapore telcos launch NFC mobile wallets

Singapore wireless operators SingTel and M1 have both launched mobile contactless payments services, enabling customers to make purchases by tapping their handsets at the point of sale.

BitInstant confirms Bitcoin card plans

Virtual currency transfer provider BitInstant has confirmed that it intends to launch a Bitcoin debit card within the next two months, despite MasterCard recently denying its involvement in the project.

Visa looks to Myanmar

Visa is working with banks in Myanmar to help build the country's electronic payments infrastructure as it opens up to the rest of the world.

Google Wallet moves to the cloud to support all credit and debit cards

Google is bidding to breathe new life into its stuttering mobile wallet platform by launching a cloud-based version of the app that can be linked to Visa, American Express and Discover cards.