Mastercard - News, Articles & Research

The network effect: How cross-border connections can reach the world

Stephen Grainger, Executive Vice President, Cross-Border Services, Mastercard speaks to FinextraTV during Sibos about areas we can improve the cross-border payment experience for businesses and consumers, the increasing amounts of collaboration across the payments industry and how Mastercard is working with digital players and financial service providers to support the growing need for cross-border payments.

12 October 2021

Company announcement/inclusion

Mastercard and Citi team on financial inclusion and stability

Mastercard and Citi today announced a new partnership to support local residents and small businesses through greater public-private sector collaboration.

07 October 2021

Company announcement/payments

Mastercard partners with Digital PayGo to drive secure payments for SMEs in Zambia

Mastercard has partnered with Zambian-based fintech company, Digital PayGo, to launch a new merchant mobile payments solution, which will enable Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to safely make and receive digital payments through various online channels.

06 October 2021

Company announcement

Mastercard welcomes NymCard as its newest Network Enablement Partner

Mastercard has welcomed the banking-as-a-service (BaaS) provider and modern card issuing platform, NymCard, as the newest company to join its Network Enablement Partner program, providing it with the ability to deliver Issuances in record time.

30 September 2021

Finextra TV/sustainable

The Launch of Mastercard's Sustainability Innovation Lab

Erik Gutwasser, Division President Nordics & Baltics, Mastercard, speaks about Mastercard's vision around sustainability and the recent launch of its Sustainability Innovation Lab in Europe.

29 September 2021

News/payments

Mastercard enters BNPL arena

Mastercard has super-charged its fightback against competing buy now, pay later providers with the launch of Installments, a point of sale payments programme for online and instore purchases in the UK, Austalia and the US

28 September 2021

Company announcement/payments

Lulu Exchange ties up with Mastercard

Mastercard has entered a strategic partnership with Lulu Exchange to enable UAE consumers to carry out simple, speedy, and secure remittances through the Lulu Money mobile app.

28 September 2021

News/wealth

Mastercard partners KBC spinoff on micro-investing service

EveryoneInvested, a wealthtech spinoff from KBC Asset Management, has joined forces with Mastercard to offer European banks technology that lets their customers invest spare change.

23 September 2021

Finextra TV/startups

Mastercard On Being The Fintech Partner Of Choice

Amy Neale, Senior Vice President, Fintech & Enablers, Mastercard, speaks off the back of Money 20/20 about the value of partnerships. We learn how Mastercard approach fintech partnerships, choose the right way of working with new types of partners and how they keep up with the pace of change in the industry by addressing both the changing players and the new trends.

23 September 2021

Company announcement/people

Mastercard's Ajay Banga to retire at year end

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) today announced that Ajay Banga, Executive Chairman, will retire on December 31, 2021.

22 September 2021

News/startups

Wells Fargo and Mastercard invest in Bilt rewards programme for renters

Wells Fargo and Mastercard have joined a $60 million growth funding round for Bilt Rewards, a loyalty programme and credit card that enables property renters to earn points on their payments.

22 September 2021

News/sustainable

Mastercard launches global Sustainability Innovation Lab

Mastercard is to open a 'Sustainability Innovation Lab' in Stockholm, which will act as a research and development space for the creation of climate conscious products.

20 September 2021