Mastercard is celebrating National Women’s Small Business Month by gathering it’s Women’s Business Advisory Council for a retreat and launching its first ever Small Business Summit in New York City. “Small Businesses are the heart of the nation. During a month where our attention turns...
Mastercard announced that it is partnering with PNC Bank to pilot Payment on Delivery, a new solution allowing businesses to pay a supplier in real time when receiving goods or services. The solution leverages the RTP network from The Clearing House for real-time payments clearing...
Mastercard announced that it is rolling out Mastercard Bill Pay Exchange with the help of several new partners, including ConEd, Avidia Bank, Aliaswire Inc., OSG Billing Services and Transactis. The new offering will make it easier for consumers to view, manage and pay telecom, utility,...
Mastercard has outlined its intentions with blockchain after its high profile exit from the Libra Association, a coalition of many successful companies meant to help guide and foster oversight of Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency. “Following our withdrawal from the Libra Association membership process last week, we’ve...
The Royal Mint announced that it is partnering with Mastercard and Accomplish Financial to launch a solid gold payment card. The 18-karat gold Raris card — the first payment card to be manufactured by The Royal Mint — is personalized for Raris accountholders, with their...
The competition between cybercriminals and the fraud and security teams at banks, tasked with stopping their attacks, is incredibly lopsided. The fraud and security teams have to get it right 100 percent of the time to maintain their position of trust across the financial services...
Mastercard and Rabobank are partnering to offer a digital platform to 1 million farmers in emerging markets, Mastercard said in a press release on Wednesday (Sept. 25). The product will make it easier for farmers to sell produce and builds on the Mastercard Farmer Network....
Mastercard announced it has joined the Marco Polo Network. The network — and its more than 25 member banks — aims to unlock a potential $1.5 trillion opportunity in global trade finance. Mastercard Track, a B2B global trade enablement platform, will be working with the...
In the quest to streamline B2B processes, and to move beyond the way things have always been done – especially when it comes to managing payments and cash flow — ePayables are gaining traction with financial professionals. As noted in a recent Optimization and ePayables...
