Mastercard came out ahead of Wall Street’s forecasts when its Q3 earnings report hit the wires before the markets opened yesterday – notching a beat on both earnings and revenue, with significant growth in transaction volume and global market share. Markets rewarded the good news with a...
HSBC has launched its Premier World Elite Mastercard, a luxury credit card featuring a sleek metal design and providing best-in-class travel benefits and privileges for clients. “We listened to what our customers wanted in a premium credit card and built a product that provides the...
Mastercard and Western Union announced news on Wednesday (Oct. 25) that they forged an alliance to integrate Mastercard Send into the Western Union Money Transfer service. In a press release, the companies said the integration enables Western Union to deliver funds to virtually all U.S....
On Monday (Oct. 23), Mastercard announced news of the launch of Mastercard Consumer Control, which allows consumers to view where their credit card information is stored online. The program is an API that displays where payment details are kept, allowing cardholders to understand how that information...
Mastercard announced Monday (Oct. 23) an augmented reality shopping experience that, for the first time, incorporates Masterpass and Identity Check Mobile with iris authentication for payments. In a press release, the payments company said the technology, developed with Qualcomm Technologies, provides photorealistic augmented reality to...
Signing at the end of a transaction at the physical point of sale is hardly ever about showing off a consumer’s best penmanship. Often distracted and always in a hurry, buyers typically produce what could only be described as a cross between modern art and a second grader’s early attempts...
Mastercard announced that Gary Flood, president of global products and solutions, will depart the company at the end of the year. After joining Mastercard in 1986 in the sales organization, Flood was an architect of the product, services and digital solutions offerings and has championed...
With the spate of hacking lately, everyone is looking for better ways to fend off fraudsters. As of today, Mastercard is releasing one — it announced its new Early Fraud Detection System. With the system, issuers can now receive advance alerts about cards and accounts...
When Facebook bought Oculus Rift for $2 billion in 2014, the acquisition wasn’t exactly regarded as a stroke of business genius. Wired referred to it as a bet too far; The Guardian said the purchase was made “because Mark Zuckerberg is rich and powerful, and because...
