Mastercard says its days of using new plastic to make cards is near an end. The company announced in a Wednesday (April 5) press release it is speeding up its efforts to remove “first-use” PVC plastics from its payments card by 2028. “As our customers...
Mastercard has acquired security firm Baffin Bay Networks to help its business clients fend off cyberattacks. Based in Sweden, Baffin Bay “adds to Mastercard’s multi-layered approach to cybersecurity and helps to stop attacks, while mitigating exposure to risk across the ecosystem,” the payments giant said...
Slower volume growth is in the cards, but consumers are still spending. Mastercard’s latest earnings results show at least some nod to economic uncertainty that lies ahead, but the rise of digital payments, and contactless payments in particular, remains unimpeded. As CEO Michael Miebach noted...
Mastercard has added seven technology providers to its Engage partner network. Through the Engage network — which already included 150 partners — Mastercard connects businesses with qualified FinTechs and service providers that can deploy digital solutions at scale while leveraging the Mastercard Installments program, Mastercard...
“The headline,” Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach said, “is that consumer spending is resilient and cross-border travel continues to recover.” During the payment network’s third quarter earnings call on Thursday (Oct. 27), Miebach took note of the foundations of that resilience: Unemployment remains low, wages are...
Americans have made double-digit increases in their spending on travel, fuel and convenience, electronics and restaurants over the last year, Mastercard reported Friday (Oct. 7) in a press release about the latest Mastercard SpendingPulse. Overall U.S. sales excluding auto gained that much as well, with...
Aiming to help small- to medium-sized business (SMB) owners enhance their operations and boost their digital capabilities, Mastercard has announced several new and expanded benefits available to its SMB cardholders in the United States. In three new partnerships, cardholders can now access a variety of...
A new 3% purchase-price charge from Mastercard when customers use a new installment-payment plan has angered some retailers, a Bloomberg report said, which notes that retailers will be enrolled in the program automatically but will be able to withdraw. While some retailers have objected to...
Mastercard is leading an effort to make Web3 and cryptocurrency more accessible to women and nonbinary people through The Belle Block, a community focused on educating them on the technologies and their capabilities, according to a company press release Thursday (June 23). The Belle Block...
