November 30, 2021
New User Authentication System Sets Stage for a Passwordless Future

With the longstanding 3D Secure (3DS) version 1 being readied for retirement in October 2022, financial institutions (FIs) and merchants are preparing for a streamlined authentication process more aligned with...

November 29, 2021
Mastercard, Jeeves to Offer Local Cards to Mexican Businesses

Mastercard will be working with Jeeves, a business banking company that has worked with numerous Mexican businesses, to help alleviate credit access problems in Mexico, according to a press release...

November 29, 2021
Cyber Monday Shoppers Find Fewer Online Deals

U.S. retailers are bracing for a slower sales pace on Cyber Monday, in large part because shoppers are finding fewer and smaller discounts and limited selections because of continuing global...

November 29, 2021
Saudi British Bank Unveils Trade Finance Tool

Saudi British Bank (SABB) has unveiled a Shariah-complaint supply chain finance tool, billed as the first of its kind in Saudi Arabia. As Arab News reported, the launch aligns with...

November 28, 2021
Visa Says Indian Government Favors Domestic Payments Company RuPay

Visa has raised concerns with the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) about India favoring the domestic payments card provider RuPay, three years after Mastercard did so privately in 2018, Reuters reported Sunday (Nov. 28).  “Visa remains concerned...

November 25, 2021
Online Marketplace Jumia Taps Into African Consumers’ Appetite for Black...

Black Friday might have started in the U.S., but the annual retail frenzy has exploded in popularity across the African region in recent years, with people flocking to take advantage...

November 24, 2021
Black Friday Could See Greater Digital Shift Than Ever

With Black Friday officially underway, nearly three-quarters of consumers have now begun their holiday shopping in a year that’s expected to be more digital than ever as consumers seek out...

November 24, 2021
Mastercard Acquires LATAM Real-Time Payments Platform

Mastercard Inc. on Wednesday (Nov. 24) announced its acquisition of Start Path program alum Arcus FI to assist with bill pay solution delivery and other real-time payment applications across Latin...

November 24, 2021
Buy Now, Pay Later Debit Cards Shift Share of Consumer...

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) firms are putting their cards on the table – literally. In recent weeks, tapping into the continued rise of debit spending, some of the bigger...