July 27, 2018
Bitcoin Daily: Mastercard CEO Calls Crypto ‘Junk,’ Iran Moves Forward...
Iran is reportedly gearing up to create its own national digital currency, Fortune reported. According to reports, a plan is in the works to “create an indigenous cryptocurrency.” In addition,...
July 26, 2018
Mastercard Sees Cross-Border Volumes Up 19 Percent
Mastercard results released on Thursday (July 26) showed growth in international transactions, where double-digit percentage gains outpaced other metrics such as gross dollar volumes, which also showed healthy growth. All...
May 04, 2018
Mastercard Develops Micro SMB Financing Solution With Unilever
Mastercard is expanding its existing partnership with Unilever to bridge micro-small business owners in Africa with access to financing. The payments technology company said this week that it will begin...
May 03, 2018
Mastercard Results Outpace Street As Cross-Border Volumes Top 21 Percent
Credit and debit spend higher? For Mastercard the answer was a resounding yes, as the global consumer remains quick to buy with plastic, and online too. Cross-border volumes are healthy,...
April 16, 2018
Mastercard Names Former US Trade Rep In New Role Focused...
Mastercard announced news that former United States Trade Representative Michael Froman will join the company as vice chairman and president of strategic growth. In a press release, the payments company...
April 06, 2018
Mastercard Names Ann Cairns Vice Chairman; Gilberto Caldart To Succeed...
Mastercard announced news on Thursday (April 5) of the appointment of Ann Cairns as vice chairman, effective June 1, with Gilberto Caldart succeeding her as president, International. The two executives,...
March 08, 2018
Mastercard’s Lyons Departs, Michael Miebach Named Products And Innovation Lead
As chief innovation officer Garry Lyons prepares to leave Mastercard, the company has announced that its physical and digital payments teams will be integrating into one organization. The structure change...
February 02, 2018
Mastercard Tops 20174Q Views on Robust Cross-Border Transactions
Absent the same impact U.S. tax laws had on other firms recently reporting results, Mastercard put up numbers Thursday (Feb. 1) that topped expectations. Those figures came on the heels...
December 04, 2017
Roomi: How To Trust But Verify Roommates
Millennials are on the move, professionally. And in an age where apartment rents are rising faster than incomes, shared housing proves salvation – unless they choose the wrong roommate. As...