February 20, 2013
MasterCard, Chase Bank Partner For UNISCOO Prepaid Card
Chase Bank and the University Students Community Organization (UNISCOO) have partnered to make MasterCard prepaid cards available to its members in Kenya. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
February 19, 2013
Google, Payments Firms Work Towards Blocking Funds To Illegal Download...
Google is in discussions with Visa, MasterCard and PayPal about blocking funding to sites that offer illegal downloading, reports Finextra. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
February 19, 2013
20130219-MasterCard’s Mung Ki Woo On What You Can’t Miss At...
With the Mobile World Congress less than one week away, tens of thousands of payments professionals are gearing up for one of the biggest industry events of the year. PYMNTS.com...
February 18, 2013
It Takes A Global Mind
Al Gore, Vice President turned entrepreneur, Apple Board member, Senior Advisor to Google, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, has something on his mind. Well, actually on his Global Mind. It’s...
February 18, 2013
Wirecard, Etisalat To Introduce mPayments Service
This year’s Mobile World Congress will see UAE-based mobile operator Etisalat and German electronic payments provider Wirecard reveal a new mobile payment service. The service will use Wirecard’s Payment Processing...
February 18, 2013
MasterCard’s Mung Ki Woo On What You Can’t Miss At...
The Mobile World Congress is the premiere mobile payments gathering in the world. Hosting more than 67,000 attendees from 205 countries in 2012, the conference brings together an incredible number...
February 17, 2013
NetSpend Boosts Prepaid In Otherwise Static Week For Payments
Bolstered by a strong performance from NetSpend Holdings Inc., the prepaid industry was the long section of the payments industry to see a change in value larger than one percent...
February 15, 2013
National ATM Council Asks MasterCard To Delay EMV Liability Shift
The National ATM Council has asked MasterCard to delay its implementation of EMV chip card liability shifts for its Maestro international cards that are used in the U.S. MasterCard has...
February 14, 2013
MasterCard Europe Introduces Improvements For Pre-Authorized Transactions
MasterCard Europe has announced the imminent introduction of improvements for pre-authorized transactions in the continent. The new rules aim to increase transparency and convenience of these operations for both merchants...
Embedded finance can help nonfinancial brands reach their full potential by allowing customers to transact seamlessly wherever they are, reducing the risk of cart abandonment online, says Mastercard’s Sherri Haymond. Read more in the “Embedded Finance Tracker®,” a collaboration with Galileo,
SMBs are signaling that they’re ready to modernize how they pay suppliers, but they need payment tools that fit real workflows. “Ready for Change: Why Nearly Half of SMBs Want to Ditch Cash and Checks,” a PYMNTS Intelligence and Mastercard collaboration, shows where momentum is building for business credit cards and what could unlock faster adoption.