April 29, 2016
Despite Economic Uncertainty, MasterCard Chugs Ahead (Digitally, Too)
Brazil is tough, China is slowing, consumers are wary elsewhere — and yet, MasterCard beat estimates. Digital efforts and transactions showed strength, and MasterCard laid out how mobile and other...
April 14, 2016
President Obama Names MasterCard, Uber And Microsoft Execs To Cybersecurity...
The White House has announced the names of those to be appointed by the president to the new Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity. To be included in the discussion will...
March 01, 2016
Sequoia Fund Warns MasterCard Over Blockchain Impact
FinTech innovators continue to bank on the blockchain to overhaul the world’s payments infrastructure, and financial institutions are backing that vision with their own investments. But could this revolution be...
February 02, 2016
MasterCard Adds Cybersecurity-Focused Exec To Ranks
MasterCard took another step in securing its cybersecurity-focused plans when it announced the appointment of Alexander N.M. Niejelow as its senior VP of public policy, starting Feb. 8. Under the appointment,...
January 29, 2016
MasterCard CEO On The Digital Payments Ecosystem
Quarter after quarter, MasterCard has made its digital intentions clear: it wants to be leading the conversations. Besides the evolution of its MasterPass digital wallet — which is now in...
January 01, 2016
The Year Of Mobile Payments 2015
In the first hours of 2016, there’s one general observation to be made about the payments industry in 2015: Mobile drove the payments innovation bus. Mobile — and its impact...
November 04, 2015
MasterCard Names New President
MasterCard announced yesterday (Nov. 3) that Craig Vosburg will take on the role of president of North America Markets, effective Jan. 1, 2016. Vosburg will succeed Chris McWilton, who announced...
October 30, 2015
Banga Talks EMV, MCX And Blockchain
MasterCard’s propensity toward digital seems to be coming full circle for the payments network. At least from the answers given by MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga during the company’s third quarter...
October 28, 2015
The Frictionless Path To Innovation
Innovation can be a difficult journey, especially in the ever-changing and complex payments landscape. But for Mike Keegan, Chief Executive Officer of TNS, the key to successful and meaningful innovation...