Mastercard is running two transportation-friendly holiday season options for cardholders using tap-and-go payment in New York City, the company announced in a release. The programs are called Taxi Tuesdays and Fareback Fridays, and they will offer refunds on subway and taxi fares for when cardholders...
Doconomy and Mastercard are partnering to combat climate change by giving any Mastercard issuer the ability to enable their cardholders to monitor the carbon footprint of their purchases, as announced in a press release on Tuesday (Dec. 10). “Today, the first bank in the U.S....
Mastercard has announced that it will refund cardholders up to $10 off their cab rides, every Tuesday through the end of the year (including New Year’s Eve and Day), in yellow or green taxis equipped with Curb Mobility or CMT technology systems in New York...
Mastercard is partnering with global investor Meridiam to help upgrade transit systems by introducing smart payments and laying the groundwork for mobility-as-a-service (MaaS), Mastercard said in a press release on Wednesday (Nov. 20). During the next few months, Mastercard and Meridiam will work to identify...
Mastercard has announced the expansion of its City Possible network to more than 40 members, including more cities in Brazil and one in New Zealand, according to a release. “Cities around the world share similar issues — above all building strong local economies and prosperity...
Consumers are awash in points. Starbucks gives them Stars, airlines give them frequent flier miles, Bee Built has Swarm Swag and Pixi Beauty hands out Pixi dust. Whatever they are called, they all more or less work the same way — the customer builds them...
Mastercard is rolling out Mastercard Accelerate to help streamline how Mastercard works with FinTechs and provide support from startup to expansion, the company said in a press release on Monday (Oct. 28). Accelerate offers FinTechs easy onboarding to access and integrate all of Mastercard’s specialized...
Can data be harvested … with decency? The California Consumer Privacy Act looms, taking effect at the beginning of 2020. Across the pond, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect in May of 2018. The laws protecting consumer privacy are changing the ways businesses collect...
Mastercard is introducing a Data Responsibility Imperative to spark a conversation with other companies about data security, Mastercard said in a press release on Oct. 24. Mastercard wants organizations to work together to heighten privacy and fend off cyberattacks. The initiative depends on coming up...
