Mastercard has announced that cardholders who tap to pay for subway rides on Fridays in June and July will get refunded fares, and have the chance to win Priceless Surprises, the company said in a release. It’s called the Mastercard Fareback Friday program, and any...
It has happened to most consumers at least once. One pulls into a fast food establishment’s drive-through lane, scans an extensive menu and can’t make up their mind. Then, feeling the pressure of the line of cars behind them, they just pick something, anything, to...
Mastercard and Interac, the global and domestic payment networks, announced Wednesday (May 22) they are collaborating to offer customers in Canada a fast and easy way to send money internationally. In a press release, the companies said Interac is using Mastercard Send, a push-payments service...
Commuters in Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington can now add a digital Hop Fastpass card to their iPhone or Apple Watch, thanks to an alliance between Mastercard and Apple. Mastercard announced Tuesday (May 21) that using Mastercard token services, commuters can add a card purchased...
Mastercard announced Tuesday (May 21) that it is collaborating with Samsung to research and develop ways for people to verify their digital identity on mobile devices. In a press release, Mastercard said that as it stands people have to manage multiple passwords and documents to...
Mastercard announced Thursday (May 16) it inked a partnership with ZIVELO, a self-service kiosk technology company, to enhance the drive-in ordering experience for quick service restaurants (QSRs). In a press release, Mastercard said it marks the first time an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered voice assistant will...
Take a minute and think of the morning rush at a favorite coffee shop. The beverages roll off what amounts to an assembly line before landing on the far counter. Consumers’ names are written in marker on the sides of the cups, with the baristas...
Mastercard announced Tuesday (May 14) the launch of the Mastercard Innovation Engine, an API-based digital platform that enables issuers and merchants to provide digital capabilities to customers. In a press release, the payments company said the plug-and-play platform brings together Mastercard assets and FinTech services...
Forty-four percent of the 15 billion bills in the U.S. are paid with cash or check — archaic methods in a mobile world. Mastercard is buying Transactis as it readies its Bill Pay Exchange for a 2019 launch. Mastercard’s Transactis deal is one that deepens...
