Late last week, Mastercard SpendingPulse announced its U.S. Retail Holiday Shopping Mid-Season Update, which showed strong growth of 3.6 percent compared to the same time last year. In a press release, Mastercard said that this year’s holiday shopping season could see the strongest increase since...
Mastercard, the payments company, announced news on Tuesday (Dec. 12) of a new API platform. Dubbed Assemble, the platform features one centralized, secure account that covers all of a consumer’s banking needs. In a press release, Mastercard said Assemble is a prepaid innovation hub issuers...
Some things about holiday shopping trends will never change, Mastercard’s Sarah Quinlan told Karen Webster in their annual discussion of the trends to watch for the holiday season. Women in 2017 will do the bulk of the family’s holiday shopping – to the tune of 75 percent. Men will pick...
HYPR, a provider of credit card authentication solutions for corporations, announced news on Wednesday (Dec. 6) that it received a strategic investment from Mastercard and has been included in the payment company’s latest Mastercard Start Path class. The program is a global initiative aimed at...
Mastercard is planning to hire 470 people as the company expands its technology hub in New York City. According to news from Bloomberg, a company statement with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that Mastercard will move to a new 212,000 square-foot location in Manhattan’s Flatiron...
Mastercard and Dunkin’ Donuts announced news on Monday (Nov. 13) of a new Perks Week enabled by digital wallet Masterpass. In a press release, the companies said through its Perks Week campaign, which kicked off Monday (Nov. 13) and goes through Friday (Nov. 17), more...
Mastercard and Scotiabank announced news on Wednesday (Nov. 8) that Scotiabank customers now have access to fast and secure online payments via Scotiabank Masterpass. In a press release, the companies said that whether paying for food online or shopping for gifts, Scotiabank customers can now...
Verifone, the payment company, announced news on Thursday (Nov. 2) that it is implementing Mastercard’s M/Chip Fast technology across the company’s next-generation and heritage payment products. In a press release, Verifone said that North American merchants can provide their customers with speed at the point...
New York City commuters – arguably the most on-the-go demographic in the United States – do not want to wait for anything. Which means the inefficient, rush-hour obstacle course that stands between commuters getting their tickets and catching their trains needs to have far fewer obstacles. Mastercard’s VP of...
