07 Jun 18 @ 10:10

Mastercard says it will launch Mastercard Send in the UK. Mastercard Send is a payment service that allows financial institutions, FinTechs, digital customers and other businesses to send real-time payments... read more

05 Jun 18 @ 18:53

Mastercard says it has developed a new suite of services to underpin Open Banking transformations taking place in the industry as partners ready themselves to take advantage of Europe’s PSD2... read more

02 May 18 @ 15:51

Mastercard and Santander have announced that they will work together to issue debit cards to all the Bank’s retail current account customers on Mastercard’s network. Customers will begin to receive... read more

07 Feb 18 @ 17:55

Following on from Visa CEO’s statement on cryptocurrencies in January , it turns out that Visa  and Mastercard have reclassified the way Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency purchases are processed on... read more

17 Jan 18 @ 11:15

Bank of America has applied for or received at least 43 patents for blockchain, the ledger technology used for verifying and recording transactions that’s at the heart of virtual currencies.... read more

01 Dec 17 @ 15:41

Mastercard has just filed a patent for a “Method and System For Instantaneous Payment Using Recorded Guarantees.” This is, in short, a patent for a blockchain-based system that offers instant payment. The... read more

24 Nov 17 @ 14:01

It can now take as little as nine minutes for stolen card and account data to be used via the darkweb. With this in mind, Mastercard has announced the launch... read more

10 Nov 17 @ 11:33

According to a new study, Global Payment Cards Data and Forecasts to 2022, card issuers in Europe are continuing to change the scheme of the cards they issue – particularly... read more

30 Oct 17 @ 12:15

Mastercard says that it will open up access to its in house blockchain technology platform via an application programming interface (API) which will be made available to developers at banks... read more

12 Oct 17 @ 09:52

UnionPay has consolidated its position as the largest card scheme worldwide with more than six billion cards in circulation at the end of 2016, according to recent RBR figures. UnionPay... read more

11 Oct 17 @ 14:46

Mastercard has unveiled a pilot project in Poland to turn smartphones into payment terminals for accepting contactless payments. The solution is aimed at small and micro merchants that have traditionally accepted... read more

02 Oct 17 @ 10:46

It can now take as little as 9 minutes for stolen card and account data to be used via the dark web. With this in mind, Mastercard has announced the... read more

29 Sep 17 @ 16:27

Mastercard has unveiled the next generation biometric card, combining chip technology with fingerprints to verify the cardholder’s identity for in-store purchases. South Africa was the first market to test the... read more

31 Aug 17 @ 13:48

Mastercard unveiled a pilot project in Poland, turning smartphones into payment terminals for accepting contactless payments. The solution is aimed at small and micro merchants that have traditionally taken cash payments,... read more

24 Jul 17 @ 11:35

The global payment cards market has grown to 14 billion cards, with UnionPay consolidating its position as the largest scheme – A billion new cards issued in just one year.... read more

08 Jun 17 @ 12:31

Mastercard has unveiled its next generation biometric card, combining chip technology with fingerprints to conveniently and safely identify cardholders for in-store purchases. South Africa is the first market to test the evolved... read more

15 May 17 @ 11:41

According to new research the number of payment cards in issue in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) increased by 13% to 611 million in 2015, making it the world’s fastest... read more

20 Apr 17 @ 15:49

Mastercard has unveiled its next generation biometric card, combining chip technology with fingerprints to conveniently and safely identify cardholders for in-store purchases. South Africa is the first market to test the evolved... read more

11 Apr 17 @ 15:10

Mastercard says the UK’s Competition & Markets Authority’s decision has cleared the way for the completion of the company’s planned acquisition of VocaLink. The CMA gave final approval for the proposed set... read more

02 Mar 17 @ 17:02

The payments industry is ever-evolving and, with it, the terminology used to describe it. With the Mastercard PERIODIC TABLE OF PAYMENTS, you don’t have to be a financial genius to... read more