23 Feb 16 @ 12:12

MasterCard announced it will bring facial recognition payment services, “selfie pay” to the UK as part of a range of new services designed to improve identity verification for mobile phone... read more

19 Feb 16 @ 12:27

The total number of MasterCard processed transactions passed the 1 billion mark in Europe last year – an increase of 150% from 2014. MasterCard’s latest figures reveal that the UK... read more

01 Feb 16 @ 12:23

Rival payment processors MasterCard and Visa both posted higher earnings than Wall Street expected as US customers increased card spending at the end of 2015, a period including the lucrative holiday shopping season. MasterCard... read more

26 Jan 16 @ 14:44

MasterCard has announced the upcoming launch of MasterCard Instalments, an innovative way to pay that offers consumers flexible and convenient access to funds when needed. With MasterCard Instalments, cardholders will be... read more

06 Jan 16 @ 15:25

As if proof of the importance that the payments industry is currently playing in other industry were needed, MasterCard announced a partnership with Coin to bring wearable payments to a wide array of... read more

06 Jan 16 @ 12:39

MasterCard and Samsung have launched Groceries by MasterCard, a new app which enables consumers to order groceries directly from Samsung’s new Family Hub refrigerator. The first shopping app integrated into a refrigerator,... read more

23 Dec 15 @ 12:02

Visa and MasterCard account for 69% of the 2.9 billion payment cards issued in the nine countries in the Americas, and this share continues to increase. RBR’s study reveals that... read more

04 Dec 15 @ 12:26

International card schemes MasterCard and Visa now account for 86% of all payment cards in Europe, as domestic and private label schemes continue their decline. Global Payment Cards Data and... read more

20 Nov 15 @ 11:43

MasterCard is to develop a standard technical specification to simplify the integration of retailer mobile loyalty programmes with bank-issued mobile payments apps. While online redemption of offers is commonplace for consumers,... read more

20 Oct 15 @ 11:29

MasterCard has announced it will integrate a fully tokenized checkout experience within MasterPass, leveraging the MasterCard Digital Enablement Service (MDES), giving consumers the freedom to shop more securely online or in-app from... read more

16 Oct 15 @ 10:13

Visa and FireEye announced the launch of Visa Threat Intelligence, a cyber intelligence service, Powered by FireEye. Tailored to the needs of the payments industry, this new service will deliver... read more

07 Oct 15 @ 13:01

MasterCard has introduced MasterCard Identity Check, a suite of technology solutions that leverage advanced technologies to prove a consumer’s identity and further simplify the online shopping experience. Existing methods to prove... read more

21 Aug 15 @ 15:40

Target’s recent settlement with Visa to reimburse card issuers up to a reported $67 million for expenses related to the retailer’s 2013 data breach may pave the way for a similar... read more

31 Jul 15 @ 16:12

MasterCard and Samsung Electronics have announced they are extending their global partnership leveraging the MasterCard Digital Enablement Service (MDES) to deliver the mobile payment service Samsung Pay in Europe. Samsung... read more

31 Jul 15 @ 16:06

MasterCard has paid out $61 million to UK supermarket retailer Tesco in what is expected to be the first of several settlements by card schemes over interchange fee lawsuits lodged... read more

30 Jul 15 @ 11:00

Citibank India and MasterCard announced the launch of Citi MasterPass, the first global digital wallet in India, making Citibank debit and credit card customers the first in the country to be... read more

09 Jul 15 @ 14:54

The European Commission has sent a Statement of Objections to MasterCard. The Statement of Objections outlines the Commission’s preliminary view that MasterCard’s rules prevent banks from offering lower interchange fees... read more

06 Jul 15 @ 15:43

Mastercard says it is testing a smartphone app that uses facial biometrics to verify online purchases. Users in the trial can hold their phone up as though taking a selfie to... read more

19 Jun 15 @ 15:07

Western Union, the global remittance specialist, and MasterCard have entered into a deal that will enable remittances originated from nearly anywhere across the globe to be received on Maestro and... read more

17 Jun 15 @ 16:07

MasterCard says it will offer tokenization services to merchants with apps, e-commerce, and recurring billing card-on-file programs, further protecting consumers and increasing convenience when storing cards in merchant databases. By expanding... read more