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MWC 2016: Mastercard rolls out selfie ID checks
February 25th, 2016
Credit card firm Mastercard has confirmed it will accept selfie photos and fingerprints as an alternative to passwords when verifying IDs for online payments. It follows a trial of the software carried out in the US and Netherlands last ...
MasterCard contactless transactions in Europe Surpass 1 Billion; Impressive 150% year on year growth
February 19th, 2016
Impressive 150% year on year growth for MasterCard and Maestro contactless transactions, as merchants and issuers capitalize on opportunities Europeans continue to opt for contactless technology when making payments, with the total number of MasterCard and Maestro processed transactions ...
MasterCard on blockchain: ‘We don’t want to be blindsided’
January 22nd, 2016
Blockchain — the technology that underpins bitcoin — is one of the most exciting areas of technology at the moment. It has the potential to strip out huge amounts of admin costs and companies around the globe are signing ...
Russian central bank issues new payment cards to take on Visa and MasterCard
December 21st, 2015
Thirty-five Russian banks have agreed to participate in the launch of a new national payments card intended to challenge the dominance of Visa and MasterCard. So far, seven of the banks have tested the basic functions of the new’ ...
Visa/MasterCard EU dominance adds impetus to calls for bank-backed competitor
December 2nd, 2015
MasterCard and Visa now account for 86% of all payment cards in Europe, as domestic and private label schemes continue their decline, according to data from RBR. RBR’s figures indicate that €9 out of every €10 spent using a ...
MasterCard cardholders can now use Vodafone Wallet to pay contactlessly
November 17th, 2015
Vodafone Wallet users will be able to pay for goods and services contactlessly using their MasterCard cards, with the service scheduled to launch to consumers in European markets within weeks. Contactless card payments using Vodafone Wallet require a Vodafone ...
MasterCard makes first bitcoin investment
October 29th, 2015
MasterCard has finally dipped a toe in the crypto-currency pool, joining a host of other big name investors backing new bitcoin incubator Digital Currency Group (DCG). MasterCard was joined by Canadian bank CIBC, insurer New York Life and venture ...
MasterCard bids to make everything a payment device
October 27th, 2015
MasterCard is looking beyond cards and mobile phones, launching a programme that will let partner firms turn anything from purses to keyfobs to jewellery in contactless payments devices. Designer to the stars Adam Selman, automaker General Motors, wearable technology ...
MasterCard to Tokenize MasterPass for Online and In-App Shopping
October 20th, 2015
Consumers to Benefit from Increased Security and Convenience When Using Their MasterPass-Enabled Bank-Issued Wallets MasterPass has increasingly been making shopping easier and safer for consumers and merchants in 24 countries around the globe. Today, MasterCard announced it will integrate a fully tokenized ...
MasterCard Delivers Android Pay to Cardholders in the U.S
September 14th, 2015
MasterCard Digital Enablement Service (MDES) will power safe and secure payments with Android Pay Millions of MasterCard cardholders will soon have even more ways to make safe and convenient mobile payments. Today, Google announced that they are beginning to ...