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Bitcoin Exchange CEX.IO Sees over $40 Million in VISA & Mastercard Deposits

18/05/2016(0)
European bitcoin exchange CEX.IO has announced a milestone of over $40 million in fiat currency deposits via payment cards. The figure underlines users’ preference of purchasing bitcoins with credit ... Read More
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MasterCard Digital Enablement Service Propels Growth of Secure Digital Transactions across Europe with More than 60 Projects Underway

06/04/2016(0)
The adoption of digital payments continues to grow worldwide with MasterCard predicting that by 2020, 38 percent of payments made throughout Europe will be digital. This shift in consumer ... Read More
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MasterCard to Bring Android Pay to Cardholders in the UK

28/03/2016(0)
Millions of MasterCard cardholders and Android device owners in the UK will soon have additional safe and secure ways to make mobile payments and purchases, as Google today announced it will ... Read More
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BMO introduces MasterCard selfie payments for corporate cardholders

24/03/2016(0)
Bank of Montreal (BMO) has teamed up with MasterCard to let Canadian and US corporate cardholders authenticate online payments with their fingerprints and selfies. The phased introduction will initially ... Read More
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MWC 2016: Mastercard rolls out selfie ID checks

25/02/2016(0)
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 ... Read More
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MasterCard contactless transactions in Europe Surpass 1 Billion; Impressive 150% year on year growth

19/02/2016(0)
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, ... Read More
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MasterCard on blockchain: ‘We don’t want to be blindsided’

22/01/2016(0)
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 ... Read More
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Goldman, JPMorgan Seen as Fintech Winners While AmEx Suffers

29/12/2015(0)
  Autonomous Research survey finds most unafraid of disruption American Express, Western Union seen as biggest losers Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. will probably benefit ... Read More
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Russian central bank issues new payment cards to take on Visa and MasterCard

21/12/2015(0)
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 ... Read More
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Visa/MasterCard EU dominance adds impetus to calls for bank-backed competitor

02/12/2015(0)
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 ... Read More
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