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| AUG 1, 2022
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| JUL 29, 2022
Dick Durbin and Roger Marshall have drafted a bill that will let merchants route Visa and Mastercard credit card transactions to alternative networks.
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| AUG 9, 2022
The REI Co-op Mastercard lets users earn 5% cash back for REI purchases and 1.5% cash back for all other purchases.
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| MAY 25, 2022
Mastercard signed deals with Sokin, i2C, and One Global to launch cards and mobile wallet solutions as cash use quickly falls across the region.
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| MAY 18, 2022
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| MAY 2, 2022
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| APR 18, 2022
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| APR 13, 2022
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| APR 12, 2022
Fifteen trademark applications filed last week suggest Mastercard is buying the NFT and metaverse hype.
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| MAR 30, 2022
The Victoria’s Secret Mastercard rollout follows the issuer’s digital-focused rebrand.
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| MAR 17, 2022
Walgreens and other major brands joined Mastercard Installments, further sharpening Mastercard’s edge in the BNPL space.
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| MAR 15, 2022
Hear how Amazon is changing how we think about payments. For "In Other News," we discuss Visa and Mastercard suspending their services in Russia and what Klarna's losses mean for the company. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst David Morris.
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| MAR 8, 2022
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| JUL 14, 2022
Apple launched a BNPL program with Mastercard while Goldman Sachs is acting as the technical issuer of the loans. Apple Pay Later will first be available in the US—but expansion to Europe would be a logical next step. High street banks including NatWest and Santander are exploring the space. And payments heavyweights like Klarna, PayPal, and Afterpay are jostling for European market share.
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| MAY 12, 2022
Visa and Mastercard Ramp Up Crypto Card Offerings. Crypto firms have been teaming up with the two biggest card networks, Visa and Mastercard, to quickly launch card programs. Visa has 50 crypto card programs as of July 2021, and Mastercard has more than 20 as of April 2022. These launches have picked up in the past year.
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| APR 6, 2022
Increasingly invisible terminals might drive more partnerships akin to Verizon’s deals with Clover and Mastercard, says Aparna Khurjekar, president of Verizon Business Markets. For context, the Clover deal brings mobile internet to portable terminals, while the Mastercard partnership facilitates 5G use at scale. Value-Added Offerings.
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| FEB 8, 2022
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| DEC 17, 2021
A Mastercard survey suggests that superior trust gives banks a leg up in the race to pitch consumers on sharing their financial data.
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| MAY 31, 2022
Network: Zelle’s 1,000-plus bank and credit union partners, plus Visa and Mastercard debit tie-ups, make it available to more than 100 million consumers—affording the app true interoperability. Accessibility: The service is housed within mobile banking apps, which 62.1% of US adults already use monthly (and most weekly, per YouGov)—making it a convenient choice.
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| FEB 8, 2022
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| AUG 1, 2022
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| FEB 8, 2022
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| MAR 17, 2022
Small and medium-sized businesses are looking to close the automation gap when it comes to accounts payable and receivable. To capture the growing market, banks and software providers must tailor solutions to current SMB needs.
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| FEB 8, 2022
Multinational giants Visa and Mastercard have long appealed for cross-border payments, but their high fees frustrate payers and payees. Cheaper offerings are cropping up from banks (e.g., the European Payments Initiative) and domestic players (like those in Southeast Asia), which could chip away at card networks’ share.