Mastercard

Mastercard’s relentless push to streamline payments with digital technology is affecting the structure of its entire organization.

Fiserv is rolling out a fraud-detection and decisioning service for issuers from Mastercard that aims to increase the accuracy of card transactions they approve or reject based on potential fraud.

Banks and cardholders will be able to verify purchases, increase credit limit, add cards immediately, provide feedback to retailers, receive on-demand coupons, or upgrade card benefits.

In the developing world, connecting payments to the Internet of Things could have an immediate and transformative effect on people’s lives.

Women who work at Mastercard Inc. earn 99.1 cents for every dollar men make for “equal performance at the same level,” according to a report the company released Monday.

Emphasizing its commitment to data advancement and security, Mastercard has named JoAnn C. Stonier as its first chief data officer.

There are still regions where contactless and EMV cards are slow to roll out, and Mastercard is working to bring these markets up to speed so that they are ready for future innovations.

Strong holiday spending was marked by active e-commerce spending, providing an impetus to invest in more digital payment technology.

The companies posted profit and revenue in the three months ended Dec. 31 that beat analysts’ estimates and boosted their 2018 earnings forecasts.

The card brand is navigating almost daily changes in the payments industry, resulting from company mergers and partnerships to advancing payments delivery and security.

Mastercard Inc. doesn’t traffic in cryptocurrencies, but it’s benefiting from them just the same.

Mastercard knows the more time consumers spend on their mobile devices—often deliberately blocking ads—the less likely they are to see its iconic “Priceless” ads, even if those ads support a charitable cause.

Mastercard plans to deploy its biometric authentication option for European consumers to use through their smartphones when shopping online or conducting mobile banking.

Mastercard is teaming with SIX Payment Services to enable cashless payments at the Hahnenkamm, a top European ski race in Kitzbühel, Austria, to speed up service and eliminate lines.

Companies like Visa and Mastercard make decisions about security in secrecy, without enough input from banks and merchants.

Merchants have been challenging surcharge bans in numerous states on free-speech grounds. They have the wind at their backs following another court victory on Wednesday.

The recent explosion of activity around biometrics and other new forms of authentication should seem like a good thing for the development of connected commerce. But right now it's more of a wild west that needs to be tamed.

Companies like Visa and Mastercard make decisions about security in secrecy, without enough input from banks and merchants.

Nigeria’s ProvidusBank is the first in the region to launch a World Elite Mastercard, a credit card offering rewards and travel perks such as global concierge services.

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