FIME announces that its EMEA testing laboratory, in France, has been accredited by MasterCard to offer functional testing to mobile payment solution providers and payment issuers developing applications based on the MasterCard Cloud Based Payments (MCBP) specifications. The global market for HCE and cloud-based payments is booming. The respective launches of Apple Pay, Samsung Pay
SwaziBank announced the launch of the MasterCard Festive Campaign in Swaziland, just in time for the festive season. The Campaign will reward the banks customers for purchases made on weekends only during the months of October to December 2015, when they use their MasterCard debit card for purchases at selected malls. SwaziBank customers will be
Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection (BHTP) and MasterCard announced at Skift’s Global Travel Forum they have teamed up to drastically cut the time it takes to pay travel-insurance claims. Traditionally, travel insurance claim payments have been made through online payment systems, EFT transaction or paper check – all of which meant travelers might not receive claim
Ingenico Group, the global leader in seamless payment, announces the successful launch of contactless card payments in 17 Kiev metro central stations, combining Ingenico Group iUC180B smart terminal with Oschadbank’s acquiring services, in partnership with MasterCard. The entire Kiev metropolitan network will be equipped with the secure contactless card acceptance solution soon. Today’s key challenge
Swish Payments, an international mPOS service provider, announced that it has been granted principal membership for merchant acquiring by Visa Europe. Swish’s Visa membership complements the provider’s MasterCard membership, which was secured in January 2015. As a licensed financial institution with full Visa and MasterCard membership, Swish will now be able to acquire merchant accounts
Silicon Valley Bank and MasterCard are inviting startups from across the United States to apply for Commerce.Innovated., a program designed to help companies that are working in payments, fintech and commerce grow their businesses. Commerce.Innovated. is a four month virtual program that provides startups with the resources to help refine and scale their solutions through
Emerging Markets Payments (EMP), the leading electronic payments processing company in Africa and the Middle East, and Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) announced a processing partnership for debit and credit cards that has enabled GTBank to launch the first platinum MasterCard Credit Card in Kenya. The launch of GTBank’s Platinum card reflects demand from a growing
Monet (Private) Limited, Pakistan’s premiere MPOS Services Provider, announced that its solution, Swipe2Pay, has been registered in the MasterCard Mobile Point-of-Sale (MPOS) Program. . This makes Monet’s solution the only MPOS solution in Pakistan at this time to be recognized by MasterCard. MasterCard introduced the Mobile Point of Sale Program to provide guidance to MPOS
MasterCard announced that Google will be among the first digital partners to participate in its Digital Enablement Express program , which the company launched earlier with support from several leading banks. Through its participation in Express, Google will have a streamlined onboarding process to engage with all participating MasterCard issuers around the globe, accelerating consumer
NetFlorist, South Africa’s largest online floral and gifting service, has partnered with MasterCard to offer customers a more seamless, secure online shopping checkout process with MasterPass, a digital wallet service. With an average of between 1,500 and 2,000 daily transactions, most of NetFlorist’s sales are made through its website. Having integrated MasterPass as an online
