MasterCard announced recently that it will deploy a target of 410,000 MasterCard® PayPassTM-enabled point of sale (POS) terminals throughout Japan over the next three years, enabling travellers visiting the country to enjoy the speed and convenience of making contactless transactions. PayPass, which is presently accepted at approximately 866,000 merchant locations in 51 countries, is offered
Global payments solution provider, DataCash, a MasterCard company, announced that it is partnering with Redecard to provide E-commerce Redecard, a payment solution for merchants across the entire Brazilian market. Redecard is a subsidiary of Itaú, the largest bank in Latin America and one of the largest banks globally. Itaú employs over 96,000 people and has
Kalixa Group today announced that it has been selected by MasterCard® to issue a version of its award winning Kalixa Pay prepaid card to every newly accredited acquirer for testing. The card enables live testing of MasterCard acceptance – including online and PayPass™ transactions – to ensure a simple, seamless and secure integration process for
The African Banker Awards, which will be held on the 29th of May in Morocco, has released their short-list of nominees for 2013. The African Banker Awards has the African Development Bank Group as its official patron and is sponsored by various organisations including MasterCard, BGFI Bank, Banque Atlantique, Nedbank and Ecobank. The African Banker Awards
MasterCard announced two appointments in the Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa (APMEA) region: Robert Keenan will be taking on the role of Asia/Pacific Region Lead for Debit and Jason Tymms will take over as Prepaid Lead for the Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa region. Rob, who has been with MasterCard since March 2005, will be
The Nigerian National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and MasterCard today announced at the World Economic Forum on Africa the roll-out of 13 million MasterCard-branded National Identity Smart Cards with electronic payment capability as a pilot program. The National Identity Smart Card is the Card Scheme under the recently deployed National Identity Management System (NIMS). This
I-conférences and MasterCard announced their consecutive fifth year collaboration for the Cartes Afrique forum, a prominent industry event that witnessed strong participation from the electronic banking, digital security, cards, payments and contactless technology communities. The eighth edition of the forum took place at the Kenzi Hotel Menara Palace, Marrakesh on 25th and 26th April 2013,
