MasterCard and Buy Way launch MasterPass in Belgium

From now on, Belgians can put the entire content of their wallet in MasterPass, a digital platform launched by MasterCard and implemented by Buy Way. Thanks to this digital wallet there will be no more waste of time looking for payment and loyalty cards, giving consumers the ability to make transactions in an easy and

Fuel Rewards Expands National Reach of Coalition Loyalty Program with Newly Launched Mobile App

The Fuel Rewards program has launched a new mobile application that extends the reach of its national coalition loyalty program for its five million members. By embedding loyalty throughout the mobile experience, Fuel Rewards members can link their loyalty, credit, debit and prepaid cards to their smartphones to make it easy to earn rewards on

Itaú and MasterCard Sign Agreement That Expands Relationship

Itaú and MasterCard announced the signing of a new 20-year agreement that further strengthens the long-term relationship between the two companies. As part of the agreement, Itaú and MasterCard will establish and operate a new electronic payments network in Brazil. In addition, Itaú will issue payment solutions including credit, debit and prepaid cards as part

Credit Cards Gained Market Share Against Debit and Prepaid Cards in 2013

Credit cards gained market share against debit and prepaid cards for the third year in a row in 2013, according to the annual report on U.S. payment card spending at merchants published by The Nilson Report, the top trade newsletter covering the card and mobile payment industries. The purchase volume — spending for goods and

Visa Enhances Industry Fraud Detection on Prepaid Cards

Visa Inc. has announced that it has completed technical development of a new service aimed at detecting and preventing fraud schemes that target the use of prepaid cards. Visa’s Prepaid Clearinghouse Service (PCS) is a centralized database that allows financial institutions, processors and prepaid program managers to share prepaid card data such as enrollments, load

Evolve Money Offers Consumers Debit And Prepaid Card Payment Options

Evolve Money, the first online and mobile app that makes it easy for people to track and quickly pay more than 10,000 bills using cash, now offers people more choices of how to pay with the addition of debit and prepaid cards. Launched this summer by PreCash, Evolve Money is gaining traction as a fast,

MasterCard Cardholders Reload Prepaid Cards at U.S. Walmart Stores via Green Dot Network

MasterCard and Green Dot announced an expanded relationship that allows all U.S. cardholders with MasterCard ® rePower™-enabled prepaid cards to reload their cards via the Walmart Rapid Reload™ service. Walmart Rapid Reload utilizes the Green Dot® Network to provide cardholders with a fast and easy way to load funds directly to their cards by swiping

Datacard Group Announces Financial Instant Issuance with Ecobank in Africa

Datacard Group, the provider of secure ID and card personalization solutions,  announced that Ecobank Transnational Inc., a financial services provider with operations in over 30 African countries, is enhancing their customer service levels by implementing Datacard® financial instant issuance solutions for in-branch issuance of its Visa CashXpress prepaid cards. A multi-purpose prepaid card that is

Social Welfare Card for Two Million People with Low Income in Turkey

Two million low-income Turkish citizens will receive their welfare funds on MasterCard Prepaid Cards. That means beneficiaries such as widows, the disabled, and the elderly, will no longer have to wait in queue for hours on end to get their money.  Their benefits will be given to them faster and much more securely.  Electronic payments