MasterCard to Drive Innovation in Nigeria’s Payments Industry

MasterCard Worldwide announced that it will work with customer financial institutions and the government to bring more innovation to commercial transactions and payment solutions to Nigerian consumers. Vicky Bindra, president, Asia/Pacific, Middle East & Africa, MasterCard Worldwide, who was recently in Nigeria on a two day visit, shared this at a dinner in Lagos. At

MasterCard Acquires ElectraCard Services

MasterCard has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Opus Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd., (“Opus”) to acquire its subsidiary, ElectraCard Services Private Limited, (“ECS”), a leading global provider of software solutions and processing services for electronic payment and card systems. MasterCard previously had a minority investment in ECS. This transaction is anticipated to

MasterCard to Acquire Pinpoint

MasterCard has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Pinpoint Pty. Ltd. (“Pinpoint”) , a leading provider of loyalty and rewards services to financial institutions across the Asia Pacific region. This acquisition is expected to close in the second quarter of 2014. Pinpoint, which was founded in 1984 and headquartered in Sydney,