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Why Click to Pay integration is now critical for card issuers

The Payments Association

The card scheme Click to Pay mandate underscores this evolution, making it mandatory for issuers to adopt a more streamlined, card-on-file experience that prioritises security and user convenience. Emphasising speed, adaptability, and customer experience is key to staying competitive.

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Mastercard to be dinged by Discover deal

Payments Dive

While both Mastercard and Visa will be impacted by Discover Financial Services’ plan to be acquired by card issuer Capital One, the former is likely to bear the brunt of the blow.

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Mastercard Unveils Open Banking Programme for Card Issuers in the US

The Fintech Times

Payments giant Mastercard has launched its new ‘Open Banking for Account Opening’ programme for select US debit and prepaid products, hoping to streamline and secure account opening. In a recent study, Insider Intelligence found that Gen Z mobile banking adoption continues to rise by 12.4 million in 2020 to 47.8 million by 2026.

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Mastercard Launches ‘Pay Local,’ Linking Its Cards to 4 Major Asian e-Wallets

Fintech News

Payment giant Mastercard has unveiled “Pay Local,” a new service that allows travelers to use their existing credit or debit cards within popular Asian digital wallets. Announced ahead of the Singapore Fintech Festival , Pay Local allows consumers to link their Mastercard credit or debit cards to local digital wallets.

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Visa, Mastercard depict bank failure impact

Payments Dive

As bank card issuers faltered this past weekend, the card networks monitored payments closely, Visa and Mastercard executives said at a conference.

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Mastercard Reinvents Checkout With Password and Number Free Payments

Fintech Finance

Mastercard today announced its vision to transform online shopping by 2030. Imagine a future where no physical card numbers are needed for purchases. In doing so, Mastercard seeks to ensure that every online transaction across its network can be tokenized and authenticated, making online checkout smoother and safer.

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Mastercard Launches Pay Local, Enabling Asia’s Digital Wallet Providers to Process Card Payments From More Than 2 Billion Mastercard Cardholders

Fintech Finance

Ahead of the Singapore FinTech Festival, Mastercard today introduced Mastercard Pay Local, a global service that makes it easy for consumers to make card payments to merchants using local digital wallets. Card issuers can deliver more points of acceptance for the consumers they serve.

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