Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Conventional payment cards require embedding a separate copper wire antenna in the card with various material layers, including inlay foils. These layers and the copper wire antenna that spans the entire card make it almost impossible to easily recycle conventional contactless payment cards.

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Fintech Finance

AUGUST 1, 2024

This collaboration marks a significant milestone in the region’s financial landscape, introducing digital and contactless payments through Waafi by Salaam Bank’s digital first initiative. They can do more with their mobile money and get access to in-store payment, travel and international payment capabilities.

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Fintech Finance

JULY 30, 2024

In a significant move towards enhancing digital financial inclusion, Salaam Somali Bank , in collaboration with Mastercard , has announced the launch of a digital-first co-branded multi-currency prepaid card designed to revolutionize digital payment solutions. Together, we are not just adapting to the future; we are defining it.”

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Kuady , the leading payments service processor, for Latin America, has today announced the launch of the Kuady Card, an innovative virtual prepaid Mastercard now available to users in Peru. The new card is designed to provide a secure, flexible, and convenient way for users in the region to make payments.

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

KaiOS , the leading operating system that brings the best of the internet to affordable devices, today announced a partnership with Mastercard to integrate a range of digital payments solutions. KaiOS and Mastercard are partnering to help millions of SMEs globally accept digital payments using KaiOS devices.

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Fintech News

APRIL 21, 2024

Payments giant Mastercard has launched a new mobile app that allows virtual commercial cards to be added directly to digital wallets, enhancing contactless payment solutions for businesses. said Chad Wallace, Global Head of Commercial Solutions, Mastercard.

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Payments Source

APRIL 29, 2020

Fears of catching coronavirus during the payment process has given a sharp boost in usage and awareness of contactless payments since the pandemic began, according to a new survey from Mastercard.

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PYMNTS

MAY 21, 2019

Commuters in Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington can now add a digital Hop Fastpass card to their iPhone or Apple Watch, thanks to an alliance between Mastercard and Apple. According to Mastercard, since TriMet did that, Portland has been able to eliminate 210,000 daily car trips and saved more than $150 million in congestion expenses.

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The Nilson Report

JULY 12, 2024

The post VezoPay Launches Africa’s First Smart Ring for Contactless Payments appeared first on Nilson Report.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2021

Mastercard has applied new quantum-resistant technologies in order to develop a new kind of contactless payment, according to a press release emailed to PYMNTS. The new Enhanced Contactless (Ecos) specifications will come along with the demand for more efficient, safer products overall, the release stated.

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The Paypers

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Mastercard has announced its partnership with Beep in order to provide contactless payments to public transportation in the region of the Philippines.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2021

Contactless payments have surged in popularity over the past year, fueled by both an increased reliance on digital banking as well as the effort to contain COVID-19’s spread by preventing consumers and workers from having to touch point of sale (POS) system surfaces or handle cash. Challenges In Deploying QR Codes.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2020

EE , which is part of BT Group , is partnering with Square to help expand the availability of contactless payments for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the U.K., SMBs are adapting to new digital or contactless payment methods to avoid spreading the coronavirus during the pandemic, according to the release.

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Payments Source

MAY 28, 2020

About 78% of Mastercard’s European transactions are now contactless, and the company expects the shift in payment choice will be permanent.

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Payments Source

JULY 26, 2016

Mastercard has announced a partnership with Singapore’s mass-transit agency, Land Transport Authority (LTA), for a contactless payment pilot, marking the first example in Asia of a transit system enabling open-loop payments, Mastercard said.

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NFCW

DECEMBER 1, 2023

SMART RING: Customers can connect their payment card to the ring to make contactless payments Nearly nine in 10 European consumers using a contactless payment ring say that it is their preferred method for making contactless payments (89%) compared with smartphone payments (49%) and payment cards (44%), according to a Mastercard survey.

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Clearly Payments

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

At the forefront of payment industry, particularly in credit cards, are two giants: Visa and Mastercard. As the world’s leading payment networks , Visa and Mastercard play a pivotal role in shaping the landscape of electronic payments on a global scale. Then comes Mastercard, with 24%.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2018

19) that it is supplying Intesa Sanpaolo, the Italian bank, with what it said is the first Mastercard biometric contactless payment card. In a press release , Gemalto said it will test an EMV contactless biometric card for Europe via a pilot program backed by Intesa Sanpaolo and Mastercard.

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The Paypers

MARCH 22, 2024

India-based Airtel Payments Bank has announced its partnership with Noise and Mastercard in order to launch a smartwatch with contactless payments.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Mastercard, the global payments company, and Polish Payment Standard, the operator of BLIK, a Polish mobile payment system and scheme, announced Monday (Dec. BLIK is taking advantage of Mastercard virtual debit cards tokenized by the Mastercard Digital Enablement Service (MDES) to make it happen.

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The Paypers

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) has partnered with Mastercard to launch the new QIB SoftPOS app that turns an Android smartphone into a POS terminal for contactless payments.

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The Paypers

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Mastercard has announced a partnership with OTP Bank and US-based fintech Honeywell to provide contactless payment options for its DPD customers.

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2018

Wirecard and Mastercard announced plans to expand their existing partnership to promote digital, contactless payments via wearables. The firms said additional projects are in the works that will make mobile payments available via smartwatch.

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Payments Source

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

In the push to get millions of cash-based micro- and small-business merchants to go digital, the two largest card networks are getting a boost from contactless payments' global surge.

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The Paypers

MAY 25, 2020

Mastercard has reported a 200% surge in India’s contactless payments over the last 30 days, due to the pandemic’s restrictions.

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The Paypers

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Mastercard has partnered UAE-based noqodi to allow consumers to make contactless payments for select government and private sector services.

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Payments Source

MARCH 25, 2020

Mastercard is part of an expanding trend toward easing restrictions to entice consumers to choose contactless payments over cash and plastic during the coronavirus.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2021

Infineon Technologies , which works as a semiconductor manufacturer, is doing away with employee identification cards at its Germany headquarters and instead implementing a new smart card solution that combines office building access and Mastercard contactless payments capabilities, according to a FinTech Intel report.

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Payments Source

APRIL 3, 2020

Mastercard has increased the contactless payment limit to CA$250 across Canada to provide consumers with a safer way to pay during the coronavirus pandemic.

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The Paypers

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Singapore-based transportation fintech Aurionpro Transit has partnered with Mastercard to offer commuters a modern contactless payment method for public transport.

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Payments Source

JANUARY 31, 2018

Mastercard knows the more time consumers spend on their mobile devices—often deliberately blocking ads—the less likely they are to see its iconic “Priceless” ads, even if those ads support a charitable cause.

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The Paypers

APRIL 3, 2020

Mastercard has announced it is enabling the increase of contactless payment limits across Canada, as people look for safer ways to pay during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Mastercard said it has inked a deal with Cambridge, U.K.-based based Handpoint that will help bring “essential technology” for making sales via cards — along with contactless options — to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in a number of European countries.

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The Fintech Times

JULY 24, 2024

This partnership will enable MobiAzores users to pay onboard buses using contactless payment methods. In addition to a seamless payment experience, MobiAzores will gain access to real-time consumer insights, giving the company the ability to make actionable changes. This includes bank cards, smartphones, and smartwatches.

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The Paypers

APRIL 3, 2020

Mastercard has announced it will up its current contactless payment limit in Australia from AUD 100 to AUD 200.

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Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Mastercard leads the charge in transforming the payment landscape in Nigeria as it unveils its contactless payment solutions. The solution will empower businesses to accept card payments easily and cost effectively, using “tap on phone”, “QR Pay by link” and “Payment link” on their smart phones.

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Payments Source

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Mastercard has formed a strategic partnership with Tappy Technologies, a Hong Kong-based internet of things firm, to develop designer branded contactless payments-enabled wearables, starting with Timex.

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