Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Mastercard announced the launch of world class technology infrastructure in Saudi Arabia that will enable the processing of ecommerce transactions locally, providing a seamless and secure payments experience for both Mastercard partners and consumers, supporting the acceleration of the Kingdom’s digital commerce.

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Fintech Finance

MAY 8, 2024

Mastercard has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with The BENEFIT Company (BENEFIT), leading fintech company in Bahrain, and the national electronic payment infrastructure operator, to explore opportunities for collaboration in driving innovation and financial inclusion in the country’s dynamic payments ecosystem.

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Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Kuady , a leading payments service processor, has announced significant strides in its Latin American expansion, with the introduction of its digital wallet services in Ecuador and the launch of its virtual prepaid Mastercard in Argentina. The virtual prepaid Mastercard expands digital payment options in Argentina.

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The Fintech Times

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Kuady has announced its expansion into Latin America, debuting digital wallet services in Ecuador and a virtual prepaid Mastercard in Argentina, adding to its existing operations in Mexico, Peru, Argentina and Chile. New options The virtual prepaid Mastercard expands digital payment options in Argentina.

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Fintech Finance

JUNE 6, 2024

Hibret Bank , in collaboration with Mastercard , has announced the launch of the Prepaid Hibir Mastercard services, marking a significant milestone in the journey towards financial digitization in Ethiopia.

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Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

eNovate , formerly eCards, a subsidiary of eFinance Investment Group, has joined forces with Mastercard to bring Card-as-a-Service (CaaS) solution to the Egyptian market. The CaaS model will provide banks, non-financial institutions, universities and fintechs with a comprehensive suite of digital payments services.

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The Fintech Times

JUNE 16, 2024

Doha Bank and Mastercard have formed a major long-term partnership to boost the commercial bank’s payment solutions and support Qatar’s digital transformation goals. ” The post Doha Bank and Mastercard Collaborate to Strengthen Digital Payment Services appeared first on The Fintech Times.

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Finextra

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Mastercard has partnered with Loop, a leading digital payments technology company licensed by SAMA, to empower businesses and consumers across the Kingdom with greater access to advanced credit card offerings and innovative payment solutions.

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Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Premier Bank , a leading Islamic financial institution in Kenya, has announced a collaboration with Mastercard to introduce an innovative suite of Shari’ah-compliant debit, credit, and prepaid cards. We are excited to embark on this transformative journey with Mastercard.

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Fintech Finance

AUGUST 21, 2024

Mastercard has announced the appointment of Winnie Wong as country manager, Thailand and Myanmar. Winnie brings over 20 years of experience in payments, commercial solutions and banking across Southeast Asian markets including Vietnam, Singapore, and Malaysia. At the same time, 99.5%

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Fintech Finance

JUNE 14, 2024

Doha Bank and Mastercard have entered a long-term strategic partnership to maintain the bank’s leadership in customer service and innovative payment solutions. The landmark collaboration is one of the largest deals of its kind in Qatar, reaffirming the bank’s status as a key player in the country’s financial sector.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2020

The FinTechs, for their part, have an eye on tapping new markets and providing enhanced consumer experiences – which benefits the card networks, as they can reach new and existing customer segments in a digital way. Mastercard Accelerate. It’s an expensive and limiting place to be.”.

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Fintech Finance

APRIL 19, 2024

Nubank and Mastercard have released findings from a study measuring the financial inclusion impact on individuals, including some who have historically been on the margins of the traditional banking system in Brazil.1 ” Providing digital payment tools accompanied by financial education (e.g.,

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2021

This is financial exclusion on a global scale, and as we emerge into 2021, I believe the private sector and governments everywhere must work more closely to improve financial inclusion and reduce the world’s unbanked population. Yet, as the developed world progresses further into cashless living, for the 1.7

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Fintech Finance

JANUARY 22, 2024

Mastercard and Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) have announced a collaboration to fuel the growth of the booming small and medium enterprise (SME) sector in Abu Dhabi and the wider UAE by digitalizing SME payment flows. Under the collaboration, Mastercard and ADGM will offer SME cards to qualified businesses.

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Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 24, 2024

JazzCash , the fintech arm of Pakistan’s leading digital operator Jazz, a VEON Group company, has received the ‘Pioneering Telco to Launch Tap on Phone’ award at the Mastercard Payment Leaders Awards. The ceremony was held on the sidelines of the Mastercard EDGE 2024 event in Dubai. ” J.K.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Mastercard has teamed with portable-benefits platform Stride to make it easier for gig workers to buy healthcare coverage. Jess Turner, Mastercard’s executive vice president for North America Products and Innovation, tells PYMNTS the venture is just one part of the firm’s push to help gig workers get benefits. The tie-up will give U.S.

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Safaricom and Mastercard have signed a partnership to accelerate the adoption of payment acceptance and cross-border remittance services in Kenya. Kenya’s payment acceptance market continues to grow, with mobile wallet payments driven by M-PESA showing a 12.7% CAGR between 2020 and 2024.

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Fintech Finance

JANUARY 25, 2024

Paymob , the leading financial services enabler in the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan (MENA-P), has announced a partnership with Mastercard to accelerate digital payment acceptance across the MENA region. MSMEs are the engines of economic growth and vital contributors to the GDP in MENA.

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Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

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. A member of Mastercard’s team will get in contact with more details. “At

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Small business (SMB) cloud solutions provider Zoho is reportedly teaming up with Mastercard in India to provide holistic accounts receivable solutions. A press release from Mastercard, issued Monday (Oct. Mastercard, meanwhile, has recently focused on enhancing its B2B payments and small business financial services.

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Paymentology , the leading global issuer processor, today announces a continuation of its partnership with Zambian fintech, Union54 , a company dedicated to providing secure messaging and instant payment systems. This partnership comes at a time of rapid growth in Zambia’s digital payments sector.

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Fintech Finance

JULY 16, 2024

Jordan Kuwait Bank (JKB) is pleased to announce its strategic collaboration with Mastercard and FOO to introduce eliWallet, a groundbreaking multicurrency payment. ” In collaboration with Mastercard and FOO, eliWallet leverages advanced technology to deliver a secure and seamless payment experience.

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Fintech Finance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Mastercard and the Bank of Punjab (BOP) have expanded their partnership to cover the commercial segment, ranging from large corporate entities and Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) to freelancer and gig workers. This will enable Corporates to manage payments more efficiently and reduce friction in making B2B payments.

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Payments Source

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Because their businesses operate mostly with cash with little financial record keeping, the nearly 100,000 kiosk owners in Kenya have no way to qualify for traditional loans and lines of credit offered by banks. Plus, the kiosk owners have no mechanism to place stock orders directly with a wholesaler.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 21, 2024

In Brazil, around 84 per cent of adults have access to financial accounts, leaving the region ready to enhance its overall financial health; according to a new study by Brazilian neobank Nubank and payments giant Mastercard.

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Payments Source

MARCH 13, 2020

Mastercard is working with Samsung to launch its Pay on Demand platform in emerging markets to drive financial inclusion.

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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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Fintech Finance

MARCH 5, 2024

Mastercard with Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) collaborates to develop a payment ecosystem digitization blueprint for the country. The Central Bank of Jordan will benefit from Mastercard’s global expertise to accelerate economic and payments digitization and improve acceptance.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

A growing mass of people worldwide initially shifted to digital out of pure necessity, but have since learned that the shift was actually an upgrade — and well worth making permanent. Haymond said that’s altered the digital payments landscape, with the industry having to keep up with rapidly digitizing consumers and merchants.

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Fintech Finance

JANUARY 15, 2024

Bahrain’s most innovative and accessible mobile wallet for digital financial transactions, stc pay , has announced a strategic partnership with Mastercard. Our partnership with stc pay Bahrain will provide a seamless digital experience and foster adoption and usage of digital payments in the Kingdom.”

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Fintech Finance

JANUARY 30, 2024

Mastercard and SadaPay have expanded their strategic business partnership to launch SME debit and credit cards in Pakistan. The multi-year collaboration will see the two companies boost financial inclusion among the country’s small businesses and freelancers. million MSMEs and a booming digital payments landscape.

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The Fintech Times

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Orange Middle East and Africa is strategically partnering with global payments giant Mastercard to expand access to mobile financial services across Sub-Saharan Africa. Only 48 per cent of the African adult population is banked, according to the African Digital Banking Transformation Report.

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Fintech News

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Singapore-based fintech company FOMO Pay has partnered with Mastercard to debut FOMO SoftPOS, a new Tap on Phone payment solution. This enables businesses to process contactless card payments directly on their smartphones via the FOMO Pay app, available on the Google Play Store.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

If this happens, [India’s] financial inclusion program would be severely impacted, as millions of beneficiaries under the government’s Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) scheme, who withdraw subsidies in the form of cash through ATMs, may find their neighborhood ATM shut,” said CATMi, which warned that there will be long lines to get cash out.

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Finextra

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.

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The Fintech Times

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Governmental initiatives across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are successfully encouraging consumers to adopt digital payments, while the region is also quickly aligning with global standards, payment solutions provider Checkout.com has revealed.

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