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US DoJ Sues Visa For ‘Monopolising’ Debit Cards

Visa hit with lawsuit from US Department of Justice, over allegations of threatening merchants with high fees and paying off…

2 months ago

Mastercard Ends Binance Card Partnership

Latest blow to crypto giant as Mastercard ends Binance-branded cards in certain regions, following similar move by Visa

1 year ago

European Payments Initiative Buys Two Fintech Firms

Initiative set up to challenge Visa, MasterCard and Apple Pay for cross-border payments buys two fintech firms, scales back plans

2 years ago

Visa, Mastercard ‘Pause Crypto Partnerships’ Amidst Meltdown

Visa, Mastercard reportedly halting cryptocurrency partnerships and product plans following industry meltdown last year

2 years ago

Visa, Mastercard Block Russian Financial Institutions

Financial pressure on Moscow continues, with the news that Visa and Mastercard have blocked multiple Russian financial institutions

3 years ago

Treasury Select Committee To Investigate Visa, Mastercard Fee Increases

Committee of MPs vows to scrutinise increases in the fees Visa and Mastercard charge businesses, after regulator finds no justification…

3 years ago

Amazon May Drop Visa As US Credit Card Partner – Report

Clash with Visa over payment fees grows, as Amazon explores partnership options on co-branded credit card in the United States

3 years ago

OnlyFans Bans ‘Sexually Explicit Content’, Blames Payment Giants

Home made porn made the OnlyFans platform successfully, but now it is banning adult content because of pressure from banks

3 years ago

MasterCard To Drop Magnetic Stripes On Cards

No more swiping. Card giant Mastercard confirms that it will eventually drop the magnetic stripe on debt and credit cards

3 years ago

Financial Firms Quit Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Project

As Visa, Mastercard, eBay, Stripe and Mercado Pago exit the project Libra is left without the backing of a major…

5 years ago

Mastercard Uses AI To Identify At-Risk Bank Cards After Data Breach

Mastercard Early Detection System will help banks see which cards are most at risk from a data breach

7 years ago

Mastercard Shows Off Credit Card With Built In Fingerprint Sensor

The technology is being rolled out in South Africa with plans to come to Europe later this year

8 years ago

Mastercard And Oracle Bring Smartphone Digital Payment Service To The World Of Retail And Hospitality

Partnership will seek to improve the in-store experience for consumers in restaurants and retail stores

8 years ago

MasterCard Buys UK FinTech Firm VocaLink For £700m

MasterCard hopes buying BACS and LINK operator will allow it to take a greater interest in mobile payments in the…

8 years ago

Contactless Payments Set To Surge Across UK

Recent Android Pay launch spurs awareness of contactless payments in the UK to new high

8 years ago

MasterCard: Get Ready For The Future Of Payments

MasterCard's Johan Lindstrom tells us why Selfie Pay and smart fridges could soon mark a new generation of smart payments

9 years ago

MasterCard Is Bringing Back Free Tube Travel With Apple Pay

IPhone and Apple Watch users will be able to travel for free over the next three Mondays

9 years ago

MWC 2016: MasterCard Customers Will Be Able To Pay With Selfies

Biometric authentication will be available to UK users this summer, MasterCard confirms

9 years ago

MasterCard – The UK Really Loves Contactless Payments

Number of contactless cards in the UK increases 188 percent in 2015 as payments increase 375 percent

9 years ago

CES 2016 – MasterCard Just Took The Misery Out Of Food Shopping

Groceries by MasterCard service teams up with Samsung’s new smart fridge to make ordering a breeze

9 years ago

Got A MasterCard And Apple Pay? You Can Travel For Free In London Today

Payments firm opens up TfL network to promote its contactless services

9 years ago

MasterCard Makes It Easier For More British Businesses To Accept Digital Payments

Over 20,000 online businesses in the UK and Ireland will now benefit from MasterPass digital wallet service

9 years ago

William Hill Just Put The Fun Back Into Online Betting

Priority Access card lets you spend your winnings instantly

9 years ago

MasterCard Is Taking Contactless Payments To The Next Level

Payment provider announces plans to streamline tokenisation and to allow 'high-value' contactless payments across all European terminals by 2017

9 years ago

UK Contactless Spending Limit Rises To £30

From today, you’ll be able to spend more money than ever before using contactless cards or Apple Pay

9 years ago

MasterCard And Barclaycard Report Massive Contactless Payments Growth

Barclaycard sees usage treble and MasterCard says contactless payments are up 560 percent as consumers show their love for the…

9 years ago

MasterCard Is Bringing Samsung Pay To Europe

Samsung’s mobile payment technology is set to launch in the UK later this year

9 years ago

UK Set To Fall In Love With Mobile Payments

MasterCard survey reveals Britons are ready to overcome their fears

9 years ago

Mastercard Wants To Use Your Face To Pay For Things

New facial-scanning authentication security process hopes to launch later this year

9 years ago

Will Apple Pay Find Success In The UK?

NEWS ANALYSIS: What does the technology industry make of Apple’s expansion?

9 years ago