NatWest debuts B2B virtual card solution Approval2Buy in partnership with Mastercard
NatWest has delivered the offering using Mastercard’s virtual card and tokenisation technology.
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October 2024: Top five fintech partnership stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top fintech partnership stories of the month.
Sibos 2024: The evolution of payments collaboration in financial services
Day two of Sibos 2024 featured a number of insightful panels and keynotes on the future of payments.
Sibos 2024: The future of real-time payments with Mastercard – video interview
Mastercard’s Helena Forest discusses the latest developments in the world of real-time payments.
State of play: card networks
The emergence of alternative payment rails has forced card networks to evolve to ensure their continued success.
Citi and Mastercard collaborate to enable cross-border payments via debit cards
The partnership will enable cross-border payments to Mastercard debit cards in 14 receiving markets.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 4 October 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Starling Bank, Fiserv, HSBC, Monese and more.
Mastercard acquires Minna Technologies to upgrade subscription experience
Minna develops technology to help consumers manage subscriptions via banking apps and websites.
September 2024: Top five AI stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top AI stories from September.
September 2024: Top five payments stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top payments stories in September.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 13 September 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes UniCredit, Westpac, Mastercard and more.
Mastercard puts down $2.65bn for AI-powered threat intelligence platform Recorded Future
Insight Partners first acquired the platform in 2019 for $780 million.
Enfuce to launch dual-function E2 card in UK, France and Germany with Mastercard
E2 combines both debit and credit primary account numbers into one card.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 6 September 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Mastercard, Paylocity, Tarabut and more.
Mastercard to pilot Payment Passkey Service in India
Indian payment players taking part in the pilot include Axis Bank, Juspay, PayU, and more.
August 2024: Top five fintech partnership stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top fintech partnership stories of the month.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 23 August 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes HSBC, Klarna, Mastercard and more.
Mastercard set to lay off around 3% of global workforce
A Mastercard spokesperson says the majority of the impacted employees will be notified in Q3 2024.
Science Card introduces new debit card offering to help accelerate UK scientific discovery
Customers can support ongoing projects focused on dementia, cervical cancer, and kidney transplants.
SME-focused neobank Ampere launches card-to-card payments in partnership with Mastercard
The offering facilitates conversions in over 60 different currencies.
July 2024: Top five fintech partnership stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top fintech partnership stories of the month.
What the FinTech? | S.5 Episode 12 | The emerging technologies driving innovation in payments
In this podcast episode, we chat with George Maddaloni, CTO of Operations at payments giant Mastercard.
Jordan Kuwait Bank partners Mastercard and FOO to launch multicurrency prepaid wallet offering
EliWallet will enable customers in Jordan to “transfer money swiftly across borders”, JKB says.
Visa and Mastercard to extend inter-regional interchange fee caps in the EEA until 2029
The payments giants originally agreed to the caps to settle an EU antitrust investigation in 2019.
June 2024: Top five payments stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top payments stories during June.
June 2024: Top five fintech partnership stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top fintech partnership stories of the month.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 14 June 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Starling Bank, Mastercard, Bink and more.
Mastercard commits to phasing out manual card entry in e-commerce by 2030 with tokenisation, Click to Pay and payment passkeys
The payment network claims its latest technology convergence will result in “faster and safer checkouts”.
Major financial institutions unite to address liquidity fragmentation threat of blockchain incompatibility
Deutsche Bank, Citi, Mastercard, Northern Trust and trade finance platform Centrifuge all contributed to the report.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 7 June 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Visa, Monzo, JP Morgan Payments, Funding Circle and more.
Dutch neobank Bunq enters partnerships with Mastercard and Nvidia
The bank is utilising Mastercard’s open banking platform and Nvidia’s accelerated computing and AI capabilities.
Visa and Mastercard set to pay $197m to settle US ATM fee lawsuit
The settlement will see Visa pay $104.6m, while Mastercard will pay $92.8m.
UK’s PSR says Visa and Mastercard face “no effective competition” for core scheme and processing services
The findings are from the regulator’s newly published interim report on scheme and processing fees for cards.
Cooperative Bank of Oromia in Ethiopia partners Mastercard for prepaid cards and Community Pass
The bank’s CEO says the partnership will deliver “secure and adaptable financial tools” to consumers.
Standard Chartered pilots carbon credit tokenisation in Hong Kong with Mastercard, Mox Bank and Libeara
The pilot was conducted through the fintech supervisory sandbox hosted by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.
Mastercard to realign organisational structure with three new divisions
Mastercard’s three new units are Core Payments, Commercial and New Payment Flows, and Services.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 29 March 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Robinhood, Mastercard, Visa, Ant Group and more.
US merchants reach landmark settlement with Visa and Mastercard to lower swipe fees
The settlement will see credit interchange rates lowered and capped for the next five years.
African fintech Union54 launches new social commerce platform ChitChat
ChitChat enables users to make immediate USD payment transfers directly within chat conversations.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 15 March 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes the US Federal Reserve, Starling Bank and more.
