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November 30, 2023

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November 21, 2023

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November 20, 2023

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November 17, 2023

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November 14, 2023

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November 3, 2023

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India’s UPI Hits Record Volume

Global Finance Magazine

"In August and September, the Indian payments ecosystem, Unified Payments Interface (UPI), exceeded 10 billion monthly transactions, with predictions it could soon reach 100 billion per month. To put this in perspective, according to Statista, roughly 242 billion purchase transactions worldwide involved Visa payment cards in 2022, while MasterCard processed 113 billion transactions in 2020."

October 23, 2023

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October 19, 2023

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October 18, 2023

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October 16, 2023

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October 12, 2023

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September 29, 2023

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September 26, 2023

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September 25, 2023

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Mercedes-Benz Teams up With Mastercard to Introduce Native In-Car Payments at the Pump: Pay by Fingerprint Directly in the Car With Mercedes Pay+

Businesswire

"Mercedes-Benz is joining forces with Mastercard to introduce embedded in-car payments at the point of sale. Customers will be able to use a fingerprint sensor in their car to make convenient and secure digital payments at more than 3,600 service stations in Germany. Mercedes-Benz is the world's first automaker to integrate Mastercard Secure Card on File for Commerce Platforms technology for online payments into its vehicles."

September 19, 2023

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September 12, 2023

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September 5, 2023

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Mastercard: Setting the Record Straight: Clarifying Recent Headlines

Mastercard

"Last Wednesday, several media outlets covered a story from the Wall Street Journal about “credit card fees.” Unfortunately, the story is wrong. The reporting relies upon a report produced by an advisory firm advocating for legislation currently under consideration in Congress. We want to ensure the correct facts are associated with Mastercard and are understood. They are simple and clear..."

September 1, 2023

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August 30, 2023

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Visa, Mastercard Prepare to Raise Credit-Card Fees

WSJ

"Visa and Mastercard are planning to increase fees that many merchants pay when they accept customers’ credit cards. The fee increases are scheduled to start in October and April, according to people familiar with the matter and documents viewed by The Wall Street Journal. Many of the increases are for online purchases." [Subscription Required]

IDEX Biometrics Payment Card Solution Fully Certified by Mastercard

EIN News

"IDEX Biometrics has successfully completed the full Mastercard certification and received Conformity Compliance Statement (CCS) for its IDEX Biometrics Payment Card solution1...More than 15 global and regional card manufacturers and resellers have already selected the IDEX Biometrics certified payment card solution, as they respond to the increasing demand from banks and fintechs for biometric payment cards."

August 25, 2023

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August 18, 2023

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August 17, 2023

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Mastercard: Is Safe the New Sexy? CBDCs, Trust and the Evolution of Money

Mastercard

"Central banks around the world are experimenting with issuing these digital currencies to complement traditional payments, both the physical version in your wallet and the online version in your banking app. In fact, 93% of central banks are engaged in some form of work on CBDCs, and four retail CBDCs are already in full live circulation, according to the Bank for International Settlements."

August 15, 2023

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August 14, 2023

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