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Mastercard launches quantum computer-proof contactless card
Financial services giant Mastercard has developed a new type of contactless card that incorporates quantum cryptography, designed to protect against…
Europe Joins Russia in Rush to Build Visa and Mastercard Alternative
The European Central Bank (ECB) has backed plans by leading European banks to create a homegrown European payment system rivalling…
“Kill Zombies” and 5 Other Top Tips on Innovation, by 12 Leading CEOs
Over the past six months, Harvard Business Review asked 1,000 executives how their organisations approach innovation across five key areas…
Mastercard’s “Blockchain” Payments Move
Mastercard says it has teamed up with enterprise "blockchain" software firm R3 to develop and pilot a cross-border, "blockchain-enabled" payments…
Mastercard Buys Chunk of Denmark’s Nets for €2.85 Billion – Deal Adds “Depth and Scale” to its Technologies
Mastercard has agreed to buy the majority of Danish payments company Nets' corporate services business for €2.85 billion (£2.6 billion). The…
This British Regtech Startup has Won Mastercard Investment – as a PSD2 Deadline Looms
Executing European Open Banking legislation (PSD2)'s requirements remains an ongoing challenges for most financial institutions (FIs), which face a mandatory…
Mastercard Buys Vyze, as Payments Sector Rollup Continues
Mastercard has bought Texas-based Vyze for an undisclosed sum, pushing into the point-of-sale (POS) financing sector, a rapidly growing industry that Accenture…
MasterCard and Microsoft to Develop “Universally Recognised” ID System
Microsoft, Mastercard have teamed up to develop a "universally recognised" and decentralised digital identity service, the two said today. Although…
MasterCard Set to Conduct 16 Week Trial of Biometric Bank Card in Italy
Italian bank Intesa Sanpaolo is due to begin a four-month trial of a Mastercard banking card containing a biometric fingerprint…
New Payments Architecture: Kicking a £6 Trillion Can?
Vendors seeking to tender for a sweeping overhaul of the UK's multi-trillion payments infrastructure are being kept on tenterhooks –…