Mastercard Vice Chairman Highlights the Importance of Digital Identity
While speaking with CNBC Mastercard’s Vice Chairman Ann Cairns discussed the importance of digital identity in the next few years; the bank already has ...
Banks and Fintechs Argue Over Payments Systems
Banks and fintech firms are in competition over payments systems and each thinks real-time payments should be run differently; Bank of America, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase ...
Announcements & Releases for January 25, 2019
Morgan Creek Digital Joins $3.1 Million Round for Tokenized Real-Estate Firm Finxact Secures $30M in Equity Funding Goin ...
PayPal and Mastercard Execs Talk about Partnering with Banks and Tech Companies in Davos
Bill Ready, COO of PayPal made an interesting analogy speaking at the World Economic Forum that fintech firms should look at banking rivals using the ...
Mastercard, Microsoft Team to Tackle Digital Identity Issues
Vowing to provide consumers with a secure, instant way to verify themselves online with whomever they want, whenever they want, Mastercard and Microsoft ...
New Data Laws in India Threaten U.S. Payments Companies
New rules banning the international transfer of data from India based e-commerce users is threatening some of the biggest payments firms in the world; ...
Microsoft and Mastercard Form B2B Automation Partnership
Microsoft and Mastercard have formed a B2B automation partnership to help bring together suppliers and buyers through a payments platform; Mastercard Track as it ...
Revolut Launches Crypto Cashback Metal Card
Revolut is launching a new metal card that will reward customers with 1 percent cash back in fiat or cryptocurrency; the company has partnered ...
Bitcoin Reaches $8,000 Mark for First Time in Months
Bitcoin recently reached $8,000 for the first time since May, though still down from over $20,000 in December 2017; the rise is reportedly attributed ...
Banks Looking at More Fintech Partnerships to Serve SMB Clients
Mastercard announced a partnership with Strands to help small business clients better manage cash flow and commercial payments; the fintech partnership is the latest ...