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Alipay+ and Mastercard Enable NFC Payments for Kakao Pay

September 23, 20254 min

Alipay+, a global wallet gateway under Ant International, supports Kakao Pay, a leading South Korean mobile wallet, in launching NFC payment for overseas transactions, through its partnership with Mastercard. Kakao Pay becomes one of the first Alipay+ mobile payment partners to introduce the convenient and secure “tap-to-pay” experiences when its users travel abroad. Through the collaboration between Alipay+ and Mastercard, Kakao Pay users can now make NFC payments at over 150 million Mastercard merchant locations...

by BusinessWire

Banking

esh Bank Debuts With 50/50 Revenue-Sharing Model

September 16, 20256 min

Revolutionary Autonomous Architecture Results in Hyper-efficiency Enabling 50/50 Revenue Sharing with Customers

by BusinessWire

Platforms

Highnote Expands Unified Platform with Instant Payments Launch

July 16, 20255 min

New solution leveraging Visa Direct and Mastercard Move delivers near real-time payouts1 from Highnote-issued cards to external debit and prepaid cards, addressing the growing need for faster, more flexible disbursements

by BusinessWire

Payments

Mastercard’s Checkout Overhaul Gains Ground Across Europe

June 4, 20256 min

Almost half of Mastercard e-commerce transactions in Europe are now tokenised, supporting the goal of 100% by 2030

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Banking Uncategorized

bunq Hits Profit Milestone, Completes First US Banking License Phase

April 25, 20255 min

Breaking into the US: bunq has filed for a broker-dealer license, fast-tracking its much-anticipated entry into the US market. This move marks the first step in a two-phase strategy, with bunq set to refile for a full banking license later this year. 65% surge in profits: As revealed in its annual accounts filed today, bunq’s net profit soared to €85.3 million in 2024 (a 65% jump from €51.6 million in 2023), marking its second consecutive...

by PRNewswire

Payments

Jack Henry and Moov to Implement Mastercard Move

March 18, 20255 min

Collaboration enables banks and credit unions to better serve the payment needs of consumers and small businesses

by PRNewswire

Payments

Alchemy Pay Featured by Ledger for Effortless Crypto Buying and Selling

March 13, 20255 min

Alchemy Pay, the world leading fiat-crypto payment solution provider, has established a strategic partnership with Ledger, the global leader in digital asset security for consumers and enterprises to improve user accessibility and streamline the onboarding process for crypto assets. This collaboration has integrated Alchemy Pay’s globally accessible On & Off-Ramp into Ledger Live crypto wallet app. Developed by Ledger, this app provides an easy-to-use interface for managing cryptocurrencies with a Ledger crypto wallet. With the support of Alchemy Pay, users can access the Buy/Sell crypto section in the...

by PRNewswire

Security

PhotonPay Launches Google Pay Support for Mastercard Users in Hong Kong

January 17, 20254 min

Starting today, PhotonPay, a digital financial infrastructure, will support Google Pay, enabling cardholders to take advantage of simple and secure contactless payments and digital card storage on both Android devices and WearOS. Using Google Pay also makes payments safer with multiple layers of security, adding to the protections already provided by your PhotonPay Mastercard Commercial Credit Card. This includes industry-standard tokenization, which means transactions made through Google Pay use a virtual card number (a token)...

by BusinessWire

Payments

Mastercard Reaffirms Commitment to Ghana With New Office in Accra

January 14, 20256 min

Mastercard opens its first office in Accra, with an aim to bolster Ghana’s digital economy and support financial inclusion.

by GlobeNewswire

Risk Management

Biz2X & Mastercard to Increase Capital Access for Small Businesses

November 28, 20235 min

Partnership Extends Mastercard Insights and Analytics Capabilities to the Small Business Lending Market

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