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Mastercard
Those without bank accounts face special challenges during a pandemic
by
David Brancaccio
and Rose Conlon
Apr 28, 2020
Mastercard has a new plan to make digital banking more accessible.
Should credit card companies tackle gun sales?
by
Andy Uhler
Feb 20, 2018
Andrew Ross Sorkin had an interesting column in the New York Times yesterday — a business and economic take on how to make mass shootings less common. PayPal and Square, Sorkin pointed out, decided years ago not to let people use their services to buy guns. What about Mastercard and Visa, he wondered. Or the […]
PayPal deal with MasterCard a step toward mobile payment ubiquity
Sep 7, 2016
The online payment service and its would-be competitors are working out the kinks.
MasterCard wants to put your selfie game to good use
by
Kai Ryssdal
Feb 23, 2016
Securing transactions one duck face at a time
Mastercard loses USAA customers to Visa
Oct 26, 2015
The change is part of a shift in the balance of power in the credit card business
Now you can authorize mobile payments with a selfie
by
Molly Wood
Jul 3, 2015
Buy some coffee, take a selfie. Buy a shirt, take a selfie. Buy some ice cream...
A new credit score gives credit for paying phone bills
Apr 2, 2015
Still in a pilot phase, the new score would help people with no credit cards.
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Mastercard's goes digital with e-wallet 'Masterpass'
by
Molly Wood
Mar 22, 2013
Could electronic wallets become as common as cellphones? Paypal and Google sure hope so. But Mastercard has a plan for this future, too.
Visa, Mastercard reach $7 billion settlement over fees
by
Scott Tong
Jul 16, 2012
Visa, Mastercard, and some big banks agreed to pay $6.6 billion late Friday to end a fight over fees they charge retailers. And the settlement is likely to affect all of us.
MasterCard profit soars on rising transactions
May 2, 2012
MasterCard reported a 21 percent jump in quarterly profit after the biggest jump in card swipes -- to 7.7 billion -- since the company went public in 2006.