Tag: MasterCard
Swedish mobile POS iZettle picks up another €60m
Swedish mobile point-of-sale (POS) payments firm iZettle has raised another €60m in a round made up of debt and equity from existing backers. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
Visa now BMO’s top pick in FinTech
While switching preference to Visa, the firm still maintains its Outperform rating on the shares of Mastercard. Read more: www.benzinga.com
Mastercard’s Vocalink buyout questioned by CMA
The UK's competition watchdog has raised concerns over Mastercard's takeover of UK payments firm Vocalink. Read more: www.bbc.co.uk
Mastercard deepens B2B payment in Australia
Mastercard is looking to take a larger share of the B2B payments space in Australia by pushing for companies to pay their suppliers with its products. Read more: www.pymnts.com
Sogexia launches a new digital bank
Sogexia launches a new 100% digital online bank, this solution consists of a web and mobile online account to cash and withdraw money, process transfers and receive withdrawals, up to 4 MasterCard cards with optional travel insurance to settle expenses and make withdrawals. Read more: www.americanbanker.com.com
MasterCard and Wells Fargo launch MasterCard Send
From insurance claims to e-marketplace payouts, a new MasterCard and Wells Fargo partnership is aiming to speed up payments between customers. Read more: www.pymnts.com
Remittances are driving financial inclusion thanks to mobile
The World Bank estimates remittances to be a $600bn industry. Somaliland-born founder of WorldRemit, Ismail Ahmed, believes it could be worth a lot more. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
London Mutual launches MasterCard debit card
By bundling the transaction volumes of their credit union customers, Optimus Cards Group, has made true debit programs possible for credit unions. Read more: www.finextra.com
Mastercard and Verifone launch POS financing app in UK
Eligible customers will be given the option of paying for their purchases in fixed installments at the point that they insert their card into a payment terminal. Read more: www.reuters.com
ECommPay becomes first to implement MasterCard dashboard
The MasterCard Dashboard is engineered to aggregate insights from across the MasterCard global network to provide a detailed overview of transactions. Read more: www.finextra.com