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MasterCard: Beyond plastic payments

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March 11, 2013 Written by Banking Tech

Jorn Lambert, Group Executive, Digital Convergence, MasterCard Worldwide talks to telecoms.com and Banking Technology about the world of payments ‘beyond plastic’, moving into the digital space.

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iZettle launches in Germany

iZettle launches in Germany
November 5, 2012 Written by Dawinderpal Sahota

Swedish firm iZettle has launched its mobile payment card reader service in Germany. The payment solutions provider has teamed up with financial institutions DZ Bank and Deutsche Telekom to provide small businesses with the ability to accept payments via Android and iOS smartphones.

Tags; American Express, Germany, iZettle, Mastercard, Square, Visa, Content & Applications, Europe, Money, News & Analysis

Everything Everywhere signs with MasterCard on payment solutions

Everything Everywhere will work with MasterCard to develop mobile payment solutions in the UK
August 28, 2012 Written by Dawinderpal Sahota

In a move to ignite mobile payments in the UK, operator group Everything Everywhere, formed by the merger of the Orange and T-Mobile brands in the country, has signed an exclusive, five-year partnership with payment processor MasterCard. The two firms said that they plan to develop mobile and digital payment solutions for the operator’s 27 million-strong subscriber base, by combining their financial and technological assets to create new payment products and services.

Tags; Mastercard, Content & Applications, Europe, Everything Everywhere, Money, News & Analysis, Operator

Google moves Wallet to cloud, adds more cards to offering

Google moves its Wallet service to the cloud and facilitates more card providers
August 6, 2012 Written by Dawinderpal Sahota

In an attempt to ignite take up of its m-wallet offering, Google has launched a cloud-based version of its wallet for its US users. As a result, users can now add Visa, American Express and Discover credit and debit cards, as well as MasterCard, to their wallet.

Tags; Discover, Google Wallet, Mastercard, mobile money, NFC, print, USA, virgin mobile, Visa, Americas, Content & Applications, Google, Money, News & Analysis

Deutsche Telekom teams up with MasterCard on mobile wallet

DT teams up with MasterCard for mobile financial services in Germany and Poland
July 2, 2012 Written by Dawinderpal Sahota

German operator Deutsche Telekom has signed a European partnership deal with payment provider MasterCard to enable consumers to use their mobile phones as an electronic wallet.

Tags; Mastercard, NFC, Money, News & Analysis, Orange

Intel and MasterCard team up on NFC

Intel and MasterCard aim to enable Ultrabook Intel-based PC users to make online payments safer
November 14, 2011 Written by Dawinderpal Sahota

Intel has teamed up with payment provider MasterCard in a drive to provide more options for a safer and simpler check-out process for online merchants and consumers using Ultrabook or netbook type devices and future generations of Intel-based PCs.

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Etisalat launches NFC payment service in UAE

Etisalat's NFC service will initially be available on BlackBerry 9900 devices
October 12, 2011 Written by Dawinderpal Sahota

UAE operator Etisalat has teamed up with MasterCard Worldwide to launch cashless mobile payments programme in the country. The system uses Near Field Communication (NFC) technology to authorise everyday transactions via a smartphone.

Tags; BlackBerry, Etisalat, Mastercard, NFC, RIM, Content & Applications, Handsets & Devices, Middle East, News & Analysis, Operator, Vendor

Isis in crisis?

Isis looks to have done a U-Turn on its relationship with card providers
May 4, 2011 Written by

Isis, a mobile payments joint-venture between AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile in the US, has scaled back its initial plans to roll out its own mobile payment network in favour of an m-wallet-style offering.

Tags; AT&T, Barclaycard, Discover Financial Services, Isis, m-wallet, Mastercard, Mobile financial services, NFC, T-Mobile USA, Verizon, Visa, Americas, Content & Applications, Handsets & Devices, Networks, News & Analysis, Operator

MasterCard gets Orange man for mobile money plan

Mung-Ki Woo is joining the company as group executive for mobile, taking on global responsibility for mobile payments
January 24, 2011 Written by James Middleton

The chief of electronic payments and transactions at France Telecom’s Orange group has jumped ship, to head up the mobile unit at MasterCard Worldwide.

Tags; m-payments, Mastercard, NFC, Africa, Europe, Handsets & Devices, Money, News & Analysis, Operator, Orange