Mastercard

1816 results about this entity

Period: 26 Feb 2008 - 23 May 2024

PCI standards board asks PwC to review secure tech options

The PCI Security Standards Council has asked PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to carry out research into technology that can be used by merchants, service providers and processors to secure cardholder data.

Retail association hits Visa Europe with interchange antitrust complaint

Retail association EuroCommerce has lodged a complaint against Visa Europe, accusing the card network of infringing European competition law over interchange fees.

US authorities push interchange negotiation bill

US lawmakers are seeking to pass legislation that would give retailers a seat at the negotiating table with banks and credit card companies over interchange fee levels.

Savvis faces bank lawsuit over CardSystems data breach

Merrick Bank has launched a multi-million dollar lawsuit against Savvis, accusing the vendor of erroneously telling it that CardSystems Solutions complied with Visa and MasterCard security regulations less than a year before the payment processor's systems were hacked, compromising up to 40 million credit card accounts.

Dubai set for contactless m-payments trial

Middle Eastern consumer finance outfit Dubai First and local telco du are teaming to launch the UAE's first contactless mobile payments pilot ahead of a commercial roll out later in the year.

MasterCard mobile P2P payments platform set to go live

MasterCard has teamed with the Bancorp Bank for the launch of its person-to-person mobile payment platform for US issuers.

Heartland to fight MasterCard data breach fine

Heartland Payment Systems says a fine of over $6 million imposed on it by MasterCard in relation to the massive data breach it suffered last year is illegal and will be contested.

UK retailer Boots to trial contactless payments

UK high street retailer Boots is teaming with MasterCard and RBS WorldPay to introduce contactless payments at stores in London and Liverpool.

CBA in contactless payments push - report

Following a successful pilot, Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) is set to install 5000 contactless payments readers across the country this year, according to the Australian newspaper.

BoA, MasterCard, Visa sued over e-commerce payments patents

Actus, a recently formed US holding company, is suing 20 companies, including Bank of America, MasterCard, Obopay and Visa, accusing them of infringing four patents related to an electronic payments system for e-commerce.

Secure Trust Bank and Paymex launch pre-paid current account

Midlands-based Secure Trust Bank has teamed with the Paymex Group to launch a pre-paid current account targeted at customers seeking to keep a tighter grip on their finances.

MasterCard launches ATM Hunter iPhone app

MasterCard has launched a free application for the iPhone and iPod touch that helps users locate cash machines.

MasterCard names Antonio Ferri group executive, enterprise architecture

MasterCard Worldwide has hired Antonio Ferri to direct its IT roadmap from the newly created position of group executive of enterprise architecture.

Vietcombank secures corporate online customers with Gemalto

Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) is rolling out EMV CAP compliant card readers from Gemalto to its corporate Internet banking customers.

EC hits Visa Europe with interchange antitrust charge

The European Commission (EC) has accused Visa of violating antitrust rules over cross border interchange fees just days after reaching agreement with MasterCard on the same issue.

MasterCard re-introduces interchange fees for cross-border payments

MasterCard is to set new interchange fees for cross-border payments in Europe after reaching an interim agreement with the European Commission.

Canadian government re-introduces ID theft legislation

The Canadian government has re-introduced what it calls "tough" legislation designed to combat identity theft, which is estimated to cost the country over $2 billion a year.

Google search reveals stolen credit card details

The credit card details of 19,000 Brits have been found on a cached Google page, where they had been accidentally published by fraudsters.

MasterCard introduces PayPass mobile stickers

Blaze Mobile has teamed with MasterCard to offer a PayPass sticker that can be attached to any mobile device and used for contactless payment transactions at 141,000 PayPass-enabled merchant locations.

MasterCard issues 50 millionth PayPass device

The growth of contactless payments continues apace with MasterCard issuing its 50 millionth PayPass device late last year, a doubling of the amount in circulation in just 12 months.