Global Stories

Mastercard, Vesta deliver enhanced digital fraud detection for APAC

The partnership will provide merchants across the region with automated, real-time digital payment solutions that reduce risk and fraud. .

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 28th Feb 2023

DevOps

New marketing team appointments at CellPoint Digital

CellPoint expands into new verticals with new marketing team. Kim Hansen, Michael Svendsen, and Basim Reza join the company.

By Mitchell Hageman • 2 min read • Fri, 18th Nov 2022

Marketing Technologies

PXP Financial partners DisputeHelp management platform

The partnership will provide an end-to-end dispute management platform across all payment schemes for their merchant portfolio.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd Sep 2022

Software-as-a-Service

Komo partners with Vault to create new brand opportunities

The partnership is designed to create new opportunities for brands to easily capture and keep consumer attention.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 26th Aug 2022

Data Analytics

Azul appoints Dean Vaughan as VP

Azul appoints Dean Vaughan as VP to drive APAC expansion, investing in people and new product development to drive customer value.

By Zach Thompson • 2 min read • Fri, 19th Aug 2022

Marketing Technologies

Mastercard reveals first-ever album titled Priceless

Mastercard's music album Priceless has been unveiled at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity and features 10 songs by 10 artists worldwide.

By Jessie Chiang • 3 min read • Mon, 27th Jun 2022

Gaming

Mastercard users can now use rewards points in gaming

Mastercard has launched Mastercard Gamer Xchange (MGX), allowing APAC consumers to convert their rewards points into gaming currency.

By Jessie Chiang • 3 min read • Mon, 16th May 2022

Fintech

GPS and Mastercard help fintechs disrupt traditional banking

GPS, the global payment technology platform catering to a variety of fintechs, has announced a new strategic partnership with Mastercard.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 24th Mar 2022

Fintech

TradeWindow and Mastercard collaboration set to strengthen cross-border trade relations

TradeWindow has partnered with Mastercard in a bid to increase access to trade finance and simplify cross-border payments.

By Mitchell Hageman • 2 min read • Fri, 21st Jan 2022

Marketing Technologies

Mastercard: Digital resilience and experience spending key trends for 2022

Shifts in savings, economic growth, leisure travel recovery, and consumer spending are highlighted in the Mastercard Economics Institute's Economy 2022 report.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 24th Dec 2021

Crypto

Mastercard's new Start Path program supports digital assets, blockchain and cryptocurrency startups

Mastercard has announced its latest Start Path global start-up engagement program supporting digital assets, blockchain and cryptocurrency companies.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Fri, 30th Jul 2021

Fintech

COVID-19 sees $900 billion spent in retail online

COVID-19 drove a surge in online retail spending, with an additional $900bn globally, making up $1 in every $5 spent, according to Mastercard.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 8th Apr 2021

Marketing Technologies

Mastercard evolves contactless technology for quantum world

Mastercard has developed Enhanced Contactless (Ecos) specifications to future-proof contactless payments and ensure high levels of security and convenience.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 29th Jan 2021

Digital Transformation

Mastercard launches resource site to support digital transformation of SMEs

Mastercard launches Digital Acceleration for Small Businesses microsite to aid recovery from the pandemic and promote digitalization.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Tue, 19th Jan 2021

Marketing Technologies

Mastercard ups the digital payments game with latest launch

Mastercard has launched its Cloud Tap on Phone payment technology, and the first live pilot of its Cloud Point of Sale acceptance technology.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 13th Jan 2021

Marketing Technologies

Mastercard and Ethoca look out for ANZ retailers with support package

Mastercard and Ethoca launch a free fraud prevention package for Australian and New Zealand retailers, offering Ethoca Alerts until 31 July 2020.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 22nd May 2020

Stories from Other Regions

Marketing Technologies

Former Mastercard Exec Joins mx51 as Chief Product Officer

Australian payment firm mx51 hires Gilles Novel as Chief Product Officer. Novel brings 20 years of experience in payments and was formerly at Mastercard.

By Tom Raynel • 2 min read • Fri, 3rd Feb 2023

Marketing Technologies

Mastercard and Openly partners to boost privacy and security

Mastercard and Australian company Openly have teamed up to provide organisations a complete view of their supply chain privacy and cyber risk posture.

By Jessie Chiang • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd May 2022