Business 27 August 2019

Globitex becomes the first Crypto business to join MasterCard’s program

The Latvian cryptocurrency exchange hopes to gain a new level of banking respect by being associated with MasterCard.

Tech 8 August 2019

Mastercard to use blockchain technology to stop fashion fakes

Mastercard is helping fashion designers by tracking their supply chain and weeding out fakes.

Business 6 August 2019

Mastercard looking to hire for wallet, crypto projects

Mastercard has posted several job openings in an attempt to compete with Bitcoin and Facebook.

Business 25 July 2019

New card from CoinBene exchange integrates cryptocurrencies ‘100%’

The Singapore-based crypto service will offer the card from September, allowing users to pay for everyday transactions from crypto balances.

Tech 4 April 2019

Mastercard invests in Girls4Tech for more female cryptographers

After noting that women in the crypto space are like unicorns, Mastercard has made a big investment in promoting women in the space.

Business 18 February 2019

Case for crypto gets stronger as Visa, MC prepare to raise fees

Visa and Mastercard, the two biggest U.S. card networks, are planning to introduce higher fees, according to a report by Wall Street Journal. The new fees are expected to be implemented this coming April.

Business 1 February 2019

Crypto exchange Binance adds support for debit, credit card deposits

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced it is now supporting debit and credit card payments, in a move expected to help increase mainstream adoption.

Business 23 January 2019

Mastercard fined $640M for obstructing cross-border payments

Mastercard has been handed a fine of over €570 million ($648.4 million) after it was found to be obstructing merchants from accessing lower fees for cross-border payments, contrary to European Union (EU) law.

Tech 12 December 2018

Latest Mastercard patent filing covers anonymous blockchain transactions

Prolific patent filer Mastercard has applied for protection of yet another blockchain innovation—a platform that would allow anonymous blockchain transactions, using a somewhat familiar method.

Business 30 October 2018

Mastercard patent merges traditional banking with cryptocurrencies

Financial services giant Mastercard has snapped up yet another patent, this time for fractional cryptocurrency banking.

Business 28 September 2018

Mastercard looking into blockchain to improve payment efficiency

Payments giant Mastercard is reported to be exploring a number of new technologies, including blockchain, as the group looks to improve the general efficiency of its payments networks.

Business 26 September 2018

Another win for crypto: Bank giants fined billions for malpractice

Reports are surfacing that major banks could be fined as much as $400 billion by 2020 for malpractice.