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Mastercard and McLaren Racing gear up for the Formula 1 season finale at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

News Desk 1 07/12/2024 0

As the final race of the 2024 Formula 1 season approaches, Mastercard and the McLaren Formula 1 Team will bring interactive and unique fan experiences to the Abu Dhabi Formula 1 Grand Prix, building on their multiyear partnership that kicked off last month in Las Vegas. Mastercard cardholders

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Mastercard drives Africa’s gaming industry forward with its inaugural Esports Summit in Casablanca

News Desk 1 13/11/2024 0

Mastercard has solidified its position as a leader in Africa’s rapidly growing gaming industry by hosting the company’s first-ever Africa Esports Summit in Casablanca. The event was a pivotal step in Mastercard’s broader mission to empower Africa’s esports and gaming ecosystem, emphasizing its strategic commitment to supporting digital economies and fostering the

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Mastercard and Amazon Payment Services to enable digital payment acceptance across Middle East and Africa

News Desk 1 30/09/2024

Mastercard and Amazon Payment Services have signed a multi-year commercial partnership agreement to digitize payment acceptance in Middle East and Africa, across countries including Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, South Africa and UAE. As part of the collaboration, the leading payment service provider (PSP) will adopt Mastercard Gateway  – a

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Safaricom and Mastercard Partner to Expand Remittances and Payment Acceptance

News Desk 1 19/09/2024

Safaricom and Mastercard have signed a partnership to accelerate the adoption of payment acceptance and cross-border remittance services in Kenya. This collaboration is set to benefit over 636,000 merchants using M-PESA, Safaricom’s leading mobile money service. Kenya’s payment acceptance market continues to grow, with mobile wallet payments driven by M-PESA showing a

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Mastercard partners with Esports World Cup 2024       

News Desk 2 26/07/2024 0

The event is being held in Riyadh Mastercard is the official partner of the Esports World Cup (EWC), hosted by the Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) from July 4 to August 24, 2024, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This collaboration marks a significant milestone for the global gaming community and underscores Saudi Arabia’s rising position in […]

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Alshaya Group and Mastercard partner to drive growth of GCC’s retail sector

News Desk 2 22/07/2024

Alshaya Group, one of the leading international retail franchise operators, has partnered with Mastercard to expand its award-winning loyalty programme, Aura. The partnership, which will see the launch of an Aura co-branded credit card in multiple markets over the next two years including Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar, aims to drive growth of […]

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Jordan Kuwait Bank Partners with Mastercard and FOO to Unveil eliWallet

News Desk 2 16/07/2024

Jordan Kuwait Bank (JKB) is pleased to announce its strategic collaboration with Mastercard and FOO to introduce eliWallet, a groundbreaking multicurrency payment. eliWallet, developed by Jordan’s leading banking provider JKB, is a state-of-the-art prepaid wallet offering both virtual and physical cards for multicurrency transactions, and methods to provide a timely method

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Fraudulent Bank Transactions May Surge 153% By 2029

News Desk 2 27/06/2024 0

Growing From $19 Billion In 2024 Juniper Research has released a startling report indicating a projected 153% increase in the value of fraudulent banking and money transfer transactions over the next five years. Starting from $19 billion in 2024, this forecast highlights a growing global concern for the financial sector. According to the report, fraudsters’ […]

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Checkout.com and Mastercard partner to bring virtual cards to online travel agents

News Desk 2 06/05/2024

Checkout.com, a leading global digital payments provider, has announced a partnership with Mastercard to bring virtual cards to Online Travel Agents.  As part of the Mastercard Wholesale Program, which reduces costs for travel businesses through virtual card technology and an innovative pricing model, customers of Checkout.com will be able to pay their suppliers