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Articles Tagged ‘MasterCard’


MasterCard tests NFC payments at movie theaters

January 27, 2012

MasterCard is running an NFC pilot program at movie theaters in Australia that lets consumers pay for food and drink items via their mobile devices.


MasterCard highlights PayPass, Google Wallet ease via video campaign

December 6, 2011

MasterCard has rolled out an ad campaign that centers around the ease of its PayPass and Google Wallet mobile service.

Google Wallet launches for Sprint Nexus S 4G phones, enabling tap-and-pay transactions

September 20, 2011

Google is releasing the first version of its Google Wallet app to Sprint Nexus S 4G phones and offering a $10 free bonus to users who sign up before the end of the year.

Isis strengthens mcommerce goal via Visa, MasterCard relationship

July 20, 2011

Isis can now count Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover among its partners as its looks to bring mobile commerce to a broad cross-section of U.S. consumers.

MasterCard, Wired make magazine pages shoppable through iPad app

June 16, 2011

MasterCard is sponsoring Wired’s June iPad edition and helping consumers instantly purchase products via the pages of the digital magazine.

MasterCard CEO reveals mobile strategy during earnings call

May 5, 2011

During its first-quarter earnings call, MasterCard Inc. President/CEO Ajay Banga said that mobile is a fast-moving space for his company and that the financial giant hopes to create new revenue streams via the medium.

Battle lines being drawn in NFC arena

March 30, 2011

With Google, MasterCard and Citi reportedly teaming up to go head-to-head with the U.S. carriers’ Isis joint venture with Discover Card and Barclaycard, a war in the near field communication space is on the horizon.

Who owns the paying mobile consumer: carriers or handset-makers?

March 21, 2011

The battle between Research In Motion and wireless carriers over mobile-payment data is a precursor to a larger war over who owns consumers making transactions using mobile devices.

Massive worldwide deployment of contactless mobile payments set for 2012

February 7, 2011

The near field communication ecosystem is finally coming together, setting the stage for the massive worldwide deployment of contactless mobile payments in 2012.

MasterCard, Telefonica team up to spread mobile financial services in Latin America

January 31, 2011

MasterCard and Telefonica have launched a joint venture to lead the development of mobile financial services in 12 countries in Latin America where the carrier’s Movistar brand operates.