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Articles Tagged ‘MasterCard’


Citi exec: Mobile wallet is going to drive adoption

May 10, 2012

NEW ORLEANS – A Citi executive at the International CITI Wireless 2012 conference said that in order for the mobile wallet to succeed, it has to be simple, ubiquitous and compelling.


MasterCard’s digital wallet a nod to how mobile is driving multichannel convergence

May 9, 2012

MasterCard is the latest company to throw its hat into the ring for digital payments with a new suite of services intended to simplify the use of making purchases on smartphones.

MasterCard: Singapore, U.S., Kenya and South Korea are most prepared for mobile payments

May 8, 2012

A new study from MasterCard found that although the United States is ready for mobile payments, nine of the 10 countries most set up for the technology are in Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

Citi, MasterCard drive Google Wallet awareness through new ad initiative

March 21, 2012

Citi and MasterCard are encouraging consumers to make the mobile device their new wallet through an advertising campaign that educates them about Google Wallet.

MasterCard aims to help financially underserved consumers via new mobile program

February 24, 2012

MasterCard has rolled out a new global initiative that aims to help financially underserved consumers access their financial information via mobile.

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.