Mastercard stories

For retailers, restaurants and other businesses large and small, being able to sell online provided a much-needed lifeline as in-person consumer spending was disrupted.>>

"2020 brought with it a rapid acceleration of digitisation and reinforced the importance of digital solutions – like contactless – to help meet our everyday needs.">>

The microsite has been launched across most of Mastercard's Asia Pacific websites with information and resources on how to digitalise and run businesses more efficiently.>>

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

"In making Ethoca Alerts available to qualifying retailers around New Zealand and Australia for no charge, Ethoca hopes to provide local businesses with a little relief as they adapt to their new way of working.”>>

“This is so much more than philanthropy. This is an opportunity to develop commercially-sustainable and scalable social impact with government and private sector partners - and to do it in a way that helps society-at-large thrive.”>>

Consumer polling by Mastercard showed a significant majority of consumers were using the technology during February and March.>>

PaymentsNZ says the change will be progressively rolled out ‘over the coming days’, but may take weeks in some cases due to the number of cards, payment terminals and businesses involved. >>

Mastercard and education firm Scholastic have expanded free access to Mastercard’s STEM curriculum designed for 8-12 year-old girls.>>

New Zealand is second only to the United States for being the most conducive country to women’s entrepreneurship, a new report from Mastercard revealed today.>>

"Although fake sites and scams have become more sophisticated over time, it’s not that hard to protect yourself.">>

“We are excited OpenText is partnering with Mastercard to integrate our digital platforms together to allow companies to quickly identify and vet business relationships and make the end-to-end payments process even simpler.”>>

AI software firm Aider has been named as one of 10 startups to take part in Mastercard's Start Path programme. >>

Auckland-based AI software company Aider will make New York its home over the next six months, after winning a spot in the Mastercard Start Path programme.>>

“For small and medium-sized businesses, an incident or breach can have devastating consequences," says Microsoft's Tom Burt.>>

"Enterprises, SMEs or startups are now able to bypass legacy approaches and develop innovation at an accelerated pace.">>

When you are establishing an e-commerce site, there are some things you’ll want to be aware of to maximise the rate of purchase completion.>>

Millennials continue to drive contactless payments, with almost 9 in 10 people aged 25 to 34 using contactless technology.>>

Microsoft, Cisco, HSBC, Mastercard, AT&T, and JP Morgan Chase have pledged to advance cybersecurity across the globe.>>

SAP Vehicles Network connects vehicles to intelligent, automated services for parking, fueling, food, navigation and payment.>>

When the girls were asked what would encourage them to pursue a career in STEM, parental encouragement was considered the most important influence.>>

Mastercard has reminded Kiwis that any time is a great time to think about their online security...>>

The Digital Evolution Index research tracks progress countries have made since 2014 in developing digital economies and integrating connectivity.>>

“Australians are continuously embracing digital payment technology, with 82% using tap-and-go to make payments every week.">>