Mastercard is a global technology company that facilitates digital payments by connecting consumers, financial institutions, and merchants through its secure transaction processing networks. The company provides a range of payment solutions, including credit and debit card services, contactless payments, and mobile payment applications. Mastercard's platform aims to enhance the payment experience by offering innovative technologies and insights that help businesses and consumers make transactions easier, safer, and more efficient. Through partnerships with various stakeholders in the financial ecosystem, Mastercard continuously works to promote financial inclusion and empower people to transact in a digital world. Read More
Mastercard (MA) is using AI to make digital shopping safer, scalable, and smarter. The company has launched new tools and partnerships to power this initiative.
Mastercard is advancing AI-powered payments with new tools for developers, expanded consulting services and deeper collaboration across the global tech and finance ecosystem. These efforts are laying the foundation for smarter, more secure shopping experiences using artificial intelligence and intelligent agents as the company is helping to set the standards for how AI can securely and confidently handle payments.
The digital finance landscape is undergoing a monumental transformation, spearheaded by the explosive growth of stablecoins throughout 2024 and 2025. These seemingly innocuous digital assets, pegged to stable currencies like the US dollar, have not only shattered previous market capitalization records, soaring to nearly $300 billion by September 2025, but
Mastercard today unveiled On-Demand Decisioning (ODD), a new solution that gives financial institutions more control over authorization decisions. It is the first offering of its kind that allows an issuer the ability to define decisioning criteria directly on the Mastercard network — unlocking new opportunities to optimize performance and ensure transaction outcomes are aligned with the financial institution’s consumer experience strategy.
The financial world is on the cusp of a profound transformation, driven by the quiet but powerful emergence of Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs). This revolutionary cryptographic technique is rapidly redefining the landscape of blockchain security and privacy, addressing critical challenges that have long hampered the widespread adoption of decentralized technologies by
The global financial landscape is on the cusp of a profound transformation as stablecoins, once fringe digital assets, cement their pivotal role in the burgeoning crypto market. With transaction volumes now surpassing traditional payment giants, major economies have responded with landmark legislation: the United States' GENIUS Act and the European
MasterCard is making it clear that cryptocurrencies and blockchain are not a financial revolution, but rather a tool to improve existing payment systems. According to Christian Rau, Head of Crypto for Europe at MasterCard, the company sees digital assets as an additional layer in its global payments network, designed to make transactions easier, faster, and safer. Rather than trying to replace traditional financial systems, MasterCard aims to integrate crypto in ways that enrich the current infrastructure.
Cardano whales are jumping ship. After unloading 30 million ADA, large holders are now redirecting capital into Rollblock, chasing what some call the next 4,500% gainer of the cycle. While the Cardano price clings to $0.80 support and risks further downside, Rollblock has already processed over $15 million in wagers and attracted 50k investors to […]
The Federal Reserve is currently caught in a precarious balancing act, navigating a complex economic landscape defined by persistent inflation, a softening labor market, and mounting pressure to adjust interest rates. Wall Street is eagerly anticipating a series of rate cuts, with a strong consensus forming around a September 2025
"You get what you pay for" often applies to expensive stocks with best-in-class business models and execution.
While their quality can sometimes justify the premium, they typically experience elevated volatility during market downturns when expectations change.
Quarterly earnings results are a good time to check in on a company’s progress, especially compared to its peers in the same sector. Today we are looking at American Express (NYSE:AXP) and the best and worst performers in the credit card industry.
The U.S. Federal Reserve will host a payments innovation conference on Oct. 21 with a focus on traditional and decentralized finance, stablecoins, AI, and tokenization.
WINNIPEG, MB: Peg City Fence Pros, a fence contractor based in Winnipeg, is happy to announce that it now accepts all major credit cards as payment methods for the services it provides.
Philippines, August 31, 2025 -- BuySellVouchers (BSV), the leading crypto-first gift card marketplace, has passed a significant milestone, selling over 1 million gift cards in June alone. With over a decade in business, the platform has become the default answer to “how to buy gift cards with crypto” for gamers, freelancers, and everyday shoppers worldwide.
While profitability is essential, it doesn’t guarantee long-term success.
Some companies that rest on their margins will lose ground as competition intensifies - as Jeff Bezos said, "Your margin is my opportunity".
