Mastercard has partnered with Paycode in a bid to increase access to financial services and critical government services for remote communities across Africa. An estimated 57 percent of the population in Sub Saharan Africa remains financially excluded while close to 30 percent remain without a form of identification and 60 ...
Mastercard has announced the expansion of its globally-renowned Priceless platform in the market to bring people in Egypt closer to their passions. As part of the rollout, Amir Eid, lead singer of Cairokee, and Mayar Sherif, the highest ranked Egyptian woman in tennis history, will join the Mastercard family as ...
As Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) accelerate digital transformation efforts in response to the pandemic, Mastercard has partnered with online payment gateway PayFast to encourage South Africans to shop online at local businesses, while putting a spotlight on small business and the inspiring entrepreneurs behind them. The two-month campaign ...
E-Livestock Global today launched a first-of-its kind solution powered by Mastercard’s blockchain-based Provenance solution, aimed at empowering Zimbabwean farmers to prove the origin and health records of their cattle, while reducing risks to buyers. A first in the Middle East and Africa, the solution brings new hope to the country’s ...
Amidst the growing trend toward eco-conscious spending and consumption among people who want to pursue more sustainable choices and practices, Mastercard has released its Mastercard Carbon Calculator for Kenya and the wider region. Developed in collaboration with the Swedish fintech Doconomy, the Mastercard Carbon Calculator is a feature that provides access ...
Mastercard has appointed Victor Ndlovu as Director, Country Business Development Lead, East Africa. Mr.Ndlovu is a seasoned business leader with close to three decades of solid experience in the Fintech, banking and payments industry. Victor holds a Bachelor Degree of Commerce in Economics and Business management from the University of ...
Cassava Fintech is collaborating with Mastercard to develop a travel pass, a digital health pass aimed at mitigating the risk of presenting falsified third party at access and transit points. The travel pass is offered in conjunction with Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention or Africa CDC. The pass ...
Mastercard has extended access to its signature STEM curriculum, Girls4Tech, through a suite of new online, creative educational resources. The program will help parents and teachers engage and inspire kids, within ages eight to 12. New activities will be posted weekly at the Girls4Tech website, Facebook and Twitter handle. All ...
In a move to expand the reach of its Mastercard Farmers Network (MFN), Mastercard has partnered with the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and the United States African Development Foundation (USADF), to expand the MFN marketplace to more farmers, buyers and the agents in Uganda. MFN connects small-scale farmers ...
Mastercard and Selcom have expanded their collaboration to allow consumers gain access to a wide variety of payment solutions that will be accessible on mobile money platforms or via their bank. Targeting the country's over 40 million mobile phone subscribers, Sameer Hirji, Executive Director of Selcom said customers of over twenty banks and mobile network ...
Mastercard announced today that Salah Goss has been appointed as Head of the Mastercard Labs for Financial Inclusion, based in Nairobi, Kenya. Salah brings extensive experience in financial inclusion specializing in mobile enabled solutions, agent banking and community-managed microfinance. In her new role, Salah will oversee the development of digital solutions that ...
Mastercard is calling for applications from Nigerian fintech startups for its Start Path 2018 programme, the company’s initiative that supports innovative later-stage start-ups that are reshaping the future of commerce. The programme is open to startups from Nigeria who are rethinking banking and payments and have raised a significant seed ...
Diamond Trust Bank Kenya (DTB) has partnered Mastercard to roll-out the DTB Masterpass QR app in Kenya, a mobile payment solution that will enable millions of businesses to accept fast and secure digital payments from consumers just months after Kopo Kopo announced a similar deal. Mastercard aims to impact over ...
Mastercard is partnering with Nigerian Fintech start-up, NetPlus to develop an e-commerce solution. The Mastercard e-commerce solution empowers the consumer, the e-retailer as well as the delivery service by providing a simple and secure digital solution. Consumers can pre-authorise the payment when placing their order online, the e-retailer is given ...
Mastercard is calling for applications for its next Start Path Global 2017 class, the company’s global initiative to support innovative later-stage startups who are reshaping the future of commerce. The programme is open to startups from Africa and across the world who are rethinking banking and payments and have raised ...
Mastercard has rolled-out Masterpass QR in seven markets in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) in a move to deliver efficient and cost effective payment solutions to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the region. “Mastercard remains fully committed to delivering solutions that build inclusive ecosystems and consequently drive ...
2KUZE, a new mobile marketplace connecting smallholder farmers, agents, buyers and banks in East Africa has been launched by Mastercard in a move set to digitize agriculture in East Africa. 2KUZE, which in Swahili means "Let's grow together," is expected to enable farmers to buy, sell and receive payments for ...
Mastercard has partnered with Orient Bank to expand the acceptance of Mastercard payment cards at ATMs and point-of-sale (POS) terminals across Uganda. The move will see the acceptance of payment cards in 23 ATM locations and 200 POS terminals in the country effective immediately following the country’s positive economic development ...
Wari, a digital payments and money transfer firm has partnered with Mastercard to boost digital payment acceptance in 35 African markets. The deal will see the two firms provide citizens with access to secure and easy to use financial solutions, ending the dependency on cash. According to Kabirou Mbodje, Wari’s ...
In a move to ramp up its growth and drive the evolution of payments and deliver increased value to MasterCard stakeholders in Middle East and Africa, Mastercard is doing some changes to its product and team. Effective January 1, Michael Miebach will assume the role of chief product officer for ...
Customers of Takealot.com, Flysaa.com (South African Airways) and entertainment ticketing site Plankton.mobi will be the first in the country to enjoy MasterCard's MasterPass as a payment method at checkout with the introduction of MasterPass in SA. MasterPass acceptance network allow consumers to store all their MasterCard or other branded credit, debit ...
MasterCard and Visa recently formed a new alliance to enhance payment system security to keep pace with the times and meet expectations of consumers, retailers and financial institutions. The firms say the alliance's first priority will be the adoption of EMV chip technology in the US, security-related issues such as ...
Global card payments firm MasterCard has joined the Smart Cities Council, an initiative using innovation to advance smart city development. The deal will see cities, local governments and businesses enjoy innovative digital transaction processing platforms as MasterCard will work with them on better, safer and more secure payment methods. Speaking about ...
MasterCard and the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) today said there are 10 million active SASSA Debit MasterCard cards in South Africa, just 17 months after the introduction of the new biometric grant payment disbursement system March 2012. The 10 million milestone marks the conclusion of the re-registration phase of ...
