The Web Industry Mastercard and Nexo release "crypto-backed" credit card You borrow against your own crypto assets By Cohen Coberly , April 13, 2022, 3:49 PM 22 comments
Tech Culture The Web Coinbase teams with Mastercard to make it easier for people to purchase NFTs Reducing friction will attract more buyers By Shawn Knight , January 19, 2022, 10:47 AM
Industry Mastercard will let partnered banks offer crypto-based debit cards and loyalty rewards More corporations embrace crypto By Cohen Coberly , October 25, 2021, 7:12 PM 27 comments
Tech Culture Electronics Starting 2024, you won't be able to swipe your Mastercard credit and debit cards anymore The magnetic stripe may still be present until 2033, but it won't work By Joao Silva , August 17, 2021, 11:14 AM 28 comments
Electronics Samsung and Mastercard team up to create a payment card with a built-in fingerprint reader Your next credit card might have a built-in fingerprint reader By Shawn Knight , March 5, 2021, 1:28 PM 25 comments
Industry The Web Mastercard will support cryptocurrencies on its network in 2021 Financial firms are warming to cryptocurrencies By Shawn Knight , February 11, 2021, 10:19 AM 11 comments
The Web Mastercard and Visa cut ties with Pornhub following New York Times expose The site has banned downloads and non-verified uploads By Rob Thubron , December 11, 2020, 8:43 AM 24 comments
Industry Mastercard policy changes prevent companies from auto-billing you after a free trial (updated) Merchants need explicit authorization before they can bill By Cohen Coberly , January 16, 2019, 4:54 PM 13 comments
Google Google allegedly paid Mastercard millions for data to link online ads with offline purchases How much tracking is too much tracking? By Shawn Knight , August 31, 2018, 10:20 AM 21 comments
Tech Culture Industry Credit card companies are removing signature requirements Starting today By Rob Thubron , April 13, 2018, 6:07 AM 17 comments
Electronics Mastercard is testing credit cards with embedded fingerprint sensors They could arrive in the US this year By Rob Thubron , April 20, 2017, 11:30 AM 7 comments
Industry The Web PayPal inks multi-faceted deal with Mastercard By Shawn Knight , September 6, 2016, 2:00 PM
Industry Security Visa says chip-enabled credit and debit cards have reduced counterfeit charges by nearly 20 percent By Shawn Knight , April 21, 2016, 9:30 AM 7 comments
Security Tech Culture MasterCard wants to replace passwords and PINs with selfies By Shawn Knight , February 23, 2016, 12:15 PM 11 comments
Mobile Tech Culture Forget the plastic, MasterCard wants you to pay with whatever gadget you're wearing By Devin Kate Pope , October 28, 2015, 9:00 AM
Security Banks impacted by the 2013 Target data breach can now seek payment as a group By Devin Kate Pope , September 17, 2015, 6:30 PM
Security Mobile MasterCard to confirm purchases by face and fingerprint scanning By Dieter Holger , July 2, 2015, 11:30 AM
Security MasterCard adds fingerprint scanner to upcoming contactless payment card By Shawn Knight , October 17, 2014, 3:15 PM 7 comments
Apple Mobile Apple reportedly teaming up with Amex, Visa, and MasterCard on iPhone 6 payments system By Himanshu Arora , September 1, 2014, 7:45 AM 11 comments
Security PayPal president has credit card skimmed, uses incident to plug his company's security measures By Shawn Knight , February 11, 2014, 7:15 AM 11 comments
Industry MasterCard and Visa will transition to PIN-based credit cards late next year By Shawn Knight , February 7, 2014, 5:15 PM 20 comments
Industry MasterCard to release credit card with display and keypad in 2013 By Shawn Knight , November 8, 2012, 9:30 AM 27 comments
Industry PayPal inks deal with Discover to further expand US retail presence By Shawn Knight , August 23, 2012, 9:00 AM
Industry Bitcoin-funded debit/credit card coming in 6-8 weeks By Shawn Knight , August 21, 2012, 7:30 PM 7 comments
Security Hacker claims to have broken into nearly 80 banks, provides evidence By Shawn Knight , June 19, 2012, 9:30 AM 13 comments