Mastercard stories - Page 2

Riskified urges shoppers and merchants to stay vigilant against rising AI-driven eCommerce fraud as holiday online sales may hit USD $311 billion in 2025.

Constantinople teams up with Paymentology to enhance Banking-as-a-Service in Australia, boosting card issuing and payment tech for local banks and fintechs.

Melbourne's Vault Payment Solutions has gained Mastercard Principal Issuer status, enabling direct card issuing and faster rollout of payment programmes in Australia.

Mastercard partners with Thunes to enable near-instant payouts to stablecoin wallets via Mastercard Move, enhancing global digital payment options.

Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin tops USD $1 billion market cap as firm boosts custody with Palisade acquisition and secures USD $500M strategic investment.

A Mastercard survey finds 76% of consumers are more anxious about cybersecurity in 2025, driven by AI-powered phishing attacks and evolving digital threats.

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer appoints Ilona Logvinova as global Chief AI Officer to lead AI and legal tech strategy from November 2025.

Gr4vy teams up with Mastercard to offer merchants worldwide seamless access to advanced payment solutions via its no-code platform.

Open Banking in Australia could boost the economy by AUD $10 billion annually as consumer data sharing and digital services usage rapidly grow.

Mastercard and Oracle have launched a virtual card payment solution in Australia with Westpac, streamlining business payments via Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP.

Mastercard's Transit Tales offers Sydney commuters personalised AI-generated audio stories during train rides, blending classic literature with modern genres.

Mastercard will appoint Richard Wormald as Asia Pacific president in 2026, succeeding Ari Sarker who moves to an advisory role after a decade leading the region.

The Export Council of Australia and WorldFirst partner to help SMEs tackle AUD volatility and ease global trade with better currency management tools.

Digimune and ViaCarte partner to launch Identicate, a cyber protection platform offering Australian banks real-time identity theft alerts and financial fraud cover.

Mastercard and Equifax have launched Open Score, a tool using open banking data to help 2.5 million Australians with limited credit history access finance.

A new study reveals AI is evolving from an adviser to a core architect in enterprise decision-making, enhancing transparency and accountability across sectors.

The RBA will ban surcharges and cap interchange fees on card payments by mid-2026, boosting alternative methods like Account-to-Account payments.

Ecommpay integrates Visa Instalments, letting merchants offer customers fixed payment options on high-value purchases via familiar Visa credit cards.

Ecommpay won Payments Innovation and Fraud Prevention of the Year at the Retail Systems Awards 2025 for pioneering eCommerce payout and fraud detection solutions.

Ecommpay has launched a free Accessibility Pack to help eCommerce merchants improve website accessibility and boost inclusivity in online shopping.