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Mastercard acquires Toronto-based Ethoca to improve fraud detection

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Published: March 12th, 2019

Update: Mastercard’s policy change won’t affect online subscriptions

UPDATED Jan. 18 After publishing a blog post about its policy change that seemed to suggest that digital subscriptions would be affected by new rules around free trials. As detailed below, Mastercard is

Published on: January 18th, 2019 Brian Jackson

Microsoft and Mastercard team up to improve access to digital identities

Microsoft Corp. and Mastercard Inc., are teaming up for a new initiative, hoping to make it easier for more streamlined for people to use their digital identity online. In an announcement on Dec.

Published on: December 10th, 2018 Meagan Simpson

Home of Toronto Maple Leafs & Raptors making move to cashless food and beverage stalls

Toronto's Scotiabank Arena may soon be a cash free-zone, as Maple Leafs Sports Entertainment (MLSE) group is testing out cashless food and beverage kiosks which has led to an increased number of transactions,

Published on: November 8th, 2018 Meagan Simpson
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Hashtag Trending – Apple to host a special event; Will Lyft take over Uber in its IPO?; Google and Mastercard partner to track offline purchases

Apple will be hosting a special event this month to unveil some new products, Lyft is preparing to surpass Uber in its IPO, and Google and Mastercard join forces to track offline purchases.

Published on: September 3rd, 2018 Shruti Shekar

Mastercard calls for industry support of online shopping tech standards

Mastercard is calling on its merchants, acquirers, issuers, and other technology players to join the company in supporting a new framework from EMVCo that was revealed last year called Secure Remote Commerce (SRC).

Published on: April 18th, 2018 Alex Radu

Wallet Card creator on disrupting the payment sector without changing its infrastructure

Here at ITBusiness.ca, we’re used to profiling startups founded by engineers, programmers, or serial entrepreneurs, but Dynamics Inc. CEO and Wallet Card creator Jeff Mullen was simply a patent attorney, a profession that

Published on: March 27th, 2018 Eric Emin Wood

Accept Mastercard card payments with a smartphone app

Mastercard will be introducing a smartphone app that will allow you to accept Mastercard card payments and we got a chance to take a look at the feature at Mobile World Congress 2018.

Published on: March 26th, 2018 Brian Jackson

Mastercard will let you withdraw cash from an ATM with a smartphone

Mastercard is working on a cardless ATM transaction and we got to take a first look at what that means at Mobile World Congress 2018. Check out the video above to see how

Published on: March 26th, 2018 Brian Jackson
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Toronto-based firm partners with Mastercard on self-service ‘insurance cloud’

BARCELONA - A Toronto-based fintech startup has its eyes set on the $30 billion of insurance payouts made in Canada every year, with a cloud-based self-service hub backed by a partnership with Mastercard.

Published on: March 1st, 2018 Brian Jackson

Canadians love to spend money online on Valentines, says Mastercard

When love is in the air, Canadians do a lot of shopping online, according to Mastercard’s annual Love Index. E-commerce transactions jumped by 216 per cent in Canada on Valentine’s over the past three

Published on: February 14th, 2018 Alex Coop

Mastercard opens access to its blockchain technology API

Mastercard is taking a bet on blockchain, officially revealing its blockchain technology complete with open API. For its blockchain solution, Mastercard focused on four principles: privacy, flexibility, scalability, and reach. It will be

Published on: October 20th, 2017 ITBusiness Staff

Mastercard and PayPal expand digital partnership to Canada

The Canadian arms of Mastercard Inc. and PayPal Holdings Inc. will now be giving each other a leg up after their parent companies extended their partnership north this week. The partnership, revealed Thursday,

Published on: October 6th, 2017 Eric Emin Wood

Fitbit Ionic smart watch to launch new mobile payments service

Fitbit is entering the mobile payments market with a branded feature called Fitbit Pay on its new Fitbit Ionic device hitting retail shelves this October, the firm announced on Monday. Similar to other

Published on: August 28th, 2017 Brian Jackson

How popular are mobile payments in Canada, anyway?

Only 12 per cent of Canadian smartphone owners have used their phones to make an NFC payment, according to Visa Inc. Numbers like that indicate mobile payment technology isn't catching on with Canadians

Published on: August 18th, 2017 Eric Emin Wood