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Visa and MasterCard are potential buyers to acquire fintech Pismo

Visa and MasterCard are potential buyers to acquire fintech Pismo

In a move that signals its ambition to expand into cloud-based banking and payment services, Visa is reportedly looking to buy Pismo, the Brazil-based FinTech firm. According to reports, Visa has upped its bid from $1 billion to $1.4 billion for Pismo, which offers cloud services to banks and boast... Read more

date1 year ago
FTC orders Mastercard to end “illegal business tactics”

FTC orders Mastercard to end “illegal business tactics”

The government agency alleges Mastercard has violated U.S. law and Federal regulations. The United States Federal Trade Commission is ordering an end to what it says are illegal business tactics that Mastercard has been using to force merchants to route debit card payments through its payment ne... Read more

date1 year ago
Mastercard buys identity verification company Ekata

Mastercard buys identity verification company Ekata

Mastercard will acquire Ekata's Identity Engine SaaS in a deal worth $850 million This week Mastercard moved to advance its identity verification efforts with the acquisition of Ekata for US$850 million. Ekata provides global identity verification data via application programming interfaces.... Read more

date3 years ago
Major tech companies collaborate in CyberPeace Institute

Major tech companies collaborate in CyberPeace Institute

A number of major tech companies have decided to collaborate and set up a non-governmental organization (NGO) that aims to stop the growth of global cybercrime. The group is called the CyberPeace Institute, and was founded by Microsoft and Mastercard, among others. The CyberPeace Institute was s... Read more

date5 years ago
Tim Cook confirms rollout of Apple Card next month

Tim Cook confirms rollout of Apple Card next month

Apple CEO Tim Cook has confirmed that the Apple Card, Apple's own credit card, will roll out next month. Earlier there were rumours that the credit card would appear at the beginning of August. At the moment there is a beta test of the map, says Cook opposite TechCrunch. Thousands of Apple employees... Read more

date5 years ago
Binance makes it possible to buy cryptic currency with a credit card

Binance makes it possible to buy cryptic currency with a credit card

Binance now also allows users to spend money they don't have. To this end, the platform has added support for Mastercard and Visa credit cards. The use of credit cards in cryptographic currency is somewhat controversial. This is because of the risks involved. Just think of the way in which the pric... Read more

date5 years ago