Mastercard Incorporated (MA) and The Clearing House (“TCH”) have extended their multi-year partnership, aiming to revolutionize the digital economy through real-time payments (“RTP”) adoption on the RTP network. This collaboration enables both entities to integrate innovative instant payment use cases across various payment flows. The extension underscores their commitment to providing consumers, businesses and governments with advanced capabilities to navigate and thrive in the rapidly evolving digital lan ...

Payment network Mastercard (MA -0.01%) has done very well for shareholders, despite playing second fiddle to archrival Visa. A mere $1,000 invested in Mastercard at its IPO in May 2006 would be worth over $104,050 today.Today, Mastercard is one of the world's largest financial companies, worth over $412 billion in market cap. Now that it's a behemoth, future investment returns probably won't be as lucrative.However, Mastercard can still be an excellent stock to buy and hold, depending on the answers to thre ...

Mastercard has launched the Mastercard Biometric Authentication Service, a solution aimed at enhancing security and convenience for consumers.The service leverages biometrics, such as fingerprints, iris scans and facial recognition, to verify identity and secure personal data, the company said in a Wednesday (Jan. 24) press release.“We are working with our partners around the globe to replace passwords once and for all by accelerating the transition to more seamless and secure authentication, including biom ...

Mastercard Incorporated (MA) and Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) have embarked on a strategic collaboration aimed at accelerating the growth of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Abu Dhabi and the wider UAE. By harnessing Mastercard's cutting-edge technologies and resources, coupled with the recently launched ADGM SME financing platform Numou, the partnership seeks to empower SMEs to realize their growth potential through streamlined digital payment flows.Deal BenefitsSeamless & Secure SME Card Solutions ...

MasterCard (MA) is expected to deliver a year-over-year increase in earnings on higher revenues when it reports results for the quarter ended December 2023. This widely-known consensus outlook gives a good sense of the company's earnings picture, but how the actual results compare to these estimates is a powerful factor that could impact its near-term stock price.The earnings report, which is expected to be released on January 31, 2024, might help the stock move higher if these key numbers are better than e ...

PURCHASE, N.Y. & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mastercard and The Clearing House (TCH) have announced an extended multi-year partnership, bringing the companies together to collaborate on innovative capabilities for consumers, businesses and governments to evolve and embrace the digital economy through real-time payments (RTP) adoption on the RTP® network. The partnership continues Mastercard’s role as the exclusive instant payments software provider for TCH’s RTP network, enabling both companies to integrate ...

Cornerstone FS PLC (AIM:CSFS) told investors it is expanding its customer offering with the launch of a corporate card scheme with Mastercard planned for the third quarter of the year.  Under the agreement signed with the card payment network processor, the AIM-listed company will be able to issue commercial cards for its corporate customers with branding from Cornerstone and Mastercard. Chief executive James Hickman said: "This additional payment rail will provide our customers with greater choice and flex ...

In the latest trading session, MasterCard (MA) closed at $439.75, marking a +0.68% move from the previous day. The stock outperformed the S&P 500, which registered a daily gain of 0.22%. At the same time, the Dow added 0.36%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.32%.The processor of debit and credit card payments's stock has climbed by 2.99% in the past month, exceeding the Business Services sector's gain of 0.42% and the S&P 500's gain of 1.61%.The investment community will be paying close attention to the e ...

A woman shops online while at a cafe. andresr/E+ via Getty Images As a younger investor, I statistically have five decades or maybe even more ahead of me. That is why, as I am set to enter my late 20s (27 in April), my appreciation for compounders is continuing to grow. What do I mean by "compounders?" I am referring to businesses with wide competitive moats and powerful growth catalysts that are on their side (e.g., e-commerce, digital advertising, etc.). The payments processing giant, Mastercard (NYSE:M ...

Mastercard Incorporated (MA) recently collaborated with the leading Bahrain-based digital financial services provider, stc pay, in a bid to simplify card payments and enhance the country’s digital payments landscape.The tie-up makes use of the collective expertise of the partners to make a varied array of features and value-added benefits assuring lucrative awards available to stc pay subscribers, which in turn, are likely to infuse more security and efficiency in everyday digital payments. In addition to t ...