Key insights: Visa and Mastercard are building mobile wallet scale through a series of partnerships. What's at stake: Both card networks say internal research is tracking popularity for mobile wallets. Forward look: Apple's agreement with EU regulators to open its NFC technology will draw more wallet providers in the next year. As 2025 winds to a close, Mastercard has advanced two partnerships designed to enable merchant access to mobile wallets in dozens of countries, joining rival Visa in building ...