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  1. Luis

    Mastercard announces technology rollouts aimed at expanding South African presence

    Mastercard announces technology rollouts aimed at expanding South African presence Mastercard is expanding its presence in South Africa and has recently announced several agreements and technology rollouts to achieve this. Most recently, Mastercard has signed a 10-year deal with Nedbank that...
  2. NeonNinja

    Will we ever get a Crypto debit/credit card?

    I was scolling through Reddit and saw some users in some countries have a ccess to Crypto debit/credit cards. I tried looking at several exchanges and they don't offer it for South Africa. Could this maybe change in the future? Can't see our government allowing it, or it will be heavily...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Mastercard taking up minority stake in MTN Fintech for R3.8 billion

    Mastercard taking up minority stake in MTN Fintech for R3.8 billion Payments company Mastercard is investing up to $200 million (R3.8 billion) into the MTN Group's fintech business. In a statement on Tuesday, 6 February 2024, the telecoms company announced it had signed definitive agreements...
  4. Jan

    Mastercard to buy stake in MTN's R99-billion fintech unit

    MTN selling stake of R99-billion fintech business to Mastercard MTN, Africa’s biggest wireless carrier, said Mastercard agreed to take a minority stake in its financial-technology business, which the company values at $5.2 billion (R98.71 billion). MTN declined to reveal the value of the deal.
  5. Rual dV

    UK Payments Regulator to investigate Visa and Mastercard fee increases

    Visa and Mastercard tackled over fee hikes The UK’s Payment Systems Regulator will focus a pair of market reviews on the rising card fees charged by Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. The regulator will examine whether higher charges levied on merchants are an indication of market failure...
  6. Jan

    Mastercard ditching magstripes

    Mastercard ditching magnetic stripes on cards Payments processing network Mastercard announced that it will begin phasing out magnetic stripes on its cards within the next three years. The company said the decision was motivated by a decline in magstripe payments.
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Reserve Bank wants to unveil South Africa-only bank card to take on Visa and Mastercard

    Reserve Bank wants to unveil South Africa-only bank card to take on Visa and Mastercard The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) published a consultation paper on Wednesday 3 March asking for comments on its plan to launch a new domestic card and payment scheme. The SARB said this plan would form...
  8. I

    Trouble depositing into Trading212

    Hey everyone, Does anyone have troubles depositing into the Trading212 platform? I'm trying to deposit via the Mastercard/Visa payment using my Capitec card but I'm getting an error saying that my transaction is declined by my card issuer, and asks me to ask Capitec to authorize the payment...
  9. J

    Mastercard partners with Samsung to improve security on mobile devices

    Mastercard partners with Samsung to improve security on mobile devices Mastercard has announced that it will collaborate with Samsung to explore ways to verify users' digital identities on their mobile devices. "Our digital and physical lives are merging and we need a digital identity solution...
  10. J

    Google cut a secret deal with Mastercard to track retail sales

    Google cut a secret deal with Mastercard to track retail sales For the past year, select Google advertisers have had access to a potent new tool to track whether the ads they ran online led to a sale at a physical store in the U.S. That insight came thanks in part to a stockpile of Mastercard...
  11. M

    Paying on Amazon please help

    Literally having the worst time trying to pay for my order on the US Amazon.com using my FNB Life Start MasterCard... I know I'm not "meant" to be able to use this card for international card payments (according to FNB) but I've never ever had a problem with it paying to my Amazon Web Services...
  12. J

    No more signing when paying by card - Mastercard

    No more signing when paying by card - Mastercard Mastercard is doing away with the need to sign your name when paying by card in the US.
  13. T

    Guatrain & Tap and Go

    Hi there, I see Gautrain has started installing new card Readers in the buses that have the Contactless logo with support for Visa,Mastercard and American Express. Has anyone tried it or have any update for if it will be rolled out at stations as well? This will be amazing as you won't need...
  14. Kevin Lancaster

    Mastercard making checkouts faster

    Mastercard making checkouts faster Mastercard has joined forces with Verifone and Global Payments to make consumer checkouts faster, thanks to the company’s M/Chip Fast technology.
  15. Kevin Lancaster

    Credit card with fingerprint tech now in South Africa

    Credit card with fingerprint tech now in South Africa Mastercard has unveiled its new biometric card, which combines chip technology with fingerprints to verify the cardholder’s identity for in-store purchases.
  16. T

    Visa Paywave or Mastercard Tap and Go POS

    Hi, I am not sure if there is someone who will be able to answer this. I am sure by now you have all been to a shop that supports the tap and go payment method or contactless payments. I personally come into contact with plenty of these stores but what they all lack is their staff having...
  17. Kevin Lancaster

    MasterCard will let you use selfies to authorise credit card payments

    MasterCard will let you use selfies to authorise credit card payments MasterCard wants to remove the hassle of you having to remember passwords when making a credit card payment.
  18. C

    Has anyone used VCpay successfully with PayPal?

    Hi mybroadband, this is my first post here. I need to order a few gigs on fiverr (www.fiverr.com), but they only accept paypal and bitcoins. I created a VCpay account already (waiting for them to approve my ID and proof of residence to unlock international payments) and a paypal account. I...
  19. Kevin Lancaster

    iPhone 6 to be your digital wallet: reports

    iPhone 6 to be your digital wallet: reports Apple has struck agreements with credit card companies to make the next iPhone capable of making payments at retail outlets, news reports said Sunday
  20. Z

    Payment Gateways, 3D Secure, Mastercard and Visa

    Hi all, I'm investigating a phenomenon that we are seeing with our MyGate payment gateway. Every time a MasterCard is put to 3D secure, the payment fails. Front end experience by customers who fail into this narrow category is sketchy, but it sounds like they can't get passed the screen that...
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