According to reports by the Wall Street Journal, Facebook Inc., has brought on board over a dozen major backers for its highly secretive cryptocurrency project. Apparently, biggies like Visa, MasterCard,…
Will Bitcoin Benefit From A Proposed Transaction Fee Hike In Visa, MasterCard?
If reports published by leading mainstream media outlets such as Reuters and Wall Street Journal are to be believed, payment processing giants such as VISA and MasterCard are reportedly planning…
EU Fines Mastercard For Inflating Fees
As per a news report by the Wall Street Journal, the European Union has levied a fine of USD 650 million on Mastercard for inflating fees. The news report states…
Mastercard’s New Patent Aims To Make Blockchain Transactions Anonymous
Mastercard has been patenting new blockchain solutions left and right, for quite some time now. Previously, they have filed patents to apply fiat banking principles to crypto, multicurrency blockchain, allow…
Bitcoin Debit Cards and How to Use Them
It is a rare, if not absolutely impossible, thing to see people buy groceries or everyday products using cryptocurrency. A major barrier to it is actually a lack of liquidity-…
Mastercard Files Complaint Over India’s Apparent Nepotism About RuPay Network
According to a Reuters report, Mastercard the New York-based multinational financial services corporation recently formally complained to the US Government that the Government of India was purposefully promoting and encouraging…
Mastercard Files Patent, to Apply Fiat Banking’s Principles to Crypto
A new patent application published on October 25, 2018, has revealed that Mastercard, the American financial services firm, has filed its application to apply the principles of fractional reserve banking…
Uulala Got Certification for ICO by Bermuda Government
Under the new regulatory regime, the government of Bermuda awarded the first certification to fintech company Uulala for cryptocurrency and blockchain related activities. According to the daily newspaper of the…
Mastercard’s New Patent Might Allow Bitcoin Transactions On Credit Cards For Customers
The crypto industry definitely requires facilitation of the credit card institutions so that the transactions of bitcoins could flow smoothly between customers and organizations. Therefore, it comes as great news…
MasterCard Applies for Public Blockchain Patent
Blockchain integration is finally permeating into the mainstream – attracting even the giant corporations as a solution to structural inefficiencies. Announced on June 8th, 2018, MasterCard applied for patents to…
MasterCard Looks to Blockchain
Mastercard has been eyeing blockchain as part of a novel way to verify the authenticity of consumer coupons. This is clearly displayed by a new patent application they filed. The…
Blockchain developers hiring at Mastercard
For more than 50 years the company that has been using technology and expertise to make payments safer, simpler and smarter is MasterCard. Be it an individual, an industry or…