Tag "MasterCard"
Google Pay starts at three service providers in Hungary
Date: 2020-11-01 12:43:33
On 17 November Mastercard announced that it is starting the Google Pay service in Hungary, in partnership with payment service providers Revolut, Curve and Monese. Google Pay offers fast, secure...
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Euronews is launching a local program in Hungary for the first time in the world
Date: 2020-10-21 11:21:22
Europe’s most-watched news channel, in partnership with Mastercard, puts financial awareness at the forefront with the weekly Business and Lifestyle magazine Business Class. The business talk show, which will be...
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Nearly three-quarters of Hungarians have been shopping in their local community since the spring quarantine period
Date: 2020-10-06 11:39:33
According to a new study by Mastercard, every fourth (74%) customer in Europe is more likely to buy in their local community than a year ago. This ratio is 72%...
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Mastercard’s instant payment service is ready to take off
Date: 2020-10-01 13:11:22
At the end of August Mastercard announced the Hungarian launch of its Pay by Account service. As of 1 January 2021 a law that has been passed recently makes it...
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Experience, but a frustrating one
Date: 2020-10-01 12:42:48
For 58 percent of the nearly 3.5 million online shoppers shopping in the digital space is a frustrating experience – reveals the Mastercard-commissioned Payment Experience Report. The report points out...
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Magazine: Digital revolution in employee benefits
Date: 2020-09-28 07:50:46
Edenred has launched new, modern Mastercard-based card products. The company is an important player in the worker benefits market and Mastercard is their main strategic partner. Thanks to this Edenred...
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Hungarian e-commerce is at its peak, yet we are a country of abandoned baskets
Date: 2020-09-15 11:30:52
The coronavirus has really exploded web commerce in Hungary as well, more than half (58%) of the nearly 3.5 million online shoppers are still frustrated by shopping in the digital...
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Mastercard has launched the world’s largest digital Mexican wave
Date: 2020-08-28 11:04:38
Through social media, Mastercard has launched a digital Mexican wave called Priceless Wave, joined by football fans, athletes and other celebrities, which has reached 1 billion viewers. The #PricelessWave challenge,...
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Mastercard welcomes the government’s decision to support electronic payments
Date: 2020-07-17 11:12:53
Mastercard welcomes the government’s decision to require all merchants to use online cash registers to provide electronic payment to their customers from January 2021. The provision could pave the way...
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Mastercard survey shows global surge in digital payments
Date: 2020-06-30 08:30:45
Mastercard Inc. released a study showing consumers worldwide are using contactless and other digital payments at record levels and moving away from cash due to concerns about COVID-19. The Mastercard...
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From now on, Amazon users can also pay with Mastercard’s innovative payment technology
Date: 2020-06-24 11:10:41
Thanks to Mastercard’s MDES (Mastercard Digital Enablement Service) technology, card information needs to be updated manually less and less, making shopping more convenient and payment processes simpler. Tokenization has so...
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Mastercard and Octet Europe enable European small businesses to thrive in the global economy
Date: 2020-06-11 10:18:42
Today, Mastercard and Octet Europe announce the launch of a new trade solution across the European Economic Area (EEA). The Mastercard Trade Solution powered by Octet Europe helps small and...
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With the help of Mastercard, Twisto is the first in the region to exchange its traditional bank cards for virtual ones
Date: 2020-05-29 11:05:40
After 2025, the Czech Twisto will only add a virtual credit card to user accounts because they believe the payment period with a traditional credit card has expired. To speed...
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Mastercard has changed online shopping habits in Europe and Hungary
Date: 2020-05-26 11:40:36
Online shopping has surpassed all other forms of spending in the past month: more than a third (35 percent) of Hungarians say they have never bought as much online as...
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Mastercard’s online shopping has surpassed all other forms of spending
Date: 2020-05-18 11:20:50
Online shopping has surpassed all other forms of spending in recent weeks as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the demand for virtual experiences has increased, while about 60 percent...
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Mastercard: Contactless payment is catching up all over Europe
Date: 2020-05-18 10:12:03
The Covid-19 pandemic that has locked down the planet and battered the payments industry is a classic Black Swan. It has taken several hundred thousand lives, plunged the world into...
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Almost 8 from 10 people choose contactless payment
Date: 2020-05-15 13:49:30
According to a recent global consumer survey – conducted by Mastercard in 19 countries in the first quarter of 2020 – 79 percent of shoppers choose contactless payment; the main...
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Mastercard: Nearly eight out of ten people choose contactless payment
Date: 2020-05-08 11:20:25
According to a recent global consumer survey conducted by Mastercard in 19 countries, 79 percent of shoppers choose contactless payment, mentioning security and cleanliness as the most important motivation, the...
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Thousands of magazines are available for free to Mastercard’s top premium cardholders
Date: 2020-05-06 11:06:38
As of today, Mastercard will make the PressReader application available free of charge to Hungarian-issued Platinum, World Elite and Business (Card and Business) Premium cardholders, the payment technology company announced....
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Mastercard study shows COVID-related shift to contactless
Date: 2020-05-05 08:50:41
Consumers are increasingly moving toward contactless card adoption due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Mastercard study The global survey shows 79% of consumers are using contactless payments, citing...
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Mastercard would also accelerate digital payment with infrastructure development program
Date: 2020-04-02 11:16:01
The Mastercard Infrastructure Development Program can give digital payments a new boost, as Program Participants can make card payments available to merchants within 3-4 days. In many cases, you can...
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Mastercard has made it possible to increase the amount of one-touch payments in 29 countries
Date: 2020-03-26 11:20:57
Mastercard has reaffirmed its commitment to a higher level of one-touch payments across Europe. This decision concerns 29 countries, including Hungary, and provides a quick response to the current emergency...
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Mastercard to take Bunq green card into 30 European countries
Date: 2020-03-19 10:37:07
Mastercard and bunq announce today the expansion of their partnership to accelerate the growth of bunq’s card offerings in Europe. Mastercard is leveraging its international network, helping to expand the...
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The age of the customer experience
Date: 2020-03-15 16:47:51
This year the main topic of the I Love Trade Marketing conference was marketing and in-store innovations. Trade Marketing Club and POPAI Hungary Association organised the conference on 14 February....
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Time and experience are the new money
Date: 2020-02-26 10:53:49
Our magazine interviewed Péter Mondovics, marketing manager of Mastercard about their role in METRO’s ‘Anniversary Winning Weeks’ promotion campaign. – Thanks to METRO’s network and constantly expanding HoReCa customer base,...
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Mastercard has increased its Valentine’s Day spending in Hungary by 1.5 times over 3 years
Date: 2020-02-14 11:27:17
Valentine’s Day spending increased by 17 percent and pre-purchase purchases by more than 30 percent over the last three years, according to a study based on data from 53 countries....
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Mastercard opens European Cyber Resilience Centre
Date: 2020-02-10 12:49:48
Mastercard has announced that it is developing its first European Cyber Resilience Centre, a state-of-the-art cyber and security centre in Europe. The new centre will drive collaboration between the public...
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Together with its Mastercard partners, it will plant 100 million trees over the next five years
Date: 2020-01-27 11:07:38
The payment technology firm wants to mobilize the market sector through the establishment of the Priceless Planet Coalition to take concrete steps in environmental protection. Mastercard announces the creation of...
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Mastercard and the International Ski Association work on the sustainability of winter sports
Date: 2020-01-23 11:00:19
With the help of a payment technology firm, Kitzbühel, home to the Hahnenkamm competition, will be completely cash-free, and experts say that in the next five years, many ski paradises...
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January 15 is the application deadline for the Mastercard Infrastructure Development Program
Date: 2020-01-13 11:02:44
On November 29, 2019, Mastercard launched its Infrastructure Development Program, which aims to provide a significant boost to the domestic debit card acceptance infrastructure. The program provides financial and professional...
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