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Mastercard incorporates sound as new dimension to customer experience: Beatrice Cornacchia
‘We worked with musicians to produce distinct melody adaptable across genres, cultures,’ says senior VP for marketing, communications in Middle East, Africa
Mastercard launches its sonic brand
Mastercard announced the release of its sonic brand identity, a comprehensive sound architecture. “Sound adds a powerful new dimension to our brand identity and a critical component to how people recognise Mastercard today and in the future,” said Raja Rajamannar, chief marketing and communications officer in Mastercard. According to the statement issued by Mastercard, to …
ACUD inks agreement with MasterCard to provide NAC with e-payments
Partnership includes identifying means of managing smart card service, follow-up implementation
Digital payment company adapts to the digital environment in a move to become a symbol brand
Mastercard announced today that it is dropping its name from its iconic brand mark in selected contexts. The interlocking red and yellow circles, referred to as the Mastercard symbol, will now stand on its own across the cards using the red and yellow brand mark. The accepted mark will be recognised at retail locations, both …
Gavi, Mastercard join forces to reach more children with lifesaving vaccines
Mastercard and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, announced recently at a high-level conference for Gavi’s 2018 mid-term review, a new transformative partnership to ensure more children from the poorest countries are able to benefit from life-saving immunisation programs. Although major progress has been made to increase immunisation rates, one in five children in Gavi-supported countries are …
35% of women in the Middle East have no access to bank accounts: GBA
Many people see the gap between women and men in Middle East as a challenge, but I see it as an opportunity, says Vice Chairman of Mastercard
If women have equal opportunities as men, they can add $28tn to the global economy: Vice Chairman of Mastercard
“The wide gender gap in the Middle East and Africa must be closed, not just financially, but also through education,” said Cairns
Public-private partnerships to drive sustainable economic growth: Miebach
Mastercard works with Egyptian government to reduce cash use, payment innovations for economic growth
Mastercard drives global startup ecosystem at ‘Connecting Tomorrow’ Forum in Spain
Start Path, company’s global initiative to provide startups with operational support, commercial access needed to scale
Mastercard added 7m mobile wallet customers in Egypt In 3 years: MasterCard GM Egypt and Pakistan.
E-payments improve government efficiency, increase transparency, boost ease of conducting business
Dubai, Mastercard to partnership for Expo 2020
Innovative payment solutions augmented, virtual reality, biometrics technologies to be offered
Travelpass new innovative solution from Mastercard
To encourage more financial including Mastercard launched an application for farmers
Technology at forefront of growth today, main gate to boost economy, says president of Mastercard MEA
Mastercard ‘Connecting Tomorrow’ annual forum kicks off Tuesday in Barcelona
Etisalat Misr, NBE, MasterCard launch ‘super promo’, support financial inclusion
System designed to enable individuals to perform daily transactions via phones, says Assem
Mastercard announces roadmap for consistent contactless payments
Middle East, Africa recorded a 27-fold increase in contactless transactions in 2017
CBE, MasterCard discuss pushing digital payments in Egypt
MasterCard cooperated with the Egyptian government in issuing 4.6m payroll cards for government employees
How Dsquares changed the concept of loyalty programs ?
Dsquares works with top local & international brands like Vodafone Egypt, Orange Jordan, NBE
Bee to provide its services to MasterCard holders
Technological infrastructure suitable for the transformation to financial inclusion, says Abu Khadra
e-finance in cooperation with Visa, MasterCard to issue 5m smartcards
The financial institutions operation company e-finance aims to achieve revenues worth EGP 500m in 2017. The company’s priority is expanding in northern and central African markets to implement its expansion plan in the region so as to open its resources of US dollar income. CEO Ibrahim Sarhan told Daily News Egypt that the production capacity …
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Cairo maintains 5th place as top tourist destination in Middle East and Africa: MasterCard
Cairo registered a 1.5% growth rate in the number of international overnight visitors in 2015/2016, says MasterCard Global Destinations Cities index
Positive future for payment solutions in Egypt: MasterCard MENA division president
Egypt ranks high on mobile payments index
MasterCard transfers 2m electronic wallets from Vodafone Cash
The transfer of electronic wallets will allow MasterCard to handle all financial and monetary Vodafone Cash transactions
Vodafone, CIB agree to transfer money via mobile phones through MasterCard services
The service also includes connecting CIB cards with mobile phones, allowing customers to receive their domestic and international dues, such as transfers and salaries, as well as make deposits and withdrawals using ATM machines after obtaining regulatory approvals.
MasterCard gives tips on Father’s Day shopping
MasterCard gives advice on how to be a smart and savvy shopper
6 million government employees paid through MasterCard by year-end: MENA president
MasterCard plans to pump in a multimillion dollar investment within next few years
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United Bank of Egypt to grant 100 awards to MasterCard ‘Rakhaa’ users
The United Bank of Egypt plans to grant 100 awards to its clients who hold the MasterCard “Rakhaa”, considered to be the first credit card which meets Shari’a provisions in Egypt. According to the bank’s Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mohamed Ashmawy, the award will be given to those who use the card for …
10% of Egyptians use prepaid Visa cards: MENA director of prepaid products
MENA top region for total volume of prepaid card usage with 82.6% growth in the last year, says Sumit Tyagi
Electronic payments benefit people excluded from formal financial services: MasterCard Country Manager
In an exclusive interview with the Daily News Egypt, Magdy Hassan, Country Manager of MasterCard Egypt, highlighted the programmes and services the credit card provider offers. He also highlighted the “Road to Inclusion Report” adopted by MasterCard.
CIB and EgyptAir launch joint-brand airline credit card
The joint-brand credit card was launched through the “Mileseverywhere” initiative, which offer client new benefits.
Online shopping on the rise in Egypt: MasterCard
Souq, Jumia, Amazon and Facebook the most commonly used online shopping websites