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SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Mastercard Leads Central Bank Digital Currency Test. Mastercard is one of them: Last week, the company announced the development of a virtual testing platform built for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), as more governments around the world have announced plans to explore state-backed crypto.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Flywire, Mastercard Team On Cross-Border Tuition Payments. Flywire will work with Mastercard to offer discounted foreign exchange rates for educational international tuition payments. Students will have the capacity to use their own currencies for payments via Mastercard debit or credit cards.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

This is a great example of the strength that our partnership with Mastercard brings to our credit card offering.”. Last week, Mastercard announced its virtual testing platform for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). We expect this functionality to be widespread in the market in the coming years.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The Open Banking Connect service of Mastercard will make the FI’s “Pay by Bank” platform possible. Scotland’s Tesco Bank has indicated that it is the first U.K. financial institution (FI) to unveil technology that enables its 2.6 million credit card clients to more simply control and pay their balances.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The company said last year that it had launched smart business accounts in tandem with Mastercard , where accounts can be activated within 24 hours after identity verification within Oyster’s app. In terms of mechanics, account holders can make and accept transfers through an Interbank CLABE standard.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

In separate news, QuadPay recently teamed with Mastercard Vyze to provide a new installment-based payment infrastructure. “We are thrilled to be partnering with GameStop as they look to provide their customers with a simple and flexible way to pay over time both online and at the point of sale inside their more than 3,300 U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

In its notice posted Tuesday, Starbucks said acceptable payment methods include Apple Pay, Google Pay and PayPal, as well as Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover credit cards and debit cards. At the same time, Starbucks reported a “significant acceleration” in the number of customers downloading its app.

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