Mastercard

Mastercard just launched a pilot program that allowed customers to use facial recognition to make payments. This technology Mastercard is using will let users make payments by either using their face or the palm of their hand. Mastercard made the announcement for the new facial recognition feature on May 17th. Click Here To Read More. […]

Russia continues to be completely shut out from the world after Visa and Mastercard announced that the companies will no longer provide services there. That means people wouldn’t be able to withdraw money from ATMs or use cards payments at businesses. Both companies together provide services to the world with about 90% of credit and […]

Some numbers are coming in from over the Thanksgiving holiday shopping weekend. According to MasterCard, online sales from Black Friday were up 10% this year.  And now that many stores have reopened, in-store sales took a huge jump as well. MasterCard says in-store sales went up by 43%. Analysts for the company say the increase […]

Jennifer Hudson has formed a partnership with MasterCard in an endeavor that’s primary focus is to strengthen and push Black-owned businesses forward. The partnership seeks to use a $500 million commitment to build up Black-owned small businesses that have suffered in the past year due to the pandemic, while giving financial opportunities to entrepreneurs affected […]

After Rochester’s City Hall closed because of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, many couples were forced to put their wedding plans on hold to stay safe. Over the weekend, the City Clerk’s Office revealed that it has transitioned to online processes for marriage licenses and ceremony services. Governor Andrew Cuomo gave the City Clerk the authority to […]