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Mastercard Incorporated
NYSE · Financial Services · Financial - Credit Services · US
$579.21
−1.11%Aug 18, 2026, 23:59 UTC
Rain, Visa, Mastercard, and other companies formed the Agentic Payments Alliance to standardize protocols and systems for agentic commerce.
Source:Aug 18, 2026, 14:34 UTC
Visa is reportedly seeking a new stablecoin settlement partner with multi-regional licensing capabilities, following Mastercard's acquisition of BVNK.
Aug 15, 2026, 05:55 UTC
Mastercard appointed Yasemin Bedir as President for Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa, effective September 1, 2026, succeeding Dimitrios Dosis who moved to Chief Commercial Payments Officer.
Aug 15, 2026, 00:06 UTC
Mastercard proposed to pay 50% of the amount demanded by Brazilian merchant acquirers affected by the collapse of Will Financeira (Will Bank), a FinTech linked to failed Banco Master, amid a dispute.
Source:Aug 13, 2026, 16:00 UTC
Pershing Square, led by Bill Ackman, disclosed in a shareholder letter that it has made new investments in six stocks since its IPO, including Visa, Mastercard, Netflix, S&P Global, ICE, and Alcon.
Aug 12, 2026, 21:33 UTC
Pershing Square Holdings announced in a shareholder letter that it has made six new investments since its IPO, including Visa, Mastercard, Netflix, S&P Global, Intercontinental Exchange, and Alcon.
Aug 12, 2026, 07:45 UTC
Skyro appointed Maria Medvedeva, a former Mastercard executive, as Managing Director for the Middle East to lead its expansion into Saudi Arabia and other GCC markets.
Source:Aug 11, 2026, 11:24 UTC
Zoomex launched twelve new USDT-margined stock perpetual contracts for UnitedHealth Group, General Electric, JPMorgan Chase, Gilead Sciences, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Amgen, Walmart, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Mastercard, PayPal Holdings, and Berkshire Hathaway Class B, offering 24/7 long and short trading with up to 25x leverage.
Source:Aug 10, 2026, 23:42 UTC
Synchrony and PayPal launched special financing for PayPal Credit Card cardholders across the entire Mastercard network, available both online and in stores.
Source:Aug 10, 2026, 08:09 UTC
Botim and Mastercard launched the Mastercard One Credential in the UAE, a single card solution that links one payment product to multiple funding sources, allowing eligible Botim cardholders to switch between prepaid balances and credit funding.
Aug 9, 2026, 23:59 UTC
Apple is preparing to launch Apple Pay in India in late September or October, initially supporting credit cards on global networks like Visa and Mastercard, without UPI support at launch.
Aug 7, 2026, 17:59 UTC
Berkshire Hathaway, under new CEO Greg Abel, exited 15 complete stock holdings including Visa, Mastercard, Amazon, Diageo, and Domino's Pizza during the first quarter of 2026.
Source:Aug 6, 2026, 11:45 UTC
Heifer International Kenya, Mastercard, KCB Foundation, and KCB Bank Kenya launched the Farmer Visibility Project in Nairobi, Kenya, a collaborative initiative to digitize transactions and support digital payments for smallholder dairy farmers.
Source:Aug 6, 2026, 11:30 UTC
Industry leaders at the 3rd India International FinTech Festival 2026 in New Delhi highlighted India's emergence as a global fintech innovation hub, driven by AI and Digital Public Infrastructure.
Source:Aug 6, 2026, 02:15 UTC
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is personally recruiting CEOs from over 40 companies across critical infrastructure sectors to join the Alliance for Critical Infrastructure, an industry group focused on AI risks and safeguards, with calls scheduled for August.
Aug 5, 2026, 10:01 UTC
Circle Internet Group announced the founding validator cohort and major institutional integrations for its Arc blockchain network, which is scheduled for public mainnet launch on September 16, 2026.
Aug 5, 2026, 03:34 UTC
Mastercard opened Asia Pacific's first Taste by Priceless dining club at Hong Kong International Airport, offering premium dining experiences to eligible cardholders.
Source:Aug 4, 2026, 09:15 UTC
Mastercard launched Priceless Africa on its Priceless.com platform, offering curated travel experiences and cardholder offers across nine African markets.
Source:Aug 4, 2026, 06:45 UTC
Mastercard announced six senior leadership appointments across Asia Pacific, including new division presidents and executives, and introduced a new two-division leadership structure in Southeast Asia effective 1 July 2026.
Source:Aug 3, 2026, 17:15 UTC
Emburse announced new strategic partnerships with Flight Centre Travel Group, TempoTrip, and World Travel, Inc., and an expanded collaboration with Mastercard to enhance its open travel and expense management ecosystem.
Aug 3, 2026, 13:58 UTC
American Airlines, Citi, and Mastercard introduced new travel and lifestyle benefits for their co-branded credit card.
Source:Aug 3, 2026, 11:45 UTC
Dubai Founders HQ partnered with Mastercard, supported by Pemo, to launch a founder finance solution for startups and SMEs in Dubai.
Source:Aug 3, 2026, 10:45 UTC
1LINK proposed to the State Bank of Pakistan that PayPak cards be made mandatory for government employees' salaries and government subsidies, with tax incentives and PoS terminal installations, to reduce reliance on Visa and Mastercard.
Source:Aug 2, 2026, 11:00 UTC
The Saudi Tourism Authority and Mastercard signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on marketing campaigns, data analytics, and digital solutions to boost tourism to Saudi Arabia.
Source:Jul 28, 2026, 12:56 UTC
Mastercard agreed to acquire BVNK for up to $1.8 billion in 2026.
Jul 23, 2026, 10:30 UTC
Manifest Finance launched a debit card in partnership with Mastercard.
Source:Jul 21, 2026, 14:15 UTC
Circle launched Arc, a four-layer blockchain-based economic operating system, with a testnet that went live in October 2025.
Source:Jun 16, 2026, 07:08 UTC
Worldline, ING, and Mastercard successfully executed Europe's first live end-to-end agentic commerce transaction at Money20/20 Europe in Amsterdam.
Source:Jun 16, 2026, 07:08 UTC
PayMongo, Paymentology, and Mastercard launched a Virtual Prepaid Business Payment Card for Philippine SMEs.
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