A new patent application from Mastercard suggests the company is exploring ways to build refund-capable services for cryptocurrency users.
A state government in India, Mastercard and Cisco are among 34 new members of the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance.
European consumers are largely avoiding cryptocurrencies when making e-commerce payments, MasterCard finds.
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has published four applications filed by MasterCard related to its work with blockchain tech.
MasterCard has quietly developed and released a set of blockchain APIs.
MasterCard has selected diamond provenance startup Everledger for its summer startup incubator. One of seven companies to join the 2016 Start Path Global program, Everledger will receive assistance from MasterCard to scale its operations and enter new markets. The startups will begin the program by working with MasterCard during a week-long immersion in London, followed […]
The operators of Sequoia Fund have predicted the rise of blockchain technology could put a damper on earnings at MasterCard.
A MasterCard exec has said that while the firm is interested in blockchain tech, it intends to be cautious with its strategy in this area.
Here's a round-up of some of the most notable interactions between payment giants and the world of crypto.
MasterCard has been named as one of 11 investors in Digital Currency Group's new funding round.
Often a topic of contention in the bitcoin community, CoinDesk has rounded up some of the most high profile patent submissions filed to date.
Users of the popular bitcoin tipping service ChangeTip can now top up their accounts with credit cards.
Bitcoin has been scrutinised in the past, but this week's criticism took a rather unexpected – and perhaps questionable – sense of humour.
Former MasterCard executive William Dennings has joined Bitreserve as the firm’s chief information security officer (CISO). Bitreserve noted Dennings’ appointment would be instrumental in the company’s mission to set anti-money laundering (AML) and know your customer (KYC) controls, required to safeguard users’ deposits and information. The newly appointed CISO said: “Information security extends well beyond IT […]
The risks presented by digital currencies far outweigh the benefits, MasterCard has claimed.