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Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA), headquartered in Purchase, New York, is the second-largest payment-processing corporation in the world. Mastercard offers a broad range of financial services, processing close to $9 trillion in transaction volume in 2023. Operating in over 200 countries and handling transactions in more than 150 currencies, Mastercard connects consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments, and businesses worldwide, enabling secure, seamless, and fast payments.
Mastercard's core business revolves around payment processing, providing innovative payment solutions and technologies that include credit, debit, prepaid, and commercial cards. The company is also invested in driving financial inclusion and digital economy growth, demonstrated by initiatives like the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth and the Mobilizing Access to the Digital Economy (MADE) Alliance: Africa, which aims to extend digital access to 100 million individuals and businesses in Africa over the next decade.
Recent news highlights the impact of Mastercard's social and economic initiatives. For instance, the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth supported the (Re)building Ukrainian Business program, helping Ukrainian women entrepreneurs who fled the war to start new ventures in Poland. This program provided legal, business, and financial support and free childcare, which was crucial for these women to focus on their businesses.
On the financial front, Mastercard also launched the Mastercard Foundation Asset Management (MFAM) Corporation to manage and diversify the investment portfolio of the Mastercard Foundation. This organization aims to support the foundation's mission of advancing education and financial inclusion for young people in Africa and Indigenous youth in Canada, ensuring long-term philanthropic success.
Key products and services offered by Mastercard include the Mastercard Network, which powers global payments, and various digital payment solutions like contactless payments, mobile payments, and digital wallets. Additionally, Mastercard collaborates with governments and other organizations to develop and implement policies that enhance access to financial services, driving economic growth and innovation.
Mastercard's commitment to creating a sustainable and inclusive digital economy is evident in its strategic partnerships and continuous investment in technology and infrastructure. By leveraging secure data, robust networks, and strong partnerships, Mastercard aims to deliver safe, simple, smart, and accessible transaction experiences for its users globally.
CNO Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CNO) has appointed Jess Turner to its board of directors, effective immediately. Turner, currently serving as Executive Vice President and Global Head of Open Banking and API at Mastercard (NYSE: MA), brings significant fintech, financial services, and management experience to the board. Her appointment increases the CNO board size to nine directors.
Turner's expertise in tech-enabled customer experiences, digital product development, and technology security is expected to contribute to CNO's strategic growth priorities. At Mastercard, she leads the development of new products and technologies for open banking, driving innovation with key partners across the ecosystem. Her previous roles at Mastercard included leading strategy for blockchain, digital assets, crypto, and open banking products.
Mastercard and the African Development Bank Group have launched the MADE Alliance (Mobilizing Access to the Digital Economy) initiative to bring 3 million farmers in Kenya, Tanzania, and Nigeria into the digital economy. This is part of a larger plan to enable digital access for 100 million people and businesses across Africa in 10 years.
The initiative will provide farmers with a digital identity and access to a network of 6,000 digital agricultural agents through Mastercard's Community Pass infrastructure. This technology aims to connect smallholder farmers, who often lack visibility and access to financial services, with banks, buyers, traders, and insurance companies.
The MADE Alliance focuses on digitalizing agriculture to boost sustainable access to critical services, including affordable digital financial services, internet connectivity, digital skilling, clean energy asset financing, and access to markets. This initiative is expected to bring significant efficiencies to the marketplace and reduce waste and fraud across the ecosystem.
Mastercard and PredictX are collaborating to help companies manage sustainable business travel. PredictX's AI-powered platform analyzes travel data to provide carbon emission insights and suggest more climate-friendly options. The partnership aims to address challenges in tracking travel-related emissions, including data fragmentation and lack of standardization.
Key points discussed:
- Importance of active management over passive annual reporting
- Need for standardization in travel industry sustainability metrics
- Role of employee engagement and education in achieving sustainable travel goals
- Future innovations like predictive tools for forecasting carbon footprints of events
The collaboration supports Mastercard's commitment to an inclusive, digital economy benefiting everyone, everywhere.
Mastercard and Amazon Payment Services have signed a multi-year partnership to digitize payment acceptance across Middle East and Africa. The collaboration covers key countries including Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, South Africa and UAE. Amazon Payment Services will adopt Mastercard Gateway, a single touchpoint for payment processing available in 40 markets in the region.
This integration aims to provide fast, seamless, and secure transactions for thousands of merchants, including Amazon online stores in UAE and Egypt. The partnership aligns with the increasing demand for digital payments, with 95% of consumers in the region considering emerging payment methods. Both companies will also co-create innovative multi-rail payment solutions, including Secure Card on File, Click to Pay, and token authentication services.
Mastercard is supporting initiatives to democratize data analytics and AI for small businesses. The company highlights three projects:
1. Datasketch's chatbot program in Bogotá, Colombia, helping small businesses like Azahar Coffee analyze their data for better decision-making.
2. Community Reinvestment Fund's CRF Insights tool, which provides quick financial snapshots for small business advisers in Chicago.
3. Vested Impact's platform for affordable ESG measurement, aiming to assess 1.2 million small businesses by the end of 2024.
Mastercard is also partnering on the AI2AI Challenge to recognize innovative AI solutions for inclusion, and collaborating with Create Labs to develop an inclusive AI tool for small-business owners.
Safaricom and Mastercard have partnered to boost payment acceptance and cross-border remittance services in Kenya, benefiting over 636,000 M-PESA merchants. This collaboration aims to leverage M-PESA's extensive merchant network and Mastercard's global payment infrastructure to provide seamless, secure, and scalable payment solutions. The partnership will enhance digital payments across Kenya by embedding Mastercard's omnichannel acceptance solutions into M-PESA's merchant space. Additionally, it will streamline cross-border transactions, making them faster and more reliable. Kenya's payment acceptance market is growing, with mobile wallet payments driven by M-PESA showing a 12.7% CAGR between 2020 and 2024. The first initiatives from this partnership are expected to roll out in the coming months, supporting Safaricom's journey towards securing its acquiring license.
Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) has announced a quarterly cash dividend of 66 cents per share. This dividend will be paid on November 8, 2024 to shareholders of record as of October 9, 2024. The dividend applies to both Class A and Class B common stockholders. This announcement demonstrates Mastercard's commitment to returning value to its shareholders and reflects the company's financial stability and confidence in its future performance.
Mastercard has announced its acquisition of Recorded Future, a global threat intelligence company, for $2.65 billion. This strategic move aims to enhance Mastercard's cybersecurity services and bolster the security of the digital economy. Recorded Future, serving over 1,900 clients across 75 countries, including 45 governments and more than 50% of Fortune 100 companies, will complement Mastercard's existing suite of services.
The acquisition is expected to strengthen Mastercard's capabilities in identity, fraud prevention, real-time decisioning, and cybersecurity. By leveraging Recorded Future's AI-powered analytics and real-time threat visibility, Mastercard aims to provide enhanced protection for its network of merchants and financial institutions. The deal is anticipated to close by the first quarter of 2025, subject to regulatory approval.
Mastercard's Tara Nathan, Executive Vice President and Founder of Community Pass, has been recognized on the Top Agri-food Pioneers (TAP) List by the World Food Prize Foundation. This honor acknowledges Community Pass's commitment to digital transformation in agriculture, particularly benefiting smallholder farmers. The platform aims to improve market linkages, livelihoods, and food security for farmers facing global and climate challenges.
Community Pass provides critical access to resources such as quality seeds, micro-credit (around $50), and fair market buyers. By facilitating these connections, the platform is working towards creating more resilient agricultural ecosystems. The recognition on the TAP List serves as motivation for the team to continue their efforts in maximizing positive impact in the agricultural sector.
Mastercard (NYSE: MA) has announced that CEO Michael Miebach will present at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference in San Francisco on Monday, September 9. The presentation is scheduled to start at 6:05 p.m. Eastern Time and will last for about 35 minutes.
Investors and interested parties can access a live audio webcast of the discussion through Mastercard's investor relations website. For those unable to tune in live, a replay of the webcast will be available on the same platform for 30 days following the event.
This presentation offers an opportunity for investors to gain insights into Mastercard's strategy and performance directly from the company's top executive.
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