June 22, 2022
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4min
        Scybers to market and sell Mastercard’s RiskRecon and enable organizations to pre-empt and mitigate cyber threats Mastercard, today announced a strategic partnership with Scybers, a global cybersecurity consulting and managed services company to bring Mastercard’s RiskRecon to Scybers’ customers.  RiskRecon is a Mastercard cybersecurity product that enables organizations to assess and […]

June 22, 2022
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5min
        22 June 2022, Colombo Sri Lanka: In its endeavor to support Sri Lankan businesses, DFCC Bank, the Bank for Everyone, announced the implementation of Mastercard into its Payment Gateway to empower customers to sell goods and services online and receive payments electronically. The implementation of the Mastercard Payment Gateway is yet […]

June 13, 2022
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6min
        A Credit Card exclusively for women has been launched by the Commercial Bank of Ceylon, giving new expression to its commitment to the empowerment of this customer segment. The latest addition to the Bank’s ‘Anagi Women’s Banking’ portfolio, the ‘Anagi’ branded Near-field Communication (NFC) enabled Credit Card from Mastercard will be […]

December 22, 2021
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9min
      Mastercard Foundation launched the COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Programme (CRRP) to help micro- small- medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to respond to and withstand the impact of pandemic NAIROBI, Kenya, December 20, 2021 — When the first case of  COVID-19 was detected in Kenya in March 2020, it marked the beginning of a long […]

December 20, 2021
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    Colombo – December 21, 2021 – Mastercard was recognized as the ‘Most Valuable Payment Partner’ by Daraz, Sri Lanka’s largest online shopping platform for generating ‘Highest Overall Payment Volume’; ‘Highest Overall Transaction Volume’; and ‘Highest Total Payment Volume’, during the Daraz Payment Partner Performance Awards 2021. The award recognizes the exceptional value delivered to […]

November 16, 2021
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7min
        The trio of partnerships with Amber, Bitkub and CoinJar make it easier for consumers and corporates to spend cryptocurrency on physical or digital Mastercard payment cards Colombo – November 15th, 2021 – In partnership with Mastercard, three leading cryptocurrency service providers in Asia Pacific will be launching crypto-funded Mastercard payment cards. […]

June 25, 2021
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4min
      Colombo, June 25th, 2021 – Mastercard today announced the appointment of Nikhil Sahni as its new Division President, South Asia & Country Corporate Officer, India, taking over from Porush Singh.  Porush Singh will be relocating to Singapore and assuming a new role within the company. Nikhil joins Mastercard with nearly 25 years […]


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