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A Year in Review: A Joyful Journey to Masters of Code Mastery
It’s hard to believe the Masters of Code hackathon series is finished, for 2015 that is. It was an incredible experience: When we conceived of the hackathon series, the goal was to get close to and...
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Shop ’til the Prices Drop with Earny
It all started when my roommate Dori bought a blazer for $129 and I bought the same one for $65 less. I had to rub it in, wouldn’t you? Being a fierce competitor, Dori remembered that many credit cards...
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Live Scoring & Mobile Payments for all Sports Clubs
When two sports buffs missed a game of their local sports clubs and couldn’t find a way to follow along through live updates and stats, an idea was born. Soon thereafter, Barry Nestor and I set out to...
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Sheer Grit Spurs Women Entrepreneurs, but Supporting Conditions are Crucial...
Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs reveals top countries where female-owned businesses flourish PURCHASE, N.Y. – March 7, 2017 – While female entrepreneurship is often founded on necessity and...
View ArticleMastercard Start Path Global Startups Forecast a Fintech Future
Applications currently being accepted for Start Path Global 2017 summer class To tweet this news, copy and paste: NEWS: @MAStartPath expands globally in its search for innovative #startups Purchase,...
View ArticleMastercard Announces Its Summer 2017 Start Path Class
New wave of startups to focus on the use of beacon technology, contactless solutions and artificial intelligence to drive payments innovation Copenhagen, Denmark – June 26, 2017 – Today at Money20/20...
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Bringing Global Thinking and African Growth Together
When I left Lagos to move to the United States in 2006, I was excited because had just been admitted into the Wharton School for an MBA. Yet at the same time, I left behind a promising career, family...
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How to Take Fintech Innovations Farther, Faster
A quick Google search for the word “fintech” yields roughly 25 million responses in just over half a second, and its relevance is growing as quickly as you can say the word. That’s enough pieces of...
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Fridays with Fintechs: Why Start Path Supports Female-Founded Startups
Gender diversity is good for business. Not only is cultivating a diverse leadership team the right thing to do, but companies with a blend of women and men in positons of power have a proven track...
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Fridays with Fintechs: What Have I Done?
No seriously. What have I done?! I’ve fallen for payments, and now I can’t get up. I spend all day every day pondering how payments ought to be, and how a startup focused on payments ought to be. All...
View ArticleLatest Mastercard Start Path Program Includes Blockchain, Digital Identity...
Startups will join the Mastercard Start Path program to receive the mentorship needed for long-term success Miami, F.L. – November 30, 2017 – Mastercard today announced its largest and most diverse...
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Fridays with Fintechs – How Hashtags are a Force for Good
Ever since I was a child, I’ve seen generosity as a superpower – everyone has the potential to tap into it to become a force for good. But it wasn’t until I saw a Facebook post about an Afghan educator...
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Fridays With Fintechs: How I Became the Receipts Guy
They call me the Receipts Guy. I’ve been championing digital receipts since 2010, spurred by own contempt for paper receipts. They clutter your wallet when you don’t need them, and get lost or fade...
View ArticleFortune Favors the Bold: Modern Nomads
The way we make money and spend money is changing. A few years ago, having a full-time job that provided stability and a consistent income while doing passion projects on the side was a common...
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How CÍVICO is Connecting Cities with Citizens in Latin America
There are more than 35 million citizens in México City, Bogotá or Santiago, yet there is no single app or website to use to find destinations. There’s no one stop shop to learn about local merchants,...
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Women in Charge: Mastercard Index reveals how countries are progressing to...
Call to action: Time to end gender bias against women entrepreneurs around the world Singapore – March 7, 2018 – Women entrepreneurs appear to thrive better in more developed economies, findings from...
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Fridays with Fintechs: Using Digital Escrow to Reduce Fraud
A friend of mine had his car stolen when trying to sell it to someone he met online. He handed over the keys to the potential buyer for a test drive and the moment he turned his back to make the buyer...
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Fridays with Fintechs: Connecting Africa’s Young People to the Digital Economy
It was 2015 and I had just moved back to Nigeria from New York after years working as a travel writer. Surprisingly, life in Nigeria wasn’t as different as I imagined – thanks to the internet. For the...
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Fridays With Fintechs: Changing the Delivery of Humanitarian Aid
In 2009, I ran the world’s toughest marathon in Sahara Desert to fundraise for a charity. I raised $122k and I wanted the money to go towards reconstructive facial surgeries for children. Long story...
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Fridays with Fintechs: How Hamburgers Inspired Payments Innovation
My buddies and I are constantly in the pursuit of the “perfect burger.” So much so that I once sent my friend $20, using a Canadian e-transfer money service, and a message telling her to visit the...
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The 2019 FinTech Effect for Banking and Commerce
And…exhale. Since 2014, Mastercard has scoured every corner of the globe to find the world’s best startups. Finding them, however, is only one piece of the puzzle, and our startup engagement program,...
View ArticleTraditional Financial Institutions Embrace Fintech Disruption
Mastercard-Sponsored Study Identifies Opportunities for Growth, Partnership PURCHASE, N.Y. – April 23, 2019 – As new technologies and regulations bring new opportunities and challenges to the financial...
View ArticleMastercard and USAID Extend Relationship to Support Women Entrepreneurs
W-GDP Effort Builds on Existing Commitments and Programs to Fuel Personal and Economic Growth The Hague – June 5, 2019 – Women are a driving force for increasing global economic growth and security,...
View ArticleMastercard and Zoho Expand Access to Tools to Help Small Businesses Owners...
Robust solution suite offers resources to help small businesses increase efficiency and grow faster Purchase, NY – July 11, 2019 – Mastercard today announced it is expanding its partnership with Zoho...
View ArticleMastercard Index: U.S., New Zealand, Canada and Israel are the top markets...
Women entrepreneurs are opening businesses at a higher rate than before, but challenges persist Reykjavik – November 20, 2019 – Female entrepreneurs around the world are making strides to overcome...
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