Drunk online shoppers are blowing budgets with a credit card in-hand and booze in the other. Shopping online in your pajamas at 3 in the morning is nothing short of cool. But, mixing in a little Tequila and traditional brick-n-mortar store “impulse buying” returns, but exponentially, becoming stupid SUI (Shopping Under the Influence) purchases. About…
Thanks to some young bright financial technology engineers you can now consolidate up to 24 credit or debit cards into one card you can use at the cash register, as well as enabling peer-to-peer payments with instant access to funds. The new Binji payment platform with Mastercard Debit works in tandem with the Binji App…
Mastercard and Western Union are teaming to to explore the development of a digital model to help refugees more easily access basic human goods, services and finances within refugee settlements. The aim is to enable refugees, their host communities and donors to send and receive funds digitally, allowing for more transparency and long-term empowerment of…
Subway sandwich shops have launched a bot for Facebook Messenger enabling customers to order sandwiches and salads nationwide in the U.S.. The bot for Messenger is the latest addition to the brand’s mobile order systems that includes web ordering and app ordering. To use the bot: launch the Messenger app, visit Messenger.com or visit Facebook.com/subway…
U.S.-based peer-to-peer bitcoin technologists Paxful unveiled a new widget, allowing anyone to buy bitcoin worldwide instantly with over 300 ways to pay. The widget provided by Paxful can be embedded within any website, blog, YouTube channel, mobile app, email subscriber list, or even a Facebook page, instantly allowing anybody to have their own customized bitcoin…
When it comes to online shopping the British are the most avid online shoppers in Europe, while one in four Europeans with access to the internet purchased products or services online at least once a week in 2016. The findings come from a MasterCard survey which reveals interesting differences from country to country in terms of…
Exclusion has a serious impact on a person’s quality of life, denying them basic benefits and choice including increased protection, convenience and access to the global economy. That the tools and technology are readily available to those who are in need of inclusion demonstrates that this is a solvable problem and one that partnership,…
