MasterCard News

MasterCard Incorporated announced the results of its Annual Meeting of Stockholders, held earlier today at the company's headquarters in Purchase, NY.

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Tomorrow morning is MA's annual shareholder meeting, and investors may have some questions given the credit card name's disappointing quarterly revenues reported last month.

Payment processors are an enigma. The ubiquity of the brand and how frequently we use it make it seem so simple.

The program provides educational opportunities in business to 50 underserved high school students.

During these revolutionary periods the people involved in the revolution need to be able to communicate.

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co., Taiwan's third-largest telecom operator, said Thursday it is set to launch a trial project for mobile payments based on near-field communication technology in the second half of 2013.

Dollar Tree, Inc. is looking for a growth opportunity with increased selling space this year.

Today, Wall Street Reports announced new research reports highlighting Visa Inc. , American Express Company , MasterCard Incorporated , Discover Financial Services , and Capital One Financial Corp. .

International payment processing company, MasterCard Worldwide entered into a partnership deal with Kount to receive more orders and enhance revenues.

VISA Inc's capacity to add as much as US$10.5 billion of borrowings to its debt-free balance sheet is giving the world's largest bank-card network room to reward shareholders even if it's required to buy a European affiliate.

Last week, a report showed that the U.S. services sector expanded in the month of May. The expansion of the vast services sector is an encouraging sign for the overall economy.

MasterCard announced today the launch of a brand new training facility in Kenya to empower the financial services ecosystem with knowledge on various aspects of cashless payments in order to boost acceptance readiness in the region.

Edward Snowden, the former CIA and Booz Allen computer security technician who says he leaked information about National Security Agency surveillance programs , has told The Guardian that he wants "to seek asylum in a country with shared values."

"MasterCard Incorporated has been reiterated by TheStreet Ratings as a buy with a ratings score of A+.

MasterCard Worldwide and Kount, a leading provider of fraud prevention and management technology, today announced an agreement to make MasterCard's Expert Monitoring Fraud Scoring for Merchants available to Kount and its merchant customers.

According to the MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index released today, Asia/Pacific cities continued their ascendance as global destinations in 2012, with nearly half of the world's top 20 cities by visitor arrivals and expenditure heralding from the region.

's stock had its "neutral" rating restated by Zacks in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, Analyst Ratings Network reports.

A combination of an improving market, rising home prices, and ongoing record low lending rates is creating a slow but steady recovery and giving investors ample reason to be optimistic about the future.

's stock had its "buy" rating reaffirmed by equities research analysts at TheStreet in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, Stock Ratings Network reports.