MasterCard (MA)

Blockchain Futurist Conference is set to return to Toronto on July 21–22, 2026, bringing together institutions and digital asset leaders to explore emerging advances in finance. The conference will focus on key topics including digital asset regulation, institutional adoption, stablecoins, tokenization, artificial intelligence, compliance, decentralized finance, and digital identity. Featured sessions will include discussions with representatives from organizations such as Bloomberg, JPMorgan, Mastercard, and other industry leaders. Sponsors and partners including AiraPay and Stablecorp will showcase innovations in payments and stablecoin technology, while special programming from organizations such as House of Intelligence and Invest Hong Kong will shine the spotlight on emerging trends in AI, privacy, and global digital asset adoption.

Blockchain Futurist Conference is set to return to Toronto on July 21–22, 2026, bringing together institutions and digital asset leaders to explore emerging advances in finance. The conference will focus on key topics including digital asset regulation, institutional adoption, stablecoins, tokenization, artificial intelligence, compliance, decentralized finance, and digital identity. Featured sessions will include discussions with representatives from organizations such as Bloomberg, JPMorgan, Mastercard, and other industry leaders. Sponsors and partners including AiraPay and Stablecorp will showcase innovations in payments and stablecoin technology, while special programming from organizations such as House of Intelligence and Invest Hong Kong will shine the spotlight on emerging trends in AI, privacy, and global digital asset adoption.

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 87 cents per share. The cash dividend will be paid on August 7, 2026 to holders of record of its Class A common stock and Class B common stock as of July 9, 2026.

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) announced the results of its annual meeting of stockholders, held today.

New platform helps businesses make their products and services discoverable, recommendable, and purchasable through AI shopping agents

Chargebacks directly affect stability. For businesses, they represent financial losses, payment system penalties, and the real risk of permanently losing a merchant account. Analysts predict that global losses from disputes will exceed $33 billion by 2027. This is why investors and fintech companies are increasingly looking at the chargeback protection market — and investing in it.

The rise of AI has created new ways to buy and sell goods and services. Now it’s requiring a new class of payments.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 8, 2026 -- RapidCents Inc., a Canadian-founded payment processing and payment technology company, is strengthening its position as a trusted payment partner for businesses seeking transparent pricing, predictable funding, stronger fraud protection, and responsive support.

Now in its ninth year, Canada’s premier Web3 gathering will spotlight the people, technologies, and ideas driving the next era of AI and digital finance

724SOFTWARE, a Vietnam IT company providing offshore software development teams and enterprise IT services, has passed 500 completed projects, opened its third office, and appointed a new CEO at AI education subsidiary 724Edu, formalising the group's move beyond services into proprietary AI products. The three announcements close out a 12-month period in which the offshore Vietnam IT company crossed 200 engineers, served more than 100 active clients across over 10 countries, and retained 95% of them.

Cultivate Crypto recently released a platform with educational materials for cryptocurrency beginners, focusing on Bitcoin and Stablecoins. The platform offers no-cost video courses, one-on-one lessons, and daily Telegram updates to help newcomers understand digital currency fundamentals.

Mastercard today announced a series of leadership updates that build on the company’s strategy and momentum by sharpening execution and deepening its customer focus in support of its continued growth.

The platform is the first regulated prediction market built for mainstream consumers, combining a free, ad-free news service, live social commentary and a proprietary AI research assistant.

Better Payments Solutions has updated its zero-fee cash discount program, expanding compliant merchant credit card processing across retail, service, and online business environments in the US.

Better Payments Solutions has updated its cash discount payment system, offering US business owners a merchant processing solution designed to reduce transaction costs and help businesses retain more revenue from every card sale.

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) today announced its participation in the following investor conferences:

Mastercard Transaction Services (U.S.) LLC (MTS US) has been granted a BitLicense by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS).

The retailer offers huge discounts on top brands like TaylorMade, Callaway, and more.

France, May 19, 2026 -- With speakers and participants from the NFL, ATP Tour, Paris Saint-Germain, Mastercard, WTA Ventures, Amazon Web Services, Carlyle, Permira, Bpifrance, SailGP, UTS, League One Volleyball, TikTok, UEFA, IBM, Snap, and more, SportGen Summit 2026 brings nearly 1,000 sports business leaders to Paris for two days of strategy, investment, and partnership.

SINGAPORE - Media OutReach Newswire - 14 May 2026 - Veritickets, a global event ticketing platform, has become the first brand to sell overseas...

Amazon today launched the new Prime Business Card and Amazon Business Card, bringing together the Amazon rewards business customers love with powerful new benefits to help businesses make the most of their spending on Amazon. These cards, issued by U.S. Bank as part of the Mastercard® network, offer rewards wherever customers are shopping, access to flexible financing for purchases, and no annual or foreign transaction fees. Both cards are now available to new applicants.

-, May 5, 2026 -- Originally posted on: https://paymentgods.com/blog/analysis/how-subscription-businesses-can-cut-failed-payment-rates-below-2 The average subscription business experiences a 5% to 10% failed payment rate on credit card autopay each month. For a business with $500,000 in monthly recurring revenue, a 7% failure rate represents $35,000 in delayed or permanently lost revenue every month. Reducing that failure rate below 2% is achievable with a specific combination of payment method selection, automated retry logic, and dunning management. No single change delivers the full improvement alone.

Payout speed is usually treated like a headline claim, but it tells readers something more useful than that. It shows how a platform thinks about the full payment journey, from method selection to approval flow to final settlement. In that sense, speed is not just a convenience feature. It is part of the product itself, because it shapes how clear, responsive, and complete the overall experience feels.

LOS GATOS, Calif, April 30, 2026 -- Young Naturopathic Center for Wellness (YNC), a naturopathic and functional medicine clinic serving Los Gatos, Saratoga, Campbell, Monte Sereno, and the greater South Bay, has been awarded LegitScript Healthcare Merchant Certification as of March 27, 2026. The certification confirms that the clinic meets a set of compliance and transparency standards recognized by major payment networks and digital advertising platforms for healthcare providers operating in high-risk regulated categories.

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) today announced its first quarter 2026 financial results through an earnings release available on the company’s Investor Relations website at investor.mastercard.com. The earnings release will be furnished with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on a Form 8-K and available here.