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Mastercard and visa plastic electronic credit cards macro close up. ISTANBUL, TURKEY - February 2022.
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Europe
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PSR moves to tighten transparency and governance of card scheme fees
December 23, 2025
Image of a man holding a smartphone with the Mastercard logo and another hand holding a Visa card
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Litigation
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Visa and Mastercard agree $167.5m settlement in long-running US ATM fee antitrust case
December 22, 2025
Foster City, CA, USA - May 1, 2022: Exterior view of the global payments technology company VISA, Inc.'s Headquarters campus in Foster City, California, United States.
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Fintech Unwrapped: Mastercard and TerraPay target global wallet acceptance
December 12, 2025
Damascus, Syria - September 29, 2024: Building of the Central National Bank of Syria in Damascus
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Payments
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Visa seals Central Bank of Syria deal as sanctions thaw opens door for digital payments
December 5, 2025
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November 21, 2025
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November 20, 2025
Image of a man holding a smartphone with the Mastercard logo and another hand holding a Visa card
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Litigation
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US Senator attacks Visa and Mastercard swipe fee deal as 'falling short'
November 18, 2025
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Stablecoins
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November 14, 2025
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Stablecoins
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Ripple makes a splash with stablecoin pilot and acquisitions 
November 7, 2025
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Close up of the U.S. Bank sign on the building at one of its branches in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA - May 12, 2023. U.S. Bank is an American banking institution.
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Fintech
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US Bank steps into BNPL space as card payments evolve
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Regulation
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Does Zero Hash’s MiCA licence move Mastercard’s deal one step closer? 
November 4, 2025
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