MasterCard Worldwide

MasterCard Worldwide has announced appointment of Maripi S. Jalandoni as a new Group Head of Marketing for its Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa (APMEA) region. According to the company’s policy Jalandoni will ensure that the company’s brand positioning is executed effectively. Living in Singapore, she will control regional management of marketing teams and develop new strategies to accommodate local market opportunities. 

 According to local sources MasterCard Worldwide is considering expanding its business in Azerbaijan. This statement was made today at the seminar organized by the Central Bank of Azerbaijan for commercial banks with the participation of MasterCard representatives. 

MasterCard Worldwide has announced appointment of Carlos Menendez to the post of Group Executive, Global Debit, effective September 1, 2010. Menendez will have global responsibility for innovation, commercialization and development of go-to-market strategies for the portfolio of MasterCard debit products around the world, including Debit MasterCard, Maestro and Cirrus brands.

BNY Mellon Treasury Services and MasterCard Worldwide today announced that BNY Mellon will be integrating the MasterCard Payment Gateway™ into its suite of payment solutions for corporate clients.  Complementing the ACH, wire transfer and check payment services already available from BNY Mellon, the MasterCard Payment Gateway will allow BNY Mellon clients to take advantage of the speed, cost efficiency, security and disbursements management benefits of electronic B-to-B card payments as part of a comprehensive array of payment alternatives.

MasterCard Worldwide today announced the launch of the MasterCard Priceless Gift Finder (www.priceless.com/giftfinder), a new online tool designed to drive e-commerce by helping online shoppers find the perfect gift this holiday season.

MasterCard Worldwide has announced about its innovation for iPhone and iPod touch users which now allows them to locate the nearest ATM wherever in the world they are. More than two million consumers contact MasterCard via the Internet, phone and SMS to find ATM locations. With new MasterCard ATM Hunter application they can do it quickly and easily.

MasterCard Worldwide announced  today the issuance of the 50 millionth MasterCard® PayPassTM card or device, as of 4Q 2008, which in the last year more than doubles the number of cards and devices in circulation around the world. This significant PayPass momentum demonstrates not only the demand for simple solutions when it comes to payments, but also the continued secular shift toward electronic payments as validated by recent data1 that indicates 41 percent of consumers use cash less often today than they did two years ago.