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National Bank, Mastercard launch 1st ever prepaid Umrah Card
Mar 11, 2024In a city hotel, National Bank Limited (NBL) and Mastercard introduced the first multi-currency prepaid Umrah Card in Bangladesh. The card was unveiled by Dr. Syed Ferhat Anwar, Chairman of National Bank Limited. The bank’s independent... -
Grameenphone, Dhaka Bank Limited and Mastercard bring two new credit cards for ease of travelling and lifestyles
Apr 6, 2023Grameenphone has collaborated with Dhaka Bank Ltd (DBL) and Mastercard to launch two co-branded credit cards for its subscribers. The cards – World Card and Tayyebah Titanium Card – shall offer unique features to bring convenience... -
Visa, Mastercard and American Express to suspend all operations in Russia in protest at its invasion of Ukraine
Mar 8, 2022Visa, Mastercard and American Express have announced they will suspend all operations in Russia in protest at its invasion of Ukraine. But Russia’s major banks have already downplayed the impact the move will have on consumers.... -
Visa and Mastercard have halted their operations in Russia
Mar 6, 2022Visa and Mastercard, the world’s largest card payment companies, said on Saturday that they will cease operations in Russia, becoming the latest major US company to do so in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Mastercard... -
Visa, Mastercard, Amex block Russian banks after sanctions
Mar 2, 2022Following international sanctions in reaction to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, Visa, Mastercard, and American Express declared they were barring Russian banks from their payment networks. “As a result of sanction orders, we have blocked multiple financial... -
Mastercard to stop issuing cards with a magnetic strip
Aug 18, 2021Mastercard is to stop issuing cards with a magnetic strip. By 2033, none of its debit or credit cards will have a strip, with banks in many regions including Europe able to issue the strip-less cards... -
Visa, Mastercard Inc may reconsider their involvement in Facebook’s Libra
Oct 2, 2019Visa, Mastercard Inc and other key financial partners may reconsider their involvement in Facebook Inc’s cryptocurrency, Libra, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The financial backers to Libra did not... -
14 billion pound class action lawsuit against MasterCard blocked by British court
Jul 21, 2017News Hour: A 14 billion pound ($18 billion) class action lawsuit against MasterCard for allegedly overcharging more than 45 million people in Britain over a 16-year period was blocked by a British court on Friday. The...
