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MENA Region Holds Regulatory Clues For Merchants

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In regions where open banking and other electronic payments pilots are becoming common, such as the Middle East-North Africa (MENA) region, pandemic-era payments are all about privacy, security and trust, particularly in B2B transactions. Privacy Protection In The Spotlight. Lessons From Abroad. 3D Secure 2.0

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Uber Teams With Marqeta To Issue Global Cards

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Card-issuing firm Marqeta is forming a strategic partnership with rideshare giant Uber , to provide global cards and a payments infrastructure. “A Uber will be using our modern card-issuing technology to support its ecosystem of apps, which have more than 100 million monthly global users,” Marqeta said.

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Virtual Cards and Straight-Through Processing Set To Level B2B Playing Field

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Virtual cards and straight-through processing (STP) are poised to get more attention from buyers and suppliers as the pandemic recedes. Suppliers, he said, have traditionally been less amenable to commercial card payments, but are increasingly starting to accommodate buyers’ payment preferences.

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Mastercard, Network International To Introduce Commercial Cards In Middle East, Africa

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Mastercard is teaming up with Network International , which works in digital commerce for the Middle East and Africa, to help drive the adoption of commercial payment services in that region, according to a press release.

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Adobe On How Regional Payments Enable Global Growth

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Modern consumers purchase everything from software to music streaming to groceries through subscriptions, but even merchants that have been successful in their domestic markets can find it challenging to make the model work abroad. This makes researching a region’s preferences critical before launching services there.

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FinTechs Embrace Collaboration For Corporate Card Solutions

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This week's Commercial Card Innovation Tracker finds FinTechs and payment technology players like Mastercard, Visa and Nets embracing partnerships to roll out new corporate card solutions, including virtual commercial cards and small business credit cards designed to enhance spend management and help SMBs access credit during turbulent times.

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Afterpay Hires Ex-Airbnb Official For Global Marketing

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Geoff Seeley, former Airbnb marketing official, is now working with payment company Afterpay as its global marketing leader. Before that, he worked on digital transformation at Pearson , the world’s biggest education company, and he also worked in marketing at Unilever , Ogilvy and Dentsu Aegis.

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