Wio Bank, the inaugural platform bank in the EEMEA region, has partnered with Mastercard to introduce the Carbon Calculator.

Mastercard

Wio Bank

Mastercard has partnered with Bidvest Bank to launch Bidvest Bank BidSend, a solution enabling customers to send international remittances conveniently.

Democratizing financial technology with a suite of API-based solutions

FinTech Infrastructure

Bidvest Bank Limited

Platforms that enable FinTechs to integrate a range of payment-related services such as one-time payments, subscriptions, and receipt management for domestic and cross-border transactions.


Mastercard and MDP (Modern Digital Processing), a payment processing provider, are partnering to transform the payments ecosystem for banks and non-financial institutions in the Middle East and Africa.

Masria Digital Payments

Platforms that allow FinTechs to integrate banking services such as opening and maintaining accounts, facilitating card payments, etc.


Pluto, a prominent UAE-based financial corporate spend management solutions provider, collaborates strategically with Mastercard to enhance B2B payment solutions across the GCC.

Pluto Card

Mastercard partners with MaxAB, a major B2B marketplace in Egypt, to enhance digitization and financial inclusion.

MaxAB

Hermes GPE

One Peak

InfraVia Capital Partners

TelevisaUnivision

Eliminating financial intermediaries by directly connecting individuals and businesses

P2P Financial Platforms

Paysend

Platforms using a global network of businesses and individuals to complete international fund transfers

Biz2X LLC partners with Mastercard to enhance access to capital for small businesses in the U.S. Lenders using the Biz2X® platform can leverage Mastercard's Small Business Credit Analytics for real-time data insights.

Biz2x

Platforms that allow FinTechs to integrate lending services,  by typically applying AI/ML technology to a spending analysis to analyze creditworthiness.

Mastercard and ProvidusBank have collaborated to launch the Providus Amphi Card, a digital payment solution aimed at fostering financial inclusion in Nigeria and across Africa.

ProvidusBank

The collaboration aims to create innovative solutions for government entities, large merchants, and banks, introducing card-linked offers and seamless redemption experiences across POS and ePOS systems.

Warply

Mastercard has teamed up with U GRO Capital to offer short-term loans as a digital supply chain financing solution to small merchants and MSMEs by leveraging Mastercard's network and U GRO Capital's underwriting and assessment model.

U Gro Capital

Societe Arabe Internationale De Banque (saib) has partnered with Mastercard to enhance digital payments and promote financial inclusion in Egypt.

Societe Arabe Internationale de Banque

Feedzai and Mastercard are partnering to enhance crypto fraud protection globally. Feedzai will utilize Mastercard's Ciphertrace crypto intelligence solutions to mitigate the risk of account-to-account fraud in crypto exchanges.

Feedzai

Companies that enable organizations to embed anti-money laundering (AML), identity verification, and know-your-customer (KYC) solutions.


This collaboration aims to introduce new Mastercard Card-as-a-Service (CaaS) and Bank-as-a-Fintech (BaaF) propositions in selected Arab countries, spanning from Levant to North Africa.

Areeba

Mastercard, in collaboration with G2 Esports, has launched the Mastercard Gamer Academy, a developmental program aiming to provide connections, skills, and mentorship to esports and gaming enthusiasts.

Educational technology plays a pivotal role in driving and enabling the revolution in post-secondary learning

Higher EdTech

G2 Esports

Designers of learning programs and creators of learning content, aggregators and libraries of learning content and program, massive open online course (MOOC) platform operators, and providers of content development tools for authoring and course-building.

Mastercard has launched the Mastercard Gamer Academy in collaboration with Riot Games.

Riot Games

Mastercard and NEC Corporation are partnering to implement NEC's face recognition and liveness verification technology, along with Mastercard's payment enablement, to enhance in-store checkout experiences globally.

Biometric Payments

NEC Corporation

Companies providing biometric POS terminals, including the complementing software that uses facial or iris recognition for payment authentication.

The partnership will utilize Mastercard Gateway's Transaction Risk Management (TRM) technology, offering safe and seamless digital transactions while providing customer protection against cybercrime and payment fraud.

Saudi Awwal Bank

Mastercard has partnered with Dubai Islamic Bank to launch cross-border payment services for P2P and B2B fund transfers.

Dubai Islamic Bank

Silverflow has partnered with Mastercard to launch its payment solutions in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) market, starting with Singapore.

Silverflow

IDVerse, a world-leading digital ID verification company, has joined the Mastercard Engage partner program to provide Mastercard customers with a fully automated identity verification solution.

IDVerse - An OCR Labs Company

Mastercard has partnered with Ottu, a fintech firm, to enable local payment methods in Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman. O

Ottu

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) has partnered with Mastercard to launch the SlicePay card, introducing the Mastercard Installments Program in the Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EEMEA) region. This buy now, pay later (BNPL) solution enables shoppers to convert purchases into four interest-free installments, offering a seamless installment financing experience.

Buy Now, Pay Later

First Abu Dhabi Bank

These providers integrate with the merchant’s e-commerce checkout. The service is offered through the provider’s app or a virtual card that facilitates in-store application, including non-partnered retailers.

Mastercard is partnering with Live Nation, the global live entertainment company, to provide over 100 million cardholders with exclusive access to concert presale tickets, premium seats, and VIP experiences.

Live Nation Entertainment

Mastercard and EedenBull, a FinTech focused on digital payment management solutions, teamed up to introduce a card and spend management solution for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the Asia-Pacific (APA

Platforms, apps, and cards to keep the corporate wallet in check

Business Expense Management

EedenBull

Platforms offering payout automation solutions that cover the process either entirely or partially—from vendor onboarding to making payments.

Mastercard has partnered with JetBlue to introduce two credit cards for residents in five Caribbean markets.

JetBlue Airways

Matercard has collaborated with CIBC FirstCaribbean to unveil two credit cards catering to residents in five Caribbean markets, namely The Bahamas, Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Cayman Islands.

First Caribbean International Bank

Mastercard is expanding its partnership with Agoda, a digital travel platform, to address B2B payment challenges in the travel and tourism sector.

Travel Tech

Agoda.com

Providers of technology-based solutions for accommodation providers, tour/experience operators to optimize revenue and operations.

Mastercard is collaborating with Euronet to introduce Card-as-a-Service (CaaS) and Bank-as-a-Fintech (BaaF) solutions in Pakistan.

Euronet Worldwide

MoonPay is partnering with Mastercard to explore the integration of Web3 tools for experiential marketing and enhancing customer connections.

Cryptocurrencies

MoonPay

Companies and protocols that offer infrastructure solutions for businesses to accept cryptocurrency payments for goods and services

KCB Bank Kenya has joined forces with Mastercard to launch the World Elite Exclusive Credit Card, catering to premium and private banking customers.

KCB Group

Mastercard and Remitly Global have partnered to expand access to cross-border payments and remittances.

Remitly

Mastercard and UAE-based fintech startup Pemo have formed a strategic partnership to promote cashless and flexible expense management for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in the UAE

Pemo

Mastercard and Cyber Monks, a Germany-based managed security services distributor, have launched a new cyber marketplace that aims to simplify the acquisition of cybersecurity solutions.

Cyber Monks

Mastercard is partnering with companies like Worldpay from FIS and Zip to leverage its open banking technology for secure lending and payments experiences.

Mastercard is collaborating with key partners such as Zip and Worldpay from FIS to utilize its open banking technology for providing flexible and secure lending and payments experiences for consumers and small businesses.

NatWest, in collaboration with Mastercard, has enrolled customer profiles and debit cards into the Click to Pay service, making it the first UK bank to enable Click to Pay for all its customers with a Mastercard debit card.

NatWest

University of Waterloo

Mastercard, in collaboration with Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE), has introduced the Mastercard Lounge in Scotiabank Arena.

Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment

Mastercard, in collaboration with Multiverse, is launching apprenticeships to enhance employee skills, focusing on advanced part-time training in data analysis and decision-making using data.

Modern tools to train and motivate staff, and bridge emerging skill gaps.

EdTech: Corporate Learning

Multiverse

Learning content | Career development includes providers of content libraries and customized courses focusing on learning and developing skills directly related to job roles and careers (including hard skills, soft skills, and skills in demand). Delivery styles are varied and include in-person or virtual classrooms, mobile learning, and micro-learning. A variety of technologies may be employed such as video-based learning, artificial intelligence-based (AI-based) and adaptive learning, augmented reality (AR), and virtual reality (VR).

Mastercard has partnered with Peacock to offer eligible World Mastercard and World Elite Mastercard cardholders a $3 statement credit on Peacock Premium and a $5 statement credit on Peacock Premium+.

Peacock

Mastercard has collaborated with Instacart, offering eligible World Mastercard and World Elite Mastercard cardholders a two-month free trial of the Instacart+ membership program.

Instacart

Mastercard has partnered with the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in Dubai to advance AI innovation and foster talent.

Rochester Institute of Technology

German automaker Mercedes-Benz has partnered with global payment processing corporation Mastercard to provide German customers with the facility to pay for fuel transactions directly from their vehicles, facilitated by fingerprint authentication. The partnership enables Mercedes-Benz customers to use the native in-car payment service via Mercedes Pay+ to make payments at service stations.

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

Companies that offer biometric POS terminals, including the complementing software that uses palm print, fingerprint, or finger veins for payment authentication.

Oracle and Mastercard are partnering to simplify business-to-business (B2B) payment transactions for enterprise customers.

Oracle

Mastercard has collaborated with Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank to introduce the talabat ADCB Mastercard Credit Card.

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank

Mastercard has collaborated with Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank to introduce the talabat ADCB Mastercard Credit Card and this co-branded credit card can be digitally applied for through the talabat app and offers rewards and benefits to cardholders, particularly for daily delivery orders.

Talabat

To embed virtual cards into GEP’s AI-driven procurement and supply chain software for more secure, efficient, and cost-effective payments.

Empowering efficiency, visibility and collaboration throughout supply networks

Supply Chain Tech

Platforms that provide vendor risk intelligence to facilitate vendor due diligence and onboarding, compliance monitoring, contract management, and cybersecurity assessments.

Mastercard partners with Crisis24 owned by GardaWorld to provide its Travel and Expenses cardholders in the Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EEMEA) region access to an efficient risk management platform for travel.

GardaWorld

Mastercard and Paysend, a UK-based fintech company, are expanding their collaboration to improve cross-border payments for small and medium enterprises (SMEs)

Microsoft's Xbox, in collaboration with  and Mastercard, has introduced the Xbox Mastercard, the first co-branded credit card in the United States.

Microsoft

KredX, an Indian supply chain finance platform, is teaming up with Mastercard to streamline B2B digital payments by integrating Mastercard's commercial card service.

KredX

SAP Fioneer partners with Mastercard to enhance embedded financial services for banks and FinTechs worldwide.

SAP Fioneer

Mastercard has partnered with Canada-based fintech Nuvei to offer near real-time payout capabilities to its clients.

Nuvei

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has partnered with Mastercard to provide exclusive benefits for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 in India.

ICC Cricket

Mastercard has partnered with Collinson to offer premium airport lounge access to Mastercard Trust Club World Card and World Elite Card cardholders in case of flight delays.

Collinson Group

Through a partnership with Mastercard and Checkout.com, Careem Pay has integrated Mastercard Send to facilitate almost instant payments into Careem Pay wallets for UAE customers.

Digital Wallets

Checkout.com

These enable users to carry out transactions at a selected list of merchants and locations. Merchants may need to set up predefined agreements with digital wallet issuers to accept payments from the wallet.

Careem Pay, in partnership with Mastercard integrated Mastercard Send to offer near real-time payments for UAE customers via their Careem Pay wallets.

Careem

Ripple, a technology company that provides solutions for cross-border payments, crypto liquidity, and central bank digital currency has partnered with Mastercard's  Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) partner program which aimed at fostering collaboration within the digital currency ecosystem.

Ripple

Companies providing infrastructure solutions for central banks to develop and issue their own digital reserve currencies

ConsenSys, an Ethereum software web3 company  has partnered with Mastercard's  Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) partner program which aimed at fostering collaboration within the digital currency ecosystem.

ConsenSys

Fluency is a CBDC proprietary blockchain revolutionising and powering the existing financial system has partnered with Mastercard's  Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) partner program which aimed at fostering collaboration within the digital currency ecosystem.

Fluency

Idemia, a provider security and identity solutions, deploying solutions in more than 100 countries  has partnered with Mastercard's  Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) partner program which aimed at fostering collaboration within the digital currency ecosystem.

IDEMIA

Giesecke+Devrient, a global technology group that provides physical and digital security technologies has partnered with Mastercard's  Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) partner program which aimed at fostering collaboration within the digital currency ecosystem.

Giesecke+Devrient

Fireblocks, a blockchain security service provider for moving, storing, and issuing digital assets has partnered with Mastercard's  Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) partner program which aimed at fostering collaboration within the digital currency ecosystem.

Fireblocks

MTN Group Fintech

Mastercard has launched Apple Pay in Morocco, allowing customers to make secure contactless payments with their iPhone or Apple Watch near payment terminals, enhancing convenience and privacy.

Apple

These enable users to utilize their wallets for various transactions at virtually any merchant that accepts digital wallet payments without any restrictions on usage.

To introduced two Mastercard credit cards in Brazil.

Amazon

Mastercard has partnered with Airtel Africa, a major telecommunications and mobile money services provider, to introduce a cross-border remittance service across 14 African markets.

Airtel Africa

Mastercard has introduced the Mastercard Receivables Manager, an automated solution designed for businesses in collaboration with Billtrust, a B2B order-to-cash software and digital payment services provider.

Billtrust

Alipay has partnered with Mastercard to allow visitors in China to use foreign credit cards for various transactions, advancing the country's move towards a near-cashless society and attracting foreign investment.

Alibaba Group

Mastercard and WeChat  have joined forces to enable visitors in China to use foreign credit cards for transactions, promoting the country's near-cashless society and attracting foreign investment.

WeChat

Mastercard has partnered with Geidea to expand access to advanced card and payment solutions for consumers and businesses in the Kingdom.

Geidea

Mastercard has partnered with Nirvana Travel and Tourism, a prominent travel and tourism management company in the UAE to offer a payment solution for customers booking travel services in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Jordan.

Nirvana

Providers of corporate travel management solutions that help businesses with planning, controlling, tracking, and reporting on business travel activities, as well as distribution solutions and B2B booking engines

Mastercard has partnered with Vodafone Fiji to introduce the M-PAiSA Mastercard, offering a new payment option for in-store and online transactions.

Vodafone

Mastercard and Major League Baseball (MLB) have extended their partnership with a multi-year agreement and continue as the Presenting Sponsor of the All-Star Game.

Major League Baseball - (MLB)

To provide a better travel experience for premium cardholders.

Citi

Mastercard has partnered with American Airlines to provide a better travel experience for premium cardholders.

American Airlines

Lufthansa Group Miles & More continues its partnership with Mastercard as its network partner.

Deutsche Lufthansa

Mastercard has announced a collaboration with JazzCash, the largest digital wallet provider in Pakistan serving over 43 million accounts, to revolutionize digital payments by introducing affordable acceptance solutions in the country.

JazzCash

To simplify the experience for consumers, allowing them to easily manage their subscriptions and avoid unwanted charges.

Subaio

Mastercard collaborates with One Global™ in Kuwait to launch Click to Pay (C2P), streamlining secure guest checkout experiences.

One Global

Mastercard has collaborated with Kenya's Co-operative Bank to introduce an online platform called Co-op Bank Soko. This platform aims to provide local farmers with timely access to farm inputs during the planting season and facilitate the sale of their produce in the market after harvesting.

Co-operative Bank of Kenya

Mastercard and Ecobank Group have formed a partnership to facilitate the connection of millions of smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa to Mastercard's Farm Pass digital platform. Farm Pass enables farmers to sell their produce at fair prices in a safer and more convenient manner.

Ecobank

Italian Angels for Growth

Clearbox AI

By integrating with Mastercard, Paysign gains access to enhanced security features and fraud protection, instilling greater trust in the security of their transactions.

Mastercard

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