Did you know that when you use a credit or debit card to make purchases, it actually costs the retailer money?

Only a few months after American Express announced its Business Insights solution for consumer data analytics and consulting, MasterCard Advisors has launched "Merchants Solutions"

MasterCard announced yesterday that it will partner with Ohana Company, a rebate processor, in order to streamline its rebate fulfillment and redemption process.

For all you music lovers out there, MasterCard is running a great promotion that gets you free credit for the music you want.

Christmas landed on a Friday this year, giving consumers an extra shopping day over last year, a fact that has given holiday sales a boost this year according to Mastercard Advisors'.

Most of us have seen the commercials depicting consumers waving a credit card or debit card at the cashier counter to pay for a purchase. But in actuality, how many of you really done this?

Lawrence Flanagan, the Chief Marketing Officer of MasterCard, recently had a little heart-to-heart with Forbes about the need to rebuild trust between financial institutions and consumers.

Security has certainly improved through the years. Banking online and using your credit cards are more secure than ever.

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