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Retirement Top Reason for Kiwi Saving
Tuesday, 14 October 2014, 10:02 am | Mastercard
More than 90% of Kiwis intend to save more in the next six months, with nearly half listing retirement as their top reason for saving, the latest MasterCard Worldwide Consumer Pulse 2014 has revealed. More >>
Mastercard Works with Apple to Integrate Apple Pay
Wednesday, 10 September 2014, 2:33 pm | Mastercard
Purchase, NY and Cupertino, CA – September 9, 2014 – Paying with mobile devices is about to become even more Priceless™. Today, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) unveiled Apple Pay that will enable MasterCard cardholders to use their iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus ... More >>
MasterCard launches MasterPass in New Zealand
Tuesday, 29 April 2014, 2:40 pm | Mastercard
Auckland, New Zealand – 29 April, 2014 – MasterCard today announced the New Zealand launch of its ground-breaking digital payments technology MasterPassTM , which is available from today. More >>
MasterCard to Acquire Pinpoint
Thursday, 17 April 2014, 1:12 pm | Mastercard
New Zealand, 17 April 2014 – MasterCard (NYSE: MA) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Pinpoint Pty. Ltd. (“Pinpoint”), a leading provider of loyalty and rewards services to financial institutions across the Asia ... More >>
Westpac Launches Westpac World MasterCard
Tuesday, 8 April 2014, 3:03 pm | Mastercard
Exclusive partnership with MasterCard® to offer unrivalled travel and lifestyle customer benefits to high net-worth individuals More >>
Kiwis Intrepid As Ever When It Comes To Wanderlust
Tuesday, 18 February 2014, 9:44 am | Mastercard
More New Zealanders are travelling abroad on holidays, and are spending more on them, according to the latest survey on Consumer Purchasing Priorities More >>
Kiwis Buoyant About Economic and Employment Outlook
Tuesday, 11 February 2014, 10:12 am | Mastercard
Close to 90% of Kiwis are planning to save more in the next six months, even as optimism in the New Zealand economy and personal employment prospects continue to grow. This is according to the latest MasterCard Consumer Confidence Index, which highlighted ... More >>
More than Half of Kiwis Feeling Financially Stressed
Thursday, 28 November 2013, 10:47 am | Mastercard
Auckland, New Zealand – November 28, 2013 – While 90 per cent of Kiwis will hit the shops to purchase gifts this Christmas, the additional outlay will leave more than half the population (51 per cent) feeling some financial stress over the ... More >>
MasterCard Appoints New Zealand Country Manager
Tuesday, 26 November 2013, 3:59 pm | Mastercard
Auckland, New Zealand – 26 November 2013 – Global technology company MasterCard has announced the appointment of expat Peter Chisnall as its new Country Manager in the New Zealand market. Born and raised in Taranaki, Peter brings more than 20 ... More >>
New Zealand Fast Becoming a Cashless Society
Tuesday, 16 April 2013, 10:36 am | Mastercard
Kiwis are continuing to move away from cash towards using debit and credit cards or internet banking, according to MasterCard’s Survey on Consumer Purchasing Priorities released today. More >>
Smartphone adoption driving mobile shopping habits
Wednesday, 10 April 2013, 10:20 am | Mastercard
Smartphone adoption driving mobile shopping habits When it comes to mobile shopping and making payments from their mobile, Kiwis are amongst the best in the world Auckland, New Zealand – April 10, 2013 – Shopping on the smartphone is becoming increasingly ... More >>
MasterCard Introduces MasterPass – Future of Digital Payment
Tuesday, 26 February 2013, 10:07 am | Mastercard
MasterCard Introduces MasterPass – The Future of Digital Payments MasterPass gives consumers a better way to pay while enhancing and simplifying the physical and digital shopping experience To tweet this news, copy and paste http://bit.ly/XpDhd1 to your ... More >>
MasterCard Drives Expansion of Contactless Payments
Thursday, 7 February 2013, 10:14 am | Mastercard
MasterCard Drives Expansion of Contactless Payments in Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa Strong growth of MasterCard PayPassTM in the region marked by a 28% increase in merchant locations PayPass adoption continues to grow in New Zealand To tweet ... More >>
NZ Consumer Confidence Tied Closely to Export Growth
Monday, 28 January 2013, 11:09 am | Mastercard
New Zealand Consumer Confidence Tied Closely to Export Growth New MasterCard Report investigates the potential resilience of markets in a slower growing economy To tweet this news, copy and paste http://bit.ly/GIqAjX to your Twitter handle with the hashtag ... More >>
Consumer-led demand for contactless technology
Thursday, 13 December 2012, 11:49 am | Mastercard
MasterCard cardholders are expected to quickly and enthusiastically embrace MasterCard® PayPass ™ as some of New Zealand’s most popular retailers install ‘Tap & Go’ terminals in the lead-up to Christmas. More >>
Kiwis Top Financial Literacy and Management in Asia Pacific
Monday, 1 October 2012, 3:35 pm | Mastercard
Kiwis Top Financial Literacy and Management in Asia Pacific: MasterCard Survey Research shows New Zealanders lead day-to-day financial planning; prove themselves again to be responsible finance managers AUCKLAND – 1 October, 2012 – Kiwis are proving ... More >>
June 2012 Edition of the Mastercard Paper
Tuesday, 7 August 2012, 1:10 pm | Mastercard
June can be a pretty uneventful month by way of payments statistics, but this month has thrown up a few interesting events so this edition of the MasterCard Papers – the 52nd– sees us take a look at the Electronic Transactions series from Statistics ... More >>
Mobile Payments Moving Forward in Leaps and Bounds
Friday, 3 August 2012, 1:05 pm | Mastercard
MEDIA RELEASE EMBARGOED UNTIL 12.01AM 3 AUGUST 2012 Mobile Payments Moving Forward in Leaps and Bounds, but Familiarity Remains Low for Kiwis MasterCard Mobile Payments Readiness Index (MPRI) Reveals New Zealand ranked 17th out of 34 countries AUCKLAND ... More >>
Seasons Change, So Does Spending
Tuesday, 5 June 2012, 2:19 pm | Mastercard
But April runs a close second as the month with the fewest working days on the calendar. More >>
MasterCard Papers - Reserve Bank of NZ Payments Analysis
Thursday, 22 March 2012, 1:28 pm | Mastercard
The latest issue of the New Zealand MasterCard Papers is available here. This month we analyse a new study, commissioned exclusively by MasterCard, on how consumers here are rapidly embracing mobile commerce and online shopping. More >>