The issue: if the Asia Pacific arm does not have permanent establishment in India, it must pay 2% equalisation levy, but if it does then it will pay the normal tax
The global CEOs include Ajay Banga (Mastercard), Alan Murray (Fortune Media), Dan Hendrix (Interface), Dylan Taylor (Voyager Space Holdings), Emmanuel Faber (Danone) and Feike Sijbesma (DSM)
Mastercard Inc's quarterly profit beat Wall Street estimates, as lower costs helped dull the blow from fewer people using the payment processor's cards during the Covid-19 pandemic
Plans roll out initiatives to improve digital payments awareness among small businesses; will provide low-cost acceptance online and offline solutions that are simple, safe and secure
The collaboration will bring together Mastercard's global and local experience in developing advanced financial solutions and Airtel Payments Bank's strong distribution network
However, one has to be cautious, as electronic pickpocketing is catching up
The 'Edition Cards' will offer a host of benefits for cardholders every time they use Zomato or spend online and offline
"We currently estimate the negative impact from COVID-19 to be an approximate one percentage point reduction, to PayPal's year-over-year revenue growth for the first quarter," the company said in a s
Miebach will also get a seat on the board at the company, based in Purchase, New York.
Puri retires in October this year
HDFC Bank will offer a corporate credit card for business travellers, providing a one-stop solution for payment and expense management during business trips
Stock prices of both Visa and Mastercard have gained roughly 50 per cent in the past year.
The market opportunity in India for installment-based payments on consumer goods will hit $16.9 billion in 2021 and is expected to jump to $52.5 billion in 2025
Investment to feed development of new technology, products
Mastercard has entered into a partnership with Federal Bank to offer identity check to the bank's cardholders, it said in an announcement
However, says the card payments major, restricting data flows in digital transactions will affect the quality of fraud detection and assessment
As businesses go digital, mitigating cybersecurity issues remains prime focus for the company
A new mobile-first authentication solution rolled out by the payments major allows such transactions only for deals below Rs 2,000
Process of removing consumer information may be completed by the end of this year
Betting big on the growth of Indian digital payments market, Mastercard recently announced an investment of $1 billion over the next five years on increasing infrastructure