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From mom-&-pop stores to luxury hotels – Indian economy biggest winner in World Cup, finds survey

Study by Mastercard Economics Institute said business boomed most on 3 match days: India vs Pakistan, India vs England and final match between India and Australia.

Mastercard launches global project to recycle credit & debit cards, reduce waste in landfills

For the pilot project set to run for six months, Mastercard has partnered with British lender HSBC Holdings Plc in eight branches in Britain.

RBI lifts curbs on Mastercard citing company’s compliance with data-storage rules

The decision announced Thursday, which comes almost a year after the curbs were imposed, highlights the authority’s focus on digital banking.

RBI ban on Mastercard onboarding new customers revives debate on data localisation mandates

Access over data does not depend on local storage but on the ability of nations to access data through legal instruments and cooperation. But the ban may impact consumers and investor sentiments.

What is data localisation & why Mastercard, Amex, Diners Club can’t add more customers in India

Foreign card payment network companies that fail to meet data localisation norms cannot register new customers or issue new cards in India. ThePrint explains.

India’s action against Mastercard shows why the world urgently needs a digital trade deal

Globally, e-commerce & payment firms are in the crosshairs of regulatory action. As governments insist on local storage, burden of compliance falls disproportionately on international firms.

Mastercard concerned India’s strict data rules may hinder fraud detection

The RBI had asked payment firms to ensure their data is stored exclusively on local servers, making it one of the few countries with the strictest data localisation rules.

Customers suffer as banks miss deadline to switch to safer chip-based debit & credit cards

The RBI had set 31 December 2018, as the deadline for all banks to replace magnetic strip debit & credit cards with chip-based ones.

Mastercard & Visa among firms set to miss RBI deadline to store data in India

Mastercard & Visa have requested an extension of the RBI deadline & relaxation of rules, citing operational difficulties & security concerns.

Google and Mastercard have a secret ad deal they told no one about

The deal which has not been previously reported could raise broader privacy concerns about how much consumer data technology companies like Google quietly absorb.

On Camera

Mark Tully was a colossus on the Indian subcontinent. He had sources at all levels

I was in Islamabad when Mark Tully broke the news of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto being hanged. I held it against him—he could have tipped me off. But he was a journalist before he was a friend.

India wants Canada’s resources as nations build on truce, British Columbia’s Premier says

Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.

Shaurya Chakra for Lt Col who led op to ‘eliminate’ terror leadership along Indo-Myanmar border

President Murmu has also conferred Kirti Chakra on Major Arshdeep Singh of 1 Assam Rifles for eliminating armed cadres when patrol led by him came under fire along Indo-Myanmar Border last May.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.