With fintechs and legal cases pressuring payment fees, the card companies are leaning more on revenue from other sources.

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Why Mastercard’s New Tokenisation Standards Are Redefining Digital Commerce Introduction & Context Mastercard has announced new global tokenisation standards that will influence how merchants, PSPs, EMIs, neobanks, and digital platforms accept and process card payments. Building on years of EMV tokenisation, Mastercard’s updated approach introduces enhanced device‑level identity, streamlined approvals, stronger cryptographic protection, and deeper ecosystem‑wide interoperability. Recent industry updates highlight Mastercard’s intention to accelerate the transition from static card numbers to dynamic, reusable payment tokens—reducing fraud, increasing approval rates, and improving user experience across e-commerce, recurring billing, subscription platforms, and in‑app payment journeys.

Mastercard Expands Tokenisation Tools to Strengthen Crypto Payment Security: A New Milestone for Digital Asset Payments Introduction and Context Mastercard’s recent expansion of its tokenisation tools for crypto payments marks a significant shift in how traditional card networks are positioning themselves in the digital-asset economy. According to updates shared across fintech industry channels, Mastercard is enhancing its tokenisation infrastructure to cover a wider range of crypto transactions, improving fraud prevention, reducing exposure of sensitive wallet credentials and enabling safer interactions between cardholders, crypto exchanges, wallets and merchants.

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The MENA region is expected to surpass global economic growth in 2026, due to increasing investment, digital transformation, and easing financial conditions, according to Mastercard’s Economic Outlook 2026 report, which was published on December 10th.     In the report, the Mastercard Economics Institute projected a global GDP growth of 3.1% in 2026, while the MENA region's GDP is expected to rise by 3.6%.

Introduction: A recent security disclosure by a Bugcrowd researcher revealed a critical SQL Injection (SQLi) vulnerability within a Mastercard-associated web asset. This incident underscores the persistent threat of one of the most ancient yet devastating web application flaws, capable of exposing sensitive financial data, user credentials, and backend database structures. For cybersecurity professionals and ethical hackers, this event serves as a stark reminder of the necessity for rigorous input validation and continuous security testing in the fintech sector and beyond.

How Mastercard’s New Tokenisation Enhancements Are Redefining Global Payments Scalability Introduction & Context Mastercard has announced a new wave of tokenisation enhancements designed to increase transaction security, improve authorisation rates, and push digital payments toward a more scalable, data‑rich future. Recent industry updates reported on Finextra highlight Mastercard’s strategy to extend network tokenisation far beyond e‑commerce, enabling token continuity across devices, merchants, and channels.