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MasterCard Announces World’s First Watch Using MasterCard PayPass for Contactless Payments

Chinatrust Commercial Bank Launches MasterCard PayPass Contactless Payment Feature on a Soccer-Themed Watch Taiwan, June 06, 2006–MasterCard International (NYSE:MA), in conjunction with Chinatrust Commercial Bank, today announced the launch of the world’s first watch equipped with MasterCard® PayPass™, a new “contactless” payment feature that provides consumers with a fast and convenient alternative to cash for…
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American Express Announces Arby’s&Reg; Will Accept ExpressPay for Contactless Payments

Fast Food Restaurant Makes Dining In-Store and in the Drive-Thru Fast and Convenient NEW YORK, May 01, 2006–American Express today announced Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc. is the latest national merchant partner to accept ExpressPay from American Express. Arby’s plans to accept ExpressPay in-store and in the drive-thrus of its U.S. company-owned restaurants in the third…
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MasterCard PayPass Continues to be the Faster and More Convenient Way to Pay

Seven Million PayPass Cards and Devices Issued To Consumers and 30,000 Merchant Locations Accepting PayPass Globally Purchase, NY, May 01, 2006–The MasterCard® PayPass™ contactless payment solution continues to provide consumers with a faster and more convenient way to pay for their small ticket purchases. To date, approximately seven million PayPass cards and devices have been…
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Arby’s Taps MasterCard PayPass For Speed And Convenience at the Register and Drive-Thru

Fast Food Restaurant Chain Joins Growing List of Merchants Accepting PayPass Atlanta, GA, May 01, 2006–Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc., a leading quick service restaurant chain with more than 3,500 locations, today announced that it plans to accept MasterCard® PayPass™, an innovative contactless payment option, at registers and drive-thrus in its company-owned restaurants in the third…
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Giesecke & Devrient and MasterCard International Launch World’s First Over-the-Air Personalization Solution for Mobile Phone-Based Payments

New process eliminates time consuming need to “manually” personalize mobile handsets individually Munich/Las Vegas, April 05, 2006–Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) and MasterCard International today announced, at the CTIA Wireless Conference in Las Vegas, the launch of the world’s first full-scale over-the-air (OTA) secure personalization payment solution for mobile phone-based payments, developed and managed by G&D….