Citi and Mastercard

Citi and Mastercard Join Forces to Transform Global Cross-Border Payments

Citi is the first global bank to enable cross-border payments to Mastercard debit cards October 10, 2024 – NEW YORK – Today, Citi (NYSE: C) and Mastercard (NYSE: MA) announced a collaboration to offer cross-border payments to Mastercard debit cards in 14 receiving markets [1] worldwide, with plans for further expansion. Leveraging Citi’s WorldLink® Payment Services and Mastercard Move’s money transfer capabilities, Citi clients can make near-instant, full-value … Continue reading Citi and Mastercard Join Forces to Transform Global Cross-Border Payments

S&P Global

S&P Global Launches S&P Global Climate Center of Excellence to Advance Climate, Environmental, and Nature Research

NEW YORK, Oct. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — S&P Global announced today the launch of the S&P Global Climate Center of Excellence, a group of world-class scientists and strategists that will advance S&P Global’s work on long-term climate, environmental, and nature research and methodology development.  The center will collaborate with experts across all S&P Global divisions – S&P Global Market Intelligence, S&P Global Ratings, S&P Global Commodity Insights, … Continue reading S&P Global Launches S&P Global Climate Center of Excellence to Advance Climate, Environmental, and Nature Research

World Bank Group

North Macedonia Faces Severe Climate Change Impacts and Needs Major Investments to Protect People and Economy

Skopje, October 7, 2024 – North Macedonia could face economic damages of up to 4 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) by 2050 due to the impact of changing climate, highlights the World Bank Group’s new Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) for North Macedonia launched in Skopje today. According to the report, North Macedonia needs to invest US$6.4 billion over the next decade to effectively protect people and … Continue reading North Macedonia Faces Severe Climate Change Impacts and Needs Major Investments to Protect People and Economy

Mastercard and Amazon Payment Services

Mastercard and Amazon Payment Services to Enable Digital Payment Acceptance Across Middle East and Africa

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Mastercard and Amazon Payment Services have signed a multi-year commercial partnership agreement to digitize payment acceptance in Middle East and Africa, across countries including Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, South Africa and UAE. “We are proud to partner with Amazon Payment Services to scale payment acceptance and accelerate digitization of payments with innovation solutions” Post this As part … Continue reading Mastercard and Amazon Payment Services to Enable Digital Payment Acceptance Across Middle East and Africa

DWS

DWS Appoints Hepsen Uzcan as Americas CEO

NEW YORK & FRANKFURT, Germany – DWS, one of the world’s leading asset managers, today announced the appointment of Hepsen Uzcan as Americas CEO, effective December 1, 2024. She will succeed and report to Dirk Goergen, who will continue to hold the responsibility for the region at the DWS Executive Board level in addition to his continued role as the DWS Global Head of Client … Continue reading DWS Appoints Hepsen Uzcan as Americas CEO