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Getting ready for businesses' AI era

How companies can build AI fluency, cut through hype, scale ROI and adopt responsible strategies to stay competitive  — plus a look at Mastercard's new gen AI model. 

Staying ahead of the AI curve Inside our new gen AI model
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Latest european news

Latest stories about people and tech from around europe

Innovation

wallet express empowering european consumers to choose

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Inclusion

how prepaid solutions can drive impactful and inclusive government disbursements

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Small business

From novelty to normalcy: How tech has transformed how we drive

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Innovation

how the public sector can foster greater inclusion

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Transportation

Mercedes pay CEO on secure moto payments

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Transportation

Rev up the engine: How software-defined vehicles are driving innovation

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Data insights

A second round for circular sports gear

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Innovation

More encores, fewer emissions: How concert tours are amping up sustainability efforts

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Mobility

Powering ahead: Shaping the future of electric vehicles

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Payments

Understanding DORA’s vision for a resilient financial network

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Inclusion

Empowering fintechs to build a brighter tomorrow for Ukraine

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Innovation

Digitising Europe’s economies through Digital Country Partnerships

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Data Insights

Mapping hope: How data is helping Ukrainian refugees find new homes in welcoming communities in Poland

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Inclusion

A year of war in Ukraine: Finding hope through innovation and the power of human spirit

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Innovation

DLD Conference 2023: Is Europe still competitive?

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Inclusion

how mastercard is aiding europes small businesses through turbulence

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Trust

Blog from Valerie Nowak: Why this Maestro is retiring after 30 years

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Innovation

why collaboration is key to evolve Europe into global technology leader

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Trust

From words to action: How European collaboration is leading the road towards a more sustainable tomorrow for payments

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Features, Q&As, videos and thought leadership about people and tech from around the world

    

Cybersecurity

Giving love a bad name: How to talk about romance fraud

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AI

What is agentic commerce? Your guide to AI-assisted retail

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Innovation

Why this video game keeps powering scientific research

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AI

Meet Mastercard’s new generative AI model

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AI

AI agents are learning to handle real-world products. This startup is building the infrastructure

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Inclusion

Latin America’s middle class: Large, growing — and still one shock away from falling behind

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Digital assets

Why Circle thinks the next phase of crypto will be about payments, not speculation

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Innovation

As a new payments paradigm evolves, we are grounding it in trust

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Digital assets

Bridging on-chain innovation and everyday commerce

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MONTHLY SPOTLIGHT

Generations

How Gen Z and Gen Alpha are building today’s culture

Mastercard’s new study explores six youth culture trends, from AI as a co-pilot to the creator economy and micro-communities replacing the mainstream.
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Six generations in the sugarbush

From sap lines and science to Sunday farmers markets, a Hudson Valley maple producer shows how tradition adapts — and why some family enterprises last.
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People Talking

A one-in-a-million reunion leads to a reverse mentoring match

A former kindergarten teacher reconnects with a onetime student — now her mentor — showing how reverse mentoring and curiosity drive learning at any career stage.
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Gen Z is entering the workplace — and they’re changing how businesses work

Gen Z is accelerating B2B payments modernization, pushing businesses from paper checks and manual workflows toward secure, embedded digital payments.
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