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Opinion: Opportunity For All Through Financial Inclusion

March 17, 2017

Sabrina Lamb is the CEO of World of Money and a member of the Master Your Card African-American Advisory Board. Frederick Douglass, the great orator and leader of the 19th century abolitionist movement, is recognized for his steadfast and determined work for… Read More

Opinion: We Can Do More To Help Working Families Get Ahead

March 2, 2017

Fred Mason is president of the Maryland and District of Columbia AFL-CIO and a member of the Master Your Card African American Advisory Board. With the nationwide factory closings in 1981, I found myself working any job that would allow… Read More

Morgan State Study Sheds Light on Life in Financial Deserts

February 28, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C., February 28, 2017 – In partnership with the A. Philip Randolph Institute (APRI), the Morgan State University School of Community Health and Policy today released a study that found that “financial deserts” are defined less by a lack… Read More

Opinion: Come Together for Greater Financial Access and Equality

February 24, 2017

Fred Mason is president of the Maryland and District of Columbia AFL-CIO and a member of the Master Your Card African American Advisory Board. The African-American community of Baltimore has a proud tradition of making progress in the face of… Read More

Opinion: Strengthen the Economic Foundation of African-American Small Business

February 23, 2017

South Carolina African American Chamber of Commerce President, Stephen Gilchrist is a member of the Master Your Card African American Advisory Board. Booker T. Washington, educa- tor, author and leader in the African-American community, once said, “At the bottom of ed-… Read More

Accepting Mobile Payments At Your Small Business

February 14, 2017

The anticipated U.S. mobile payment market will be $142 billion by 2019. That’s 142 billion reasons to grow your customer base by accepting mobile payments and offering the latest and safest technology. Data can be protected with encryption and tokenization… Read More

Opinion: Keep Moving in the Fight for Economic Justice

February 9, 2017

On May 17, 1957, Martin Luther King Jr. traveled to Washington, D.C., for the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom. On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Dr. King delivered his “Give Us the Ballot” speech in which he remarked, “Keep moving.… Read More

Mastercard, CAIT Plan Campaign To Promote Digital Payments Among Traders

February 6, 2017

Taking their two-year-old partnership to the next level, global technology company Mastercard and traders’ body CAIT have launched a new campaign to accelerate adoption of digital payments among traders and to help them grow their businesses. The campaign, titled Digital… Read More

Securing Your Data And Business

January 9, 2017

Keeping your customers’ personal information secure is critical in earning and keeping their trust, and protecting your business from a costly data breach. Check out this new video from Master Your Card: Electrifying Business Growth to learn more about securing… Read More

Why Your Prepaid Debit Card Needs FDIC Insurance

January 5, 2017

For millions of Americans, a prepaid debit card takes the place of a checking account for making purchases and paying bills. But unlike most traditional bank accounts, a prepaid card doesn’t guarantee you’ll get your money back if the card… Read More

A community empowerment program sponsored by Mastercard

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