The “Priceless Cities” operation launched by MasterCard is set to turn Christmas shopping in Paris into a unique experience.

London will lead the world in terms of international tourist arrivals this year, according to new research released June 1 by MasterCard. The new index of Global Destination Cities predicts London will receive 20.1 million inbound passengers in 2011, slightly more than Paris’s 18.1 million. Bangkok is expected to welcome the third-highest number of visitors, […]

Consumers are spending less on discretionary items such as cinema tickets and more on clothing, and more of their expenditures take place online, with eBay and Amazon proving popular retail sites across the UK, America and Hong Kong. Best Selling is also climbing to the top of the list. The MasterCard SpendingPulse report released on […]

Luxury consumption and e-commerce both jumped in February, according to data released March 3 by MasterCard. After a largely positive January, MasterCard Advisors’ SpendingPulse reported that the rise in US online spending continued in Feb, up 16.7 % year-on-year. Although the severe weather may have contributed to this rise, the firm added that February’s excellent […]

“The Cavalli Card” starring supermodel Milla Jovovich: this is the short film, for an Internet-only ad campaign, called “I Have Everything”, nothing else. A beautiful woman that play with her dresses and accessories and she does it out of vanity, she dreams, she wants everything and she has got everything because the iridescent Cavalli card […]

We have earlier introduced you to some of the very exclusive cards, including the American Express Black Card, and the diamond-studded Royale MasterCard for Dubai’s elites. Now, MasterCard and Kazkommertsbank, the second largest bank in Kazakhstan, together are bringing a MasterCard credit card festooned with gold and diamonds. Known as the “Diamond”, the card has […]