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Financial tech: The 8 next big things, from secure crypto to fairer mortgages

Mastercard’s system for defending contactless payments against quantum computing attacks, a way for existing stores to eliminate checkout lines, and more.

Financial tech: The 8 next big things, from secure crypto to fairer mortgages

A simple change makes this new Mastercard easier to use for blind and sight-impaired people

It may look like an inconsequential tweak, but it marks an important step in the company’s quest for inclusivity.

A simple change makes this new Mastercard easier to use for blind and sight-impaired people

How Citi made it easy for transgender customers to change the name on their credit cards

Citi—a winner of Fast Company’s 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards—launched a big campaign to showcase its initiative to make it easy for transgender people to change the name on their credit card.

How Citi made it easy for transgender customers to change the name on their credit cards

Citi is letting trans and nonbinary customers use their preferred names on credit cards

Citi is the first major bank to let trans and nonbinary people use their preferred first names on their bank-issued credit cards.

Citi is letting trans and nonbinary customers use their preferred names on credit cards

Mastercard will spend $500 million to expand financial access in Black communities

Through helping to expand and digitize financial services, Mastercard hopes to tackle historic financial exclusion that the pandemic has exacerbated.

Mastercard will spend $500 million to expand financial access in Black communities

Harvard researchers discover a surprising reason why Zoom and Skype won’t kill business travel

Study authors attribute this link to the movement of what they dub “knowhow.”

Harvard researchers discover a surprising reason why Zoom and Skype won’t kill business travel

Shamina Singh on queer women in tech: ‘We move fast … and get a lot done’

No. 9 on Fast Company’s Queer 50 list, Singh is working on various initiatives at Mastercard, including the company’s recent investment to identify and scale treatments for COVID-19.

Shamina Singh on queer women in tech: ‘We move fast … and get a lot done’

Half of these 50 top companies got an ‘F’ in gender pay equity

Among the failing companies are massive employers like Walmart, Goldman Sachs, McDonald’s, Verizon, and MetLife.

Half of these 50 top companies got an ‘F’ in gender pay equity

Big banks vs. Big Tech: Citi’s president on the existential threat facing finance

Financial services companies are at risk of becoming “dumb pipes” for innovative tech platforms.

Big banks vs. Big Tech: Citi’s president on the existential threat facing finance

Innovation By Design

The best data design of 2019

See the honorees of the 2019 Innovation by Design Awards in the Data Design category.

The best data design of 2019

Mastercard’s ‘true name’ card aims to revolutionize banking for trans and nonbinary communities

The True Name program could revolutionize banking for trans and nonbinary communities.

Mastercard’s ‘true name’ card aims to revolutionize banking for trans and nonbinary communities

Oh good, here’s another reason to hate credit cards

It has nothing to do with debt.

Oh good, here’s another reason to hate credit cards

This credit card won’t let you buy anything else after you’ve hit your annual carbon limit

The Do Black card is a radical solution to expanding carbon footprints.

This credit card won’t let you buy anything else after you’ve hit your annual carbon limit

It just got cheaper for tourists in Europe to use their Visa and Mastercard

You can thank the European Union for that.

It just got cheaper for tourists in Europe to use their Visa and Mastercard

Mastercard hit with $648 million fine by EU for artificially raising the costs of card payments

Mastercard’s practices would not allow merchants to shop around other European banks for better card transaction fees.

Mastercard hit with $648 million fine by EU for artificially raising the costs of card payments

Mastercard is looking into anonymous crypto-transactions

A new patent application hints at the payment giant’s blockchain ambitions.

Mastercard is looking into anonymous crypto-transactions

Mastercard and Microsoft have a frightening plan to create universal “digital identities”

The two companies are creating “digital identity” solutions that will definitely alarm privacy activists.

Mastercard and Microsoft have a frightening plan to create universal “digital identities”

Why Mastercard signed on as League of Legends’ first-ever global sponsor

Mastercard CMO Raja Rajamannar says traditional advertising is dead and eSports are now part of the brand’s marketing strategy around experiences.

Why Mastercard signed on as League of Legends’ first-ever global sponsor

Google has been secretly tracking your offline purchases with help from Mastercard

Google wants to know what you buy and Mastercard is here to help.

Google has been secretly tracking your offline purchases with help from Mastercard

Bitcoin price tops $8,000–here’s why it’s probably surging

The possibility of a bitcoin-based ETF may be fueling this price bump.

Bitcoin price tops $8,000–here’s why it’s probably surging

Impact

These maps show how wildfires are changing in the U.S.—and the risk at your address

In an increasingly warming world, we can’t rely on trees as a climate change cure-all

‘The Longest Shift’ highlights essential workers who kept Los Angeles running

News

Tech layoffs loom as more companies announce big cuts to their workforces

United Airlines touts diversity and sustainability in its first brand campaign since 2013

How to help Buffalo shooting victims and families: 5 things you can do right now

Co.Design

How countries weaponize landscape design in war

Segregation By Design: How one architect is visualizing the legacy of America’s racist urbanism

Nike is suing StockX for allegedly selling counterfeit shoes. What happens next?

Work Life

Instead of binding contracts, focus on this workplace touchstone for connected team

This is how you are inadvertently being a bad boss

Why corporate America is afraid to talk about abortion