Mastercard is phasing out card numbers and adding one-time numbers and real-time payments. Here's why this could be great news for SMEs.

MasterCard has announced a radical shift in the design and functionality of its credit and debit cards: by 2030, the traditional 16-digit card number will no longer be printed on physical cards.

Mastercard is a 50-plus-year-old credit card network that facilitates transactions between merchants and card issuers, while providing extensive benefits to its cardholders, including Priceless ...

Australians lost around $1 billion last year to card fraud and Mastercard hopes that by providing unique card details, this number will be massively reduced. "For many years, there are places you go ...