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MasterCard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) announced Reserved by MasterCard, a major initiative that will provide rich experiences to MasterCard cardholders in New York City. Every weekday through the end of the year MasterCard will offer thousands of MasterCard cardholders the opportunity to access priceless experiences such as:

MasterCard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire DataCash Group plc (AIM: DATA), a European payment service provider, at a price of 360 pence per share in cash, representing approximately £333 million (US$520 million) in aggregate.

Citi and MasterCard Worldwide (NYSE: MA) announced that Citi will implement the first-ever consumer application in the U.S. of MasterCard inControl – an innovative service that gives cardholders the ability to set spending controls and receive real-time information about their accounts.