NFC TIMES Exclusive – Mastercard has released its list of “partners” or certified vendors that it hopes will help the network roll out its key digital payments products, the Masterpass wallet and tokenization from the Mastercard Digital Enablement Service, or MDES. (See table below.)
Mastercard had previously included these certified vendors in what it called its “Digital Vendor Directory,” but did not release them publicly–perhaps as it waited for more vendors to be certified for the two key products, Masterpass and MDES.
Mastercard finally released the vendor list a week ago, as part of the launch of its renamed partner certification program, which it now calls Mastercard Engage.
