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MasterCard, MuchMusic Debut Prepaid Card With Free Downloads

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 14, 2007 - 3:18pm.

Purchase, N.Y. - MasterCard is launching a prepaid credit card in Canada together with MuchMusic, the Canadian music television network unit of CHUM that is broadcast throughout North America.

MuchMusic Prepaid MasterCard Launched in Canada

Authored by Jay Baage on March 13, 2007 - 9:16am.

Mastercard is launching a prepaid credit card in Canada together with MuchMusic. The prepaid card comes with 10 free music downloads upon sign-up and 15% discounts on purchases from MuchMusic. A youth-helping-youth component is also built in for the Much-branded card, as 10% of net profits go to War Child Canada.

Russian Download Store AllofMP3 Reacts to Visa, MasterCard Bans

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 20, 2006 - 2:12pm.

Moscow - Reacting to the blow that came as two major credit card companies halted payment processing for its controversial music download store, Russia-based AllofMP3.com called the actions "arbitrary, capricious and discriminatory," adding that it may seek legal recourse to reverse the decisions. The site sells albums for about $2 each, and claims to be legal under Russian law and hold a valid license from a Russian copyrights society. This week, both Visa and MasterCard ceased processing payments for the site.

Yahoo, MasterCard Partner for Online Music Promotion

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 4, 2006 - 12:15pm.

Santa Monica, Calif. - Yahoo Music announced on Friday that it has partnered with MasterCard on a promotion that will offer cardholders a free year of Yahoo Music Unlimited when they purchase a year's subscription to the service. Yahoo and MasterCard also said they will continue to develop additional seasonal promotions.