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Mastercard: Webmasters Express Concerns About 'Report Abuse' Forms
As the October 15 deadline set by Mastercard for compliance with its new rules for adult websites looms, “compliance packages” created with the input of merchant banks and payment processors have become a subject of concern among content creator and webmaster communities.
Patreon Updates Rules for Adult Content Creators
Patreon released on Sunday an official “Creator Policy Engagement Update” for its base of adult content creators.
Stoya Decries Sex Worker Financial Discrimination
Global business news site Quartz published an interview last week with writer and semi-retired adult star Stoya, about financial discrimination against sex workers.
The Master Keys to the New Mastercard Rules
It’s been a hot topic this year and now we’re just over a month away from the new Mastercard regulations taking effect. The official date when enforcement begins is October 15, 2021, but many of you have likely felt the impact of the new regulations already.
FinXP Becomes a 'Principal Member' of Mastercard
FinXP has announced it's new status as a principal member and card issuer of Mastercard.
LGBTQ+ Sex Workers Lead #AcceptanceMatters Campaign Against Banking Discrimination
A group of national and local sex worker collectives, led by LGBTQ+ activists in the community, have launched the #AcceptanceMatters campaign “to demand an immediate pause on Mastercard's new planned adult content policies pending the creation of stakeholder advisory councils, and to protest ongoing discrimination from the banking industry.”
ASACP Comments on New Credit Card Regulations
The Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) has commented on upcoming regulations for commercial apps and websites that rely on credit card and other transaction processors.
MasterCard Execs Meet With APAG, FSC Over New Processing Rules
Executives from MasterCard held a meeting yesterday with representatives from adult performers union APAG and industry trade group Free Speech Coalition (FSC) to discuss the upcoming rule changes for credit card processing of adult content.
The Impact of Mastercard on Classic Adult Content
The adult industry is constantly evolving thanks to advancements in technology, social trends and the ever-changing talent population.
APAG's Alana Evans Pens Open Letter to Mastercard
The Daily Beast published on Sunday an op-ed by Adult Performance Artists Guild (APAG) President Alana Evans calling out Mastercard’s “hypocrisy” at trying to set up draconian identity verification rules for adult entertainment that would further stigmatize it and threaten its existence in comparison to adult-oriented mainstream content.
Vendo Announces Compliance Task Force for New MasterCard Rules
Vendo has announced the creation of a 10-person task force to build new systems to comply with the new MasterCard rules announced on April 15.
Here's What the New Mastercard Rules Mean for Adult Sites, Producers
After yesterday’s XBIZ report that Mastercard Inc. had decided to change the requirements it sets for banks that process payments for “sellers of adult content,” industry payment processors, attorneys and advocates shared their thoughts on what this might mean for content production and distribution.
Mastercard Tightens Payment Regulations for 'Sellers of Adult Content'
Mastercard Inc. is “updating the requirements it sets for banks that process payments for sellers of adult content,” according to Bloomberg News.
EFF Warns Against Giving Credit Cards 'Censorship Power'
Prominent digital rights advocacy group the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) published an editorial yesterday warning about the censorship power of credit card companies, after Visa and Mastercard cut off Pornhub from their payment networks.
Pornhub Responds to Visa and Mastercard Decision, New York Times Allegations
Pornhub has released two statements about yesterday’s announcement by Visa and Mastercard that their cards would no longer be accepted on the platform, following an editorial by Nicholas Kristof published by the New York Times, which makes a number of allegations against the company.
Visa, Mastercard Freeze Card Use on Pornhub
Credit card giant Mastercard Inc. released a statement today saying it will not allow their cards to be used for payments on Pornhub.
Visa and Mastercard Plans Delayed by Unexpected Crisis
One of the critical changes companies should be aware of is that credit card networks are looking at changes in their interchange schedules until July.
DIMOCO Becomes Licensed Mastercard Merchant Acquirer
DIMOCO Payment Services has become a member of Mastercard.
Processing Partners Offers eMoneyFlow Prepaid MasterCard for Instant Payouts
Processing Partners is broadening its offerings with a new prepaid MasterCard providing merchants with an alternative solution to pay out their affiliates, team members, and broadcasters.
MasterCard Pilot Program to Use Facial-Scan Verification
Facial scans could be the way online purchases will be approved in the future.
