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Business Success is the Result of Team Effort
We joined Junior Achievement to learn international business skills. At the Global JA Titan Challenge, a worldwide virtual competition designed to test students’ business knowledge and skills, we had...
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The student debt in the Netherlands is rapidly increasing at alarming levels. Nowadays, a student leaving university has an average debt of 14.657 euro, while in 2004 it was ‘only’ 7.939 euro – an...
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Rubbing Elbows with Innovation Leaders at FinovateFall 2011
Last week, the MasterCard inControl™ team made its first visit to FinovateFall in New York – a two-day conference series that showcases the latest and greatest in financial and banking technology...
View ArticleJA and MasterCard: Equipping Students for the Future
Kids today have the opportunity to learn so much, thanks to the Internet, computers, smart phones, and more. However, experiential learning goes a long way to help students learn and retain what...
View Article‘Are You Credit Wise’ Wins at the European Excellence Awards
Winning isn’t everything – but it sure beats second place. To be honest, when I heard that the Dutch Are You Credit Wise campaign of MasterCard was nominated for a European Excellence Award, I was...
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Majoring in Financial Literacy for the Future
If you’re one of the millions of college students or parents facing the burden of college tuition, I bet you perked up when you heard President Obama reiterate his commitment to keeping college tuition...
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Back to School with “Economics for Success”
For the last six weeks, my working routine has changed a bit. Once a week, instead of going to the office as usual – or to a business meeting somewhere in Lisbon- I would start my day in a classroom....
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Playing with Money: Using Sport and Play to Teach Youth Financial Literacy
Johann Olav Koss is a guest blogger and the President and CEO of Right To Play. For more than a decade, Right To Play has used the transformative power of sport and play to educate and empower children...
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Trust is the Ticket for StubHub
Robert Capps is a guest blogger and Senior Manager of Global Trust and Safety at StubHub. For a business like StubHub, trust is paramount. Our reputation is built on the trust our fans place in us to...
View ArticleA Cashless Society?? Perspectives from a MasterCard Newbie
It’s been just over one week since I joined MasterCard. Aside from the typical new employee rites of passage like meeting new colleagues – whom, I quickly learned, are in the midst of a cashless...
View ArticleMasterCard Goes to School, Teaching Youth Financial Education
Dr. Geraldine Pisacreta is a guest blogger principal at School 5 in Yonkers. What a great day we had! Junior Achievement in a Day saw 40 volunteers from MasterCard come to School 5 in Yonkers, NY to...
View ArticleIgniting the Entrepreneurial Spirit of Women in Mexico
Rosario Pérez is a guest blogger and President and Chief Executive Officer of Pro Mujer. Imagine living in the world’s third-largest city with a population of more than 20 million people. Now imagine...
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A Generation of ‘Money-Smart’ Kids: Priceless
Mark is Founder & CEO of Tykoon Unlike myself and many of my generation, my kids became aware of money – and how to spend it – at a young age. As we move toward a cashless society, this new...
View ArticleEntrepreneurship Program Turns Small Business Dreams into Reality for India’s...
William S. Reese is President and CEO of the International Youth Foundation The launch of the Young Entrepreneurs initiative is great news for 700 young people in Delhi and Mumbai who will learn how to...
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Financial Inclusion: Breaking Down the Numbers
For many of us, using a credit or debit card is as ubiquitous as email or texting … how did we ever survive without? Easy for me to say, but there are still billions of people worldwide that lack...
View ArticleIntensive Creativity: Bright Minds at the MasterCard Innovation Challenge in...
After my experience as a volunteer in the Economics for Success programme, developed by MasterCard in partnership with Junior Achievement Portugal earlier this year, I couldn’t be more enthusiastic...
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Are We Closing the Gender Gap in Financial Literacy?
We’ve often spoken about the increasing importance of financial literacy for women. They generally outlive men, have shorter working years, and are still earning less than men. This creates an even...
View ArticleLetting Go: Sending Your Child Off to College with Peace of (Financial) Mind
Sending kids off— or back to college— can be traumatic to parents for a number of reasons. While many parents are concerned about their young ones’ ability to cope away from home, getting good grades...
View ArticleallAfrica.com: Rwanda: Financial Education to Target Rural Poor
Financial awareness among rural in Africa will help boost financial inclusion The post allAfrica.com: Rwanda: Financial Education to Target Rural Poor appeared first on Global Hub.
View ArticleFinancial literacy for children – Fiji Times Online
Cha-Ching, a band in Fiji is featured on a children’s TV show for financial literacy The post Financial literacy for children – Fiji Times Online appeared first on Global Hub.
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