The Mastercard Foundation is launching a massive asset management arm — and it has hired John Barker, the former chief investment officer for Mass General Brigham's investment office, to run it.

At a media roundtable in Lagos on Friday, the Canadian-based non-profit, which shares a name with Mastercard Inc. but runs independently, announced that 10 million Nigerians will benefit from its ...

10,000 young people across Africa are set to benefit from the new USD $275.7 million partnership, which will expand the engineering and technology, research, and entrepreneurship programs at Carnegie ...

Mastercard Foundation has unveiled its second cohort of the EdTech fellowship program in which tech companies will benefit from the Sh13 million equity funding. The group, selected from hundred and ...

The agreement makes $4m in funding from Mastercard Foundation available to early stage start-ups over the next five years, Iceaddis CEO Markus Lemma tells The Africa Report. ICE stands for Innovation, ...

The Mastercard Foundation will spend $300 million to help about 500,000 refugees in Africa complete their education, giving them a pathway to jobs. The foundation will work with the UNHCR, the UN ...

A groundbreaking initiative is set to transform the educational landscape for young African women, as the Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique (UM6P) and the Mastercard Foundation join forces to ...

The Nigeria Country Director for Mastercard Foundation, Rosy Fynn has said the organisation hopes to create 10 million dignified jobs in Nigeria by creating opportunities for young Nigerians through ...

New York, NY, July 6, 2017 — The International Rescue Committee (IRC) and The MasterCard Foundation today announced Pro-Jeunes, a five-year $8.4 million partnership that will improve the economic well ...

UNHCR’s partnership with the Mastercard Foundation in support of refugee learners in Kenya is a significant move towards aligning our work for greater impact. The Mastercard Foundation is an ...