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Ericsson and Mastercard have entered into a collaboration to reshape how money moves across the world. 

The partnership, which will integrate the Ericsson Fintech Platform (Mobile Financial Services) with Mastercard Move – Mastercard’s portfolio of money transfer solutions – seeks to empower telecom service providers, banks, and fintechs to expand digital wallet capabilities, launch new payment services, and reach unbanked or underbanked communities. 

Ericsson’s pre-integrated application programming interfaces (APIs), cloud-native deployment, and compliance-ready infrastructure simplify fintech connectivity to Mastercard Move, the companies said in a joint statement sent to Financial Nigeria.

These capabilities can reduce technology complexity, lower operational barriers, and accelerate time-to-market for new payment services – all aimed at catalysing innovation and growth in the sector.

Financial inclusion and accessibility are key focuses of the collaboration. Mastercard Move enables money movement across 200 countries and territories, connects to more than 10 billion endpoints, and supports transactions in 150 currencies.

Ericsson’s fintech platform operates in 22 countries, serving more than 120 million active users and processing more than four billion transactions every month across digital wallets, payments, remittances, lending, and loyalty services – all backed by enterprise-grade security.

Mastercard Move’s integration into Ericsson’s Fintech Platform aims to accelerate the adoption of digital payments and expand participation in the digital economy. The global rollout will begin in the Middle East and Africa, where demand for mobile money, remittances and interoperable payment services is particularly strong. 

“Mastercard Move empowers payment service providers to shape the future of money movement – delivering fast, secure and transparent transfers for individuals and businesses worldwide,” Pratik Khowala, Global Head of Transfer Solutions, Mastercard, noted. “By integrating with Ericsson’s fintech platform, we’re opening new pathways for telecom operators, financial institutions and fintechs to scale innovative payment services, reach underserved communities and unlock fresh revenue streams. This collaboration not only meets the rising demand for digital cross-border payments, but also accelerates progress toward a more connected, inclusive and dynamic global digital economy.”

On his part, Pavan Bachwal, Head of Mobile Financial Services, Ericsson, said, “Joining forces with Mastercard marks a bold step toward the future of money movement. Combining Ericsson’s trusted, scalable platform with Mastercard Move enables our customers to launch secure and efficient payment solutions faster than we ever have before. Together, we are driving financial inclusion, accelerating innovation, and creating new growth opportunities across the globe.”