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Mastercard and cloudflare announce cybersecurity partnership

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Published 2026-02-17 12:00 UTCUpdated 2026-02-18 00:01 UTC
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Mastercard and Cloudflare forge cyber defence partnership
Finextra (Payments) · News · finextra.com · 2026-02-18 00:01 UTC
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Overview

Mastercard and Cloudflare announced a cybersecurity partnership aimed at strengthening cyber defence capabilities for organizations. The collaboration is positioned around improving visibility into an organization’s digital exposure and helping protect against cyber threats by combining Mastercard’s monitoring capabilities with Cloudflare’s application security offerings.

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MastercardCloudflareRecorded FutureRiskRecon
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2
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2
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2
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1
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Why now
  • Partnership was announced Feb. 17 per PYMNTS
  • Finextra separately reported the collaboration in the past 24 hours
Why it matters
  • Signals continued investment in cyber defence tooling for organizations
  • Highlights focus on attack-surface visibility and application security
  • Relevant to payment-sector operational resilience, though not crypto-specific
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Recurring claims
  • Mastercard and Cloudflare formed a cybersecurity partnership to help organizations defend against cyber threats.
  • The collaboration combines Mastercard’s Recorded Future and RiskRecon capabilities with Cloudflare’s Application Security portfolio.
How sources frame it
  • PYMNTS: neutral
  • Finextra: neutral
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Mastercard and Cloudflare forge cyber defence partnership
Finextra (Payments) · finextra.com · 2026-02-18 00:01 UTC
Mastercard Launches Cybersecurity Deal With Cloudflare
PYMNTS · pymnts.com · 2026-02-17 12:00 UTC
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