Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) has partnered with MasterCard to make online payments available to MCB MasterCard debit cardholders in Mauritius and internationally for the first time.

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The move will be effective from February 2016, allowing any Mauritian with an MCB MasterCard debit card to shop online.

Till now, online shopping in the country was only possible with the help of credit cards.

To ensure security, the debit cards will be protected by MasterCard’s SecureCode technology.

MCB head of cards Binesh Mangar said: "With this announcement, MCB continues its series of firsts, following the introduction of the country’s first ATM, the first payment cards and Juice, the first mobile banking app in Mauritius."

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MasterCard Sub-Saharan Africa division president Daniel Monehin added: "MasterCard has a warm and longstanding relationship with Mauritius Commercial Bank, and we are proud to build on this even further by working with the bank to open up the safe, secure and convenient world of online shopping to its debit card customers.

"For the first time, Mauritius Commercial Bank’s debit card customers will be able to make online purchases locally and internationally wherever MasterCard payment cards are accepted."