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MasterCard launches ATM finder for the Android smartphone

January 18, 2011

MasterCard Worldwide today announced the launch of the MasterCard ATM Hunter application for Android smartphones.

"With the success of this application on the iPhone and Blackberry, it is a natural progression to bring it to the active Android user base as well," said Cheryl Guerin, MasterCard senior vice president of Global Digital Marketing.

The MasterCard ATM Hunter leverages the location-based technologies of the Android platform to search for the nearest ATM. Users can customize the search based on the nearest ATM or a specific ATM if the cardholder needs to make a deposit or a surcharge-free cash withdrawal, Guerin said. The application also can locate wheelchair accessible and drive-through ATMs.

ATM Hunter also enables cardholders to report a problem at an ATM location. "This new feature facilitates real-time communication back to MasterCard to report a non-working ATM or ATM that no longer exists at a specific location," Guerin said.