Canonical URL: https://giftcard.news/payments-technology/edenred-and-mastercard-expand-belgian-employee-voucher-payments-99090292ac22/ --- description: The 2022 card rollout added mobile payment support and a wider potential acceptance network. title: Edenred and Mastercard expand Belgian employee-voucher payments image: https://giftcard.news/images/social/v1/edenred-mastercard-expand-belgian-employee-voucher-payments-d7df1a16bdf276ae462d07ed087f081d.jpg --- 1. [Home](https://giftcard.news/) 2. [Payments & Technology](https://giftcard.news/payments-technology/) # Edenred and Mastercard expand Belgian employee-voucher payments The 2022 card rollout added mobile payment support and a wider potential acceptance network. By [Daniel Brooks](https://giftcard.news/author/daniel-brooks/) May 9, 2022 1 min read Share [ ](https://x.com/intent/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fpayments-technology%2Fedenred-and-mastercard-expand-belgian-employee-voucher-payments-99090292ac22%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dx%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&text=Edenred%20and%20Mastercard%20expand%20Belgian%20employee-voucher%20payments "X") [ ](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fpayments-technology%2Fedenred-and-mastercard-expand-belgian-employee-voucher-payments-99090292ac22%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dlinkedin%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial "LinkedIn") [ ](https://wa.me/?text=Edenred%20and%20Mastercard%20expand%20Belgian%20employee-voucher%20payments%20https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fpayments-technology%2Fedenred-and-mastercard-expand-belgian-employee-voucher-payments-99090292ac22%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dwhatsapp%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial "WhatsApp") ![Image accompanying the launch of the new Edenred card in Belgium](https://giftcard.news/images/variants/v1/edenred-mastercard-expand-belgian-employee-voucher-payments-image-accompanying-launch-new-card-w302.webp) Photo: Source: newsroom.mastercard.com [Edenred](https://giftcard.news/company/edenred/) and [Mastercard](https://giftcard.news/company/mastercard/) announced a new employee-benefits card in Belgium on May 9, 2022\. The collaboration connected the voucher provider with Mastercard's payment network, targeting a rise in acceptance from around 40,000 to more than 100,000 locations. The program covered several Edenred voucher types, including consumption, restaurant, environmental and sport-and-culture benefits. It also introduced contactless and [Google Pay](https://giftcard.news/company/google/) functionality for eligible purchases, extending use to smartphones and watches as well as physical cards. Existing Edenred merchants were to accept the replacement card automatically. Other Mastercard merchants could enroll by contract without technical changes, according to the announcement. The wider Edenred business also supplied gift cards and employee-engagement services. The partners planned to issue more than 1.5 million cards in the following months, beginning in May. They said the card would contain 85% recycled PVC. The rollout was presented as both an acceptance expansion and an update to how employee benefits could be spent. ## Sources and documents ExpandCollapse * [Edenred and Mastercard expand Belgian employee-voucher payments](https://newsroom.mastercard.com/news/europe/en/newsroom/press-releases/en/2022/may/mastercard-joins-forces-with-edenred-to-revolutionise-use-of-employee-discount-vouchers-in-belgium/?utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news) — newsroom.mastercard.com ## In this article ### Companies * [Edenred](https://giftcard.news/company/edenred/) * [Google](https://giftcard.news/company/google/) * [Mastercard](https://giftcard.news/company/mastercard/) Share [ ](https://x.com/intent/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fpayments-technology%2Fedenred-and-mastercard-expand-belgian-employee-voucher-payments-99090292ac22%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dx%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&text=Edenred%20and%20Mastercard%20expand%20Belgian%20employee-voucher%20payments "X") [ ](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fpayments-technology%2Fedenred-and-mastercard-expand-belgian-employee-voucher-payments-99090292ac22%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dlinkedin%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial "LinkedIn") [ ](https://wa.me/?text=Edenred%20and%20Mastercard%20expand%20Belgian%20employee-voucher%20payments%20https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fpayments-technology%2Fedenred-and-mastercard-expand-belgian-employee-voucher-payments-99090292ac22%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dwhatsapp%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial "WhatsApp") ![Portrait of Daniel Brooks](https://giftcard.news/images/variants/v1/daniel-brooks-editorial-portrait-w320.webp) About the author ## [Daniel Brooks](https://giftcard.news/author/daniel-brooks/) Journalist — Payments, Security & PCI DSS Daniel Brooks covers payment networks, financial technology, payment security, gift card fraud and PCI DSS for Gift Card News. 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