VEON and Mastercard enter into global partnership to boost digital financial services Partnership to accelerate scaling of VEON's digital financial services business News provided by Share this article Share this article AMSTERDAM, Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ and Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), a leading global provider of connectivity and digital services, announces a strategic global partnership with payment technology leader Mastercard to boost digital financial services in key markets. The partnership, covering core portions of VEON's footprint (Russia, Pakistan, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Bangladesh), will allow VEON to further scale its digital financial services business by offering consumers and merchants in these countries best-in-class products tailored to their needs. By working together, the companies will support the financial and digital inclusion of traditionally underserved consumers in each geography.