Mastercard
Mastercard Incorporated is an American multinational financial services corporation in Purchase, New York, United States.[3] Its business is to process payments between the banks of merchants and the card issuing banks or credit unions of the purchasers who use the "Mastercard" brand debit and credit cards.
| Company type | Public company |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Mastercard International Global Headquarters, , U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide (except India and Russia) |
Key people | Ajay Banga (Executive Chairman) Michael Miebach (President and CEO) |
| Products | Credit cards Payment systems |
| Brands | |
| Total equity |  US$7.38 billion (2021) |
| Website | mastercard.com |
| Footnotes / references [1][2] | |
Mastercard, first known as Interbank/Master Charge,[4] was started by several California banks as a competitor to the BankAmericard by Bank of America, later the Visa credit card by Visa Inc. From 1966 to 1979, Mastercard was named "Interbank" and "Master Charge".
Mastercard Media
Master Charge decal in a store window in 2024 in Pasadena, California, United States
The official contactless indicator from EMVCo, used to indicate contactless capability on a contactless payment device such as a credit card.
PayPass RFID chip
Table Mountain cablecar, 2018
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References
- ↑ Mastercard Incorporated 2021 Annual Report (Form 10-K). sec.gov (February 11, 2022)U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
- ↑ Mastercard Drops Its Name From Company Logo (in en). Fortune. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- ↑ MasterCard Incorporated Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2016 Financial ResultsMasterCard. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
- ↑ Master card Milestones. Milestones/MastercardMastercard. Retrieved September 20, 2011.