Mastercard

Mastercard

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Mastercard, a publicly owned company headquartered in the US, was founded in 1966 and employs approximately 29,680 individuals. It primarily offers IT services and IT consulting, functioning as a global payment provider.

Revenue

Founded

1966

Headcount

29,679

Headquarters

United States

Primary Segment

IT Services and IT Consulting

Ownership

Publicly Owned

News Summary:

On June 25, 2026, senior marketing leaders from Mastercard participated in a discussion at Cannes Lions, joining executives from KFC India, Westpac Banking Corporation, and The Coca-Cola Company. The conversation focused on the evolving role of the Chief Marketing Officer, particularly in an era defined by growth pressure, sharper accountability, AI disruption, and the continuous need for brands to maintain cultural relevance.

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Jul

9th

2026

04:51

1 of Wall Street’s Favorite Stocks with Exciting Potential and 2 We Avoid

The stocks in this article have caught Wall Street's attention in a big way, with price targets implying returns above 20%. But investors should take these forecasts with a grain of salt because analysts typically say nice things about companies so their firms can win business in other product lines like M&A advisory.

Jul

9th

2026

01:00

Level 2 and Level 3 Card Data: How Line-Item Detail Lowers Interchange

Level 2 and Level 3 card data are the extra transaction details, from sales tax and a purchase order number at Level 2 up to full line-item breakdowns at Level 3, that qualify a commercial card payment for a cheaper interchange tier.

Jul

9th

2026

00:00

Regulatory Compliance

Stablecoins: a dollar market, three rulebooks, no winner

Five payments firms told Payment Expert at Money20/20 Europe stablecoins move real money, but dollar dominance and split rules divide the market For years, stablecoin volumes rose and fell with the price of Bitcoin. The link broke over the past two years, and the coins kept growing regardless, a sign people now use them to move money rather than speculate.

Jul

8th

2026

23:37

Partnerships and Alliances, Partnerships

GatetoPay expands FinTech enablement with Mastercard

Today GatetoPay has joined Mastercard ’s Product Express platform, strengthening its role as a FinTech enabler in Jordan and expanding access to card issuance and payment infrastructure for FinTechs launching new financial services. The collaboration has formed part of the Mastercard Engage programme, designed to simplify FinTech enablement and accelerate time-to-market.

IBS Intelligence

Jul

8th

2026

17:22

B2B Tag, Mergers and Acquisitions, Regulations and Policies

Mastercard (MA) Faces A New Threat As Big Banks Eye Fiserv's Debit Network

U.S. banks including JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and PNC are reportedly exploring an acquisition of Fiserv's debit payments network. The goal is to own debit payment rails directly and potentially bypass federal caps on interchange fees.

Simply Wall Street

Jul

8th

2026

17:22

B2B Tag, Mergers and Acquisitions, Regulations and Policies

Mastercard (MA) Faces A New Threat As Big Banks Eye Fiserv's Debit Network

U.S. banks including JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and PNC are reportedly exploring an acquisition of Fiserv's debit payments network. The goal is to own debit payment rails directly and potentially bypass federal caps on interchange fees. This move could alter how debit transactions are processed and challenge Mastercard's core role in the payments system. For investors following Mastercard (NYSE:MA), the interest from major U.S. banks in Fiserv's debit network is closely...

Simply Wall Street

Jul

8th

2026

17:11

Emerging Tech, New Offerings, Artificial Intelligence, New Offerings

Mastercard Just Built a Payment Network for Software That Doesn't Have a Wallet

On June 10, MastercardMA-- launched Agent Pay for Machines. It is designed for AI agents to transact at machine speed. That name alone is worth sitting with. Agent Pay for Machines. This is a company that spent sixty years building one of the world's most trusted payment rails, then gave a product for nonhuman software the kind of name you'd normally reserve for a new model of truck.

Jul

8th

2026

12:38

B2B Tag, Legal Issues and Lawsuits

Looking Beyond the Statement Fee at the Real Cost of Payment Processing: By Dimitri Akhrin

Last month, a judge granted preliminary approval to the two-decade-long Visa-Mastercard $38-billion interchange settlement. What this entailed was a 10-basis-point cut to credit interchange rates, a 1.25% cap on standard consumer cards, and expanded rights for merchants to surcharge.

Jul

8th

2026

12:11

75 percent of Saudi SMEs retain growth optimism as digital transformation fuels Vision 2030 resilience

The small and medium enterprise sector serves as a vital pillar of Saudi Arabia’s economic landscape, acting as a catalyst for innovation and private sector diversification. As the Kingdom steadily progresses toward its Vision 2030 objectives, these enterprises are increasingly balancing the demands of a shifting macroeconomic environment with a clear-eyed focus on long-term expansion.

Economy Middle East

Jul

8th

2026

11:38

B2B Tag, Product Updates

Banking Update: More Accurate Income Calculations and Cleaner Reports

Mastercard rolled out a set of updates to their Banking income model and VOI/VOAI reports, including changes that improve how income is calculated, how income streams are identified and categorized, and how income data is presented.

Jul

8th

2026

10:33

The hidden 'interchange' fee tucked into every card swipe now costs U.S. merchants around $111 billion a year — roughly four times what it drained just 15 years ago

Every time a shopper taps a Visa or Mastercard at a checkout counter in the United States, a small percentage of that swipe peels off before the merchant ever sees the money. It is called interchange, and in 2024 it drained roughly $111 billion from U.S. merchants — about four times what it cost them in 2009, according to figures the National Retail Federation drew from Nilson Report data.

Jul

8th

2026

09:51

Partnerships and Alliances, Emerging Tech, New Offerings, New Offerings, Partnerships

Will Mastercard's Click to Pay Gain Traction With stc pay?

Mastercard Incorporated MA is expanding its Click to Pay footprint through a partnership with stc pay Bahrain, making stc pay among the first in the country to offer the feature as a core capability on eligible cards.

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