Mastercard Inc

Mastercard is a technology company in the global payments industry that connects consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments, and businesses worldwide. It facilitates electronic payment transactions through its proprietary global payments network using core brands such as Mastercard, Maestro, and Cirrus. The company switches transactions by authorizing, clearing, and settling payments, and offers account-based automated clearing house and real-time capabilities. Mastercard's core offerings span consumer payments, commercial payment solutions, disbursements, remittances, and value-added services including fraud prevention, identity authentication, processing gateways, and data insights.

The company's payment network permits account holders to use products at hundreds of millions of acceptance locations and digital access points across more than 220 countries and territories, supporting transactions in over 150 currencies. The text does not disclose the founding year or specific location of the company's headquarters.

Summary of the business section of Mastercard's latest annual report, written by StockData.

“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.

“As of December 31, 2025, we employed approximately 39,800 persons globally, of which approximately 70% were employed outside of the U.S.”