company

Mastercard

Mastercard Inc. is an American payment card services company headquartered in Purchase, New York. It processes payments between merchants' banks and the banks or credit unions that issue cards to buyers. It has been publicly traded since 2006.

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Chief Executive Officer

Michael Miebach

Key facts

Headquarters: 2000 Purchase Street, Purchase, New Yorksource
Revenue: US$32.8 billion (2025)source
Total assets: US$54.1 billion (2025)source
Employees: 39,800 (2025)source
Public trading: publicly traded since 2006source

WYDE coverage of Mastercard

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Newsletter

The SEC just cleared crypto. TSA agents are visiting food banks. We just hit 10,000 meals.

Mar 23, 2026 · 7 min read

Crypto & DeFi

Mastercard to Acquire Stablecoin Infrastructure Firm BVNK for $1.8 Billion

Mar 23, 2026 · 2 min read

Newsletter

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Mar 14, 2026 · 8 min read

Crypto & DeFi

Mastercard Recruits 85 Crypto Companies Into Global Payment Network

Mar 14, 2026 · 3 min read

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