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Mastercard's Competitors, Revenue, Number of Employees, Funding and Acquisitions

MasterCard provides transaction processing and other payment-related services.

Mastercard is headquartered in Purchase, N... Read more

Based on data from Mastercard's latest SEC filings

Annual Revenue

Based on data from Mastercard's latest SEC filings

Employees

Ajay Banga's photo - President & CEO of Mastercard

President & CEO

Ajay Banga

CEO Approval Rating

94/100

OVERVIEW

Founded:

1966

Headquarters:

Purchase, New York

Status:

PublicNYSEMA

Industry Sector:

Technology Hardware,
Computers, Peripherals, Networking and Electronic Equipment

SIC Code:

3572NAICS listing »

3577NAICS listing »

3576NAICS listing »

3575NAICS listing »

3600NAICS listing »

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Trending News for Mastercard and Mastercard's Competitors

April 9, 2020

Finextra

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April 8, 2020

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Competitive Analysis

TOP COMPETITORS OR ALTERNATIVES

Visa is Mastercard's biggest rival. Visa was founded in 1958, and is headquartered in Foster City, California. Visa competes in the Diversified Financial Services industry. Visa generates $6.8B more revenue vs. Mastercard.

American Express is one of Mastercard's top competitors. American Express's headquarters is in New York, New York, and was founded in 1850. American Express operates in the Diversified Financial Services industry. American Express generates 259% of Mastercard's revenue.

Discover is seen as one of Mastercard's top competitors. Discover is a Public company that was founded in 1985 in Riverwoods, Illinois. Discover is in the Banks field. Compared to Mastercard, Discover has 2,400 more employees.

RANK

COMPANY

LEADERSHIP

CEO SCORE

EMPLOYEES

TOTAL FUNDING

REVENUE

Ajay Banga

President & CEO

- -
14,800
$2.4B
$16.8B
1

Alfred F. Kelly

Chairman & CEO

72/100
17,000
$23.9B
$23.5B
2

Stephen J. Squeri

Chairman & CEO

73/100
59,000
$1B
$43.6B
3

Roger Hochschild

President & CEO

68/100
16,600
- -
$11.5B
4

Ichiro Hamakawa

President & CEO

71/100
164
- -
$27.7M
5

Wenchao Shi

President

65/100
538
- -
$4B
6

Vijay Shekhar Sharma

Founder & CEO

65/100
20,000
$4B
$448M
7

Dan Schulman

President & CEO

77/100
21,800
$283.2M
$17.8B
8

Peng Lei

CEO

68/100
2,004
$4.5B
$100M
9

Richard D. Fairbank

Chairman & CEO

94/100
51,900
- -
$28.6B
10

Frank Bisignano

Chairman & CEO

67/100
19,000
$2.9B
$9.6B
The top 10 competitors in Mastercard's competitive set are Visa, American Express, Discover, JCB International, UnionPay, Paytm, PayPal, Alipay, Capital One and First Data. Together they have raised over 36.6B between their estimated 215.5K employees. Mastercard has 14,800 employees and is ranked 8th among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 20,255.

Quarterly and Annual Revenue

Trailing 12-Months Trend (TTM)

Annual Revenue

$16.8B

Mastercard's revenue is the ranked 5th among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 14.2B. Over the last four quarters, Mastercard's revenue has grown by 12.6%. Specifically, in Q4 2019's revenue was $4.4B; in Q3 2019, it was $4.4B; in Q2 2019, it was $4.1B; in Q1 2019, Mastercard's revenue was $3.9B.

Acquisitions

COMPANY ACQUIRED
ACQUISITION DATE
AMOUNT
DESCRIPTION
RiskRecon, Inc.

Dec 2019

Source »
undisclosed
RiskRecon develops a SaaS-based platform that provides vendor risk management and cyber security solutions for businesses.
SessionM, Inc.

Oct 2019

Source »
undisclosed
SessionM is a data engagement platform that allows brands to create loyalty programs and campaigns.
Transactis, Inc.

May 2019

Source »
undisclosed
Transactis develops a digital payment platform that allows retailers to generate customer bills and process payments.
Vyze, Inc.

Apr 2019

Source »
undisclosed
Vyze is a cloud-based financial credit platform that offers on-demand consumer financing solutions for retailers and manufacturers.
Ethoca Limited

Mar 2019

Source »
undisclosed
Ethoca develops a SaaS-based platform that enables merchants and card issuers to track, identify and resolve fraud in digital commerce.

These are all the companies that Mastercard has acquired. Mastercard has acquired 19 companies and its latest acquisition was RiskRecon, Inc. in Dec 2019. RiskRecon develops a SaaS-based platform that provides vendor risk management and cyber security solutions for businesses.

Mastercard Funding History

Since Mastercard was founded in 1966, it has participated in 1 round of funding. In total Mastercard has raised $2.4B. Mastercard's funding round was on May 2006 for a total of $2.4B

ROUND

FUNDING DATE

AMOUNT

INVESTORS

IPO
May 2006
$2.4B
-

Total Funding: $2.4B

Since Mastercard was founded in 1966, it has participated in 1 round of funding. In total Mastercard has raised $2.4B. Mastercard's funding round was on May 2006 for a total of $2.4B

Investments

COMPANY

DESCRIPTION

AMOUNT

INVESTMENT DATE

ROUND

EXIT DATE

Enveil develops a homomorphic encryption platform that offers data security solutions for businesses.
$10M
Feb 17, 2020
Series A
-
Trust Stamp develops an AI-based platform that provides identity intelligence management solutions for real estate and financial sectors.
-
Jan 29, 2020
Equity
-
Pine labs develops a mobile point of sale platform that offers credit and debit card payment solutions for merchants.
-
Jan 23, 2020
Equity
-
Hanzo develops a SaaS-based platform that provides consumer engagement, payment and loyalty solutions.
-
Dec 04, 2019
Series A
-
Pollinate Networks develops a platform that works with banks to create data-driven experiences for merchants and consumers.
$77.3M
Oct 30, 2019
Series A
-

These are all the companies that Mastercard has invested in. Mastercard has invested 19 companies and its latest investment was RiskRecon, Inc. in Dec 2019. RiskRecon develops a SaaS-based platform that provides vendor risk management and cyber security solutions for businesses.

Mastercard News

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April 8, 2020Business Chief

Mastercard's $250mn to small businesses affected by COVID-19

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April 8, 2020PYMNTS

Mastercard Hitches A Ride With Uber To Provide Free Meals To UK Medical Staff

Between the political sparring over Brexit and the medical battle against COVID-19, British leaders a... See more »
April 8, 2020Finextra

EC sets sights on Mastercard's Nets deal

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April 8, 2020IndianWeb2

Mastercard Provides Free Online STEM Lessons to Children, Teachers and Parents

Mastercard extended access to its signature STEM curriculum, Girls4Tech , through a suite of new onli... See more »
April 7, 2020IT-Online

Learning at home with Girls4Tech Connect

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Mastercard Blogs

January 20, 2020MasterCard Blog

Naomi Osaka launches the Breakthrough Room at Australian Open 2020

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January 19, 2020MasterCard Blog

The power of young minds…Mastercard's nationwide search for young inventors to make the world a better place using technology

80 percent of children in Australia worry about the future, but believe technology can be used to cha... See more »
December 9, 2019MasterCard Blog

Mastercard Launches Latest Initiative to Drive Human Capital Development & Accelerate Indonesia's Digital Transformation

Mastercard Academy 2.0, a flagship program designed to engage and impart essential digital knowledge ... See more »
December 5, 2019MasterCard Blog

Grab Launches Asia's First Numberless Card

Grab, Southeast Asia's leading everyday super app today announced the launch of GrabPay Card, Asia's ... See more »
November 20, 2019MasterCard Blog

Mastercard Index: New Zealand, Taiwan (China) and Singapore offer the most supportive entrepreneurial conditions for women in the Asia Pacific region

Philippines, Australia, Thailand, Hong Kong SAR and Vietnam make the list of the top 20 global market... See more »
November 7, 2019MasterCard Blog

Mastercard works with Tencent and Ant Financial to enable new payments choices across China for international visitors

Mastercard today announced it is working with Tencent and Ant Financial, China's two leading fintech ... See more »
October 17, 2019MasterCard Blog

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Mastercard Press Releases

February 20, 2020centralcharts

Mastercard to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) today announced its participation in the following investor confer... See more »
February 4, 2020StreetInsider

Mastercard Board of Directors Announces Quarterly Dividend

PURCHASE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) today announced that its Board o... See more »
January 21, 2020ReleaseWire

Comtrex Offers Chip and Pin Payment System in Partnership with MasterCard Payment Gateway

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October 31, 2019University Chronicle

Mastercard Launches Toolkit to Help Community Leaders Drive Sustainable, Inclusive Growth

The Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth is unveiling a groundbreaking suite of tools that will pro... See more »
October 29, 2019centralcharts

Despegar.com Enters 10-Year Exclusive Co-brand Agreement with ICBC for Argentina

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October 5, 2019WebWire

Purpose-Driven Leaders Come Together from Across Sectors to Make Sustained Commitments to Inclusive Growth at Inaugural Summit

Co-hosted by the Aspen Institute and the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, the new convening wi... See more »
October 3, 2019University Chronicle

GiftYa Announces Visa and Mastercard Integration with Innovative Gifting App and Website

Gift recipients now able to link e-gifts to Visa and Mastercard for seamless redemption.PITTSBURGH (P... See more »

Mastercard Videos

March 19, 2020MasterCard Youtube Channel

"大坂なおみxMastercardプライスレス限定コレクション" on YOUTUBE

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February 24, 2020MasterCard Youtube Channel

"Kit Beats Home - Trailer" on YOUTUBE

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January 26, 2020MasterCard Youtube Channel

"Tap & Go with your Mastercard :30" on YOUTUBE

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December 23, 2019MasterCard Youtube Channel

"毎日をキャッシュレスにトマトMastercardデビッド誕生" on YOUTUBE

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December 20, 2019MasterCard Youtube Channel

"Mastercard presenta: Antojitos que llenan el alma #CashlessMakeover" on YOUTUBE

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December 20, 2019MasterCard Youtube Channel

"Revive la experiencia del Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Guatemala" on YOUTUBE

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December 20, 2019MasterCard Youtube Channel

"Mastercard Thailand: Red Ball (Tap & go ) 15 Seconds" on YOUTUBE

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Social Statistics

Headquarters

2000 Purchase Street

Purchase, New York10577

914-249-2000

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Summary

ABOUT

Overview

Mastercard is a technology company in the global payments industry. It operates the world’s fastest payments processing network, connecting consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments and businesses in more than 210 countries and territo...

CEO

Mastercard's President & CEO, Ajay Banga, currently has an approval rating of 94%. Mastercard's primary competitors are Visa, American Express & Discover.

Website

mastercard.com

Frequently Asked Questions about Mastercard

  1. When was Mastercard founded?

    Mastercard was founded in 1966

  2. Who is Mastercard's CEO?

    Mastercard's CEO is Ajay Banga

  3. How much revenue does Mastercard generate?

    Mastercard generates $16.8B in revenue

  4. How much funding does Mastercard have?

    Mastercard has historically raised $2.4B in funding

  5. Where is Mastercard's headquarters?

    Mastercard's headquarters is in Purchase New York, USA

  1. How many employees does Mastercard have?

    Mastercard has 14,800 employees

  2. What sector does Mastercard operate in?

    Mastercard is in Technology Hardware, Computers, Peripherals, Networking and Electronic Equipment

  3. Who are Mastercard's competitors?

    Mastercard's top competitors are Visa, American Express, Discover

  4. Who has Mastercard invested in?

    Mastercard's has invested in companies such as Enveil, Trust Stamp, Pine Labs
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