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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

79/100

OVERVIEW

Founded:

1966

Headquarters:

PurchaseNew York

Status:

PublicIndependent Company of NYSEMA

Industry Sector:

Technology Hardware

Electronic Equipment

SIC Code:

6199NAICS listing »

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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 San Francisco, 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 280% 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 1,800 more employees.

RANK

COMPANY

LEADERSHIP

CEO SCORE

EMPLOYEES

TOTAL FUNDING

REVENUE

Ajay Banga

President & CEO

- -
14,800
$2.4B
$16.2B
1

Alfred F. Kelly

CEO

68/100
17,000
$23.9B
$23B
2

Stephen Squeri

Chairman & CEO

73/100
59,000
$1B
$42.7B
3

Roger Hochschild

President & CEO

65/100
16,600
- -
$11.3B
4

Ichiro Hamakawa

President & CEO

77/100
164
- -
$27.7M
5

Wenchao Shi

President

69/100
538
- -
$4B
6

Vijay Shekhar Sharma

Founder & CEO

78/100
20,000
$4B
$120M
7

Dan Schulman

President & CEO

82/100
21,800
$260.2M
$17B
8

Peng Lei

CEO

62/100
2,004
$4.5B
$100M
9

Richard D. Fairbank

Chairman & CEO

89/100
47,600
- -
$36.4B
10

Frank Bisignano

Chairman & CEO

76/100
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 209.2K employees. Mastercard has 14,800 employees and is ranked 8th among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 19,864.

Quarterly and Annual Revenue

Trailing 12-Months Trend (TTM)

Annual Revenue

$16.2B

Mastercard's revenue is the ranked 5th among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 14.6B. Over the last four quarters, Mastercard's revenue has grown by 16.5%. Specifically, in Q3 2019's revenue was $4.4B; in Q2 2019, it was $4.1B; in Q1 2019, it was $3.9B; in Q4 2018, Mastercard's revenue was $3.8B.

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

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
-
Syntizen develops a cloud-based platform that offers identity and authentication management solutions for hospitals and educational institutions.
-
Sep 16, 2019
Seed
-
HYPR develops a decentralized biometric tokenization platform that offers password-less authentication solutions for mobile, desktop and IoT systems.
$18.3M
Aug 04, 2019
Series B
-
Flybits is a digital experience platform that offers device management, real-time mobile analytics and cloud synchronization solutions to businesses.
$35M
Jul 15, 2019
Series C
-

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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January 16, 2020Bank Innovation

Visa, Mastercard, AmEx win easier access to China market

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January 14, 2020Payment Week

Mastercard Puts New Life into Mobile Payments with Augmented Reality Tools

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January 14, 2020Finextra

Mastercard partners with CleverCards and EML on money messaging app

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Mastercard Blogs

November 7, 2019MasterCard Blog

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

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October 17, 2019MasterCard Blog

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October 14, 2019MasterCard Blog

Dealing with the complexity of data protection

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September 3, 2019MasterCard Blog

Five destinations attract 22 percent of all international traveler arrivals in Asia Pacific and a quarter of travel spend in the region

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August 22, 2019MasterCard Blog

Matrix and Federal Bank Launch Prepaid International Travel Card, Powered by Mastercard

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August 19, 2019MasterCard Blog

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Why tokenization is the call of the hour?

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Mastercard Press Releases

October 3, 2019University Chronicle

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

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September 24, 2019Newswise

UVA Darden the Common Bond Through Mastercard CFO Transition

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September 16, 2019StreetInsider

VersaPay to Present at MasterCard Commercial Customer Event

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July 16, 2019PR Newswire

Flybits Secures $35M Investment from World's Top Financial Institutions

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May 17, 2019PR Newswire

Safeguard Scientifics' Partner Company Transactis Acquired by Mastercard

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May 14, 2019Newswire

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May 2, 2019WebWire

Mastercard Champions Women Business Owners Throughout National Small Business Week and Beyond

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Mastercard Videos

December 20, 2019MasterCard Youtube Channel

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

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December 10, 2019MasterCard Youtube Channel

"Priceless Cities - Lukas Rieger x Mastercard" on YOUTUBE

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November 30, 2019MasterCard Youtube Channel

"Iniciativa público-privada entre Mastercard, Banco Santander y EMT Madrid." on YOUTUBE

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November 5, 2019MasterCard Youtube Channel

"V Mastercard Innovation Forum Spain 2019. Visión del evento por los ponentes." on YOUTUBE

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October 17, 2019MasterCard Youtube Channel

"The Mastercard Player of the Match Trophy, Together" on YOUTUBE

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October 5, 2019MasterCard Youtube Channel

"ラグビーワールドカップ2019 この感動をMastercard®で。" on YOUTUBE

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September 18, 2019MasterCard Youtube Channel

"Mastercard - All Sports" 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 79%. 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 $16.2B 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, 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 Hanzo, Pollinate Networks, Syntizen Technologies
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