Mastercard

Summary

Mastercard is a business^[1]. Mastercard ranks in the top 0.73% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,561 views/month, #215 of 29,529).^[2]

Key Facts

• Mastercard was a member of World Wide Web Consortium^[3].
• Mastercard was a member of FIDO Alliance^[4].
• Mastercard was a member of Mastercard Maestro^[5].
• Mastercard was a member of BCV^[6].
• Mastercard was a member of Credit Agricole Group^[7].
• Mastercard was a member of Wirtschaftsforum der SPD^[8].
• Mastercard is in the country of United States^[9].
• Mastercard's instance of is recorded as business^[10].
• Mastercard's instance of is recorded as card association^[11].
• Mastercard's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[12].
• Mastercard's instance of is recorded as public company^[13].
• Mastercard's instance of is recorded as organization^[14].
• Mastercard's instance of is recorded as payment system^[15].
• Mastercard's headquarters location is recorded as Purchase^[16].
• Mastercard's chief executive officer is recorded as Michael Miebach^[17].
• Mastercard's child organization or unit is recorded as Mastercard (Belgium)^[18].
• Mastercard's child organization or unit is recorded as Mastercard (United Kingdom)^[19].
• Mastercard's child organization or unit is recorded as Ekata, Inc.^[20].
• Mastercard is part of S&P 500^[21].
• Mastercard is part of Dow Jones Global Titans 50^[22].
• Mastercard is part of S&P 100^[23].
• Mastercard's Commons category is recorded as Mastercard^[24].
• Mastercard's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[25].
• Mastercard's industry is recorded as financial services^[26].
• Mastercard's industry is recorded as financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding^[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include 1966^[28] and 1979^[29].

Identity

Part of include S&P 500^[21], a stock market index^[30], in United States^[31]; Dow Jones Global Titans 50^[22], a stock market index^[32]; and S&P 100^[23], a stock market index^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1976^[35].

Leadership

Mastercard's chief executive officer is recorded as Michael Miebach^[17]. Mastercard's chairperson is recorded as Merit Janow^[36].

Operations

Mastercard's headquarters location is recorded as Purchase^[16]. Subsidiaries include Mastercard (Belgium)^[18], a business^[37], in Belgium^[38], headquartered in Waterloo^[39]; Mastercard (United Kingdom)^[19], a public company^[40], in United Kingdom^[41], founded in 1966^[42], headquartered in London^[43]; and Ekata, Inc.^[20].

Industry

Industries include financial services^[26] and financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding^[27].

Ownership

Mastercard's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[25].

Why It Matters

Mastercard ranks in the top 0.73% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,561 views/month, #215 of 29,529).^[2] Mastercard has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] Mastercard is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]