Mastercard

Summary

Mastercard is a business^[1]. Mastercard ranks in the top 0.73% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51,039 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 is in the country of US^[10].
• Mastercard's instance of is recorded as business^[11].
• Mastercard's instance of is recorded as card association^[12].
• Mastercard's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[13].
• Mastercard's instance of is recorded as public company^[14].
• Mastercard's instance of is recorded as organization^[15].
• Mastercard's instance of is recorded as payment system^[16].
• Mastercard's headquarters location is recorded as Purchase^[17].
• Mastercard's chief executive officer is recorded as Michael Miebach^[18].
• Mastercard's child organization or unit is recorded as Mastercard (Belgium)^[19].
• Mastercard's child organization or unit is recorded as Mastercard (United Kingdom)^[20].
• Mastercard's child organization or unit is recorded as Ekata, Inc.^[21].
• Mastercard is part of S&P 500^[22].
• Mastercard is part of Dow Jones Global Titans 50^[23].
• Mastercard is part of S&P 100^[24].
• Mastercard's Commons category is recorded as Mastercard^[25].
• Mastercard's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[26].
• Mastercard's industry is recorded as financial services^[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include 1966^[28], 1979^[29], and 2001-05-09^[30].

Identity

Part of include S&P 500^[22], a stock market index^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1957^[33]; Dow Jones Global Titans 50^[23], a stock market index^[34], in United States^[35]; and S&P 100^[24], a stock market index^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1976^[38].

Leadership

Mastercard's chief executive officer is recorded as Michael Miebach^[18]. Mastercard's chairperson is recorded as Merit Janow^[39].

Operations

Mastercard's headquarters location is recorded as Purchase^[17]. Subsidiaries include Mastercard (Belgium)^[19], a business^[40], in Belgium^[41], headquartered in Waterloo^[42]; Mastercard (United Kingdom)^[20], a public company^[43], in United Kingdom^[44], founded in 1966^[45], headquartered in London^[46]; and Ekata, Inc.^[21].

Industry

Industries include financial services^[27] and financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding^[47].

Ownership

Mastercard's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[26].

Why It Matters

Mastercard ranks in the top 0.73% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51,039 views/month, #215 of 29,529).^[2] Mastercard has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] Mastercard is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]