Mastercard Incorporated

Founded in 1966 as the Interbank Card Association, Mastercard is headquartered in Purchase, New York. It operates a global payments network connecting financial institutions, merchants, businesses, governments, and consumers across card and account-based payment rails.

Its core business is payment authorization, clearing, and settlement, supported by services such as fraud prevention, cybersecurity, identity, data analytics, consulting, and open banking. Mastercard also offers cross-border payment, commercial payment, and real-time payment capabilities.

The firm is especially strong in network scale and payment security. Recent expansion has included open banking partnerships, threat intelligence through Recorded Future, and services designed to support account-to-account payments and other digital payment flows.