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Accelerating the journey to faster payments

Mastercard is making the settlement of card payments in real time a reality, freeing up capital for businesses and giving people more control over their money.

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This entrepreneur is transforming his professional capital into a springboard to financial inclusion

Leading the charge: How to simplify plug and pay for EVs

Going the extra mile to make public transit safer through tech

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Innovating inclusion

What exactly do we mean by “inclusive growth”? For us, it’s making many small actions that become a wave of impact worldwide. At the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, we’ve worked with our partners to help transform the lives of millions of individuals and small businesses for ten years and counting.

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Explainers

A deeper dive into today's big ideas

Digital skimming

How did this old scam evolve for e-commerce?

Why do I keep getting asked to set up a passkey?

Contactless payments

What you need to know about tap and go

How can you spot a social engineering scam?

How does tokenization protect sensitive data?

How will digital currencies issued and backed by central banks work?

Real-time payments

What's driving the momentum toward real-time payments?

What are the benefits to putting your financial data to work?

How do virtual cards work in real life?

Threat intelligence

How threat intelligence works

Press

Latest company news and announcements

February 2025

February 20, 2025

Mastercard Business Builder program fuels Creator growth

February 19, 2025

Mastercard appoints Janet George as executive vice president of artificial intelligence

February 19, 2025

Consumers demand more choice and control over how they check out

February 18, 2025

Mastercard launches new product innovation to address unmet needs of the middle market

INSIGHTS

Explore our latest data and insights

New paths to progress: Making financial success accessible for underbanked consumers

The future of payment facilitation: The rise of PayFac as a Service

Racing towards the future of payments