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"Mastercard enables the cashless economy with 1392mn debit and 974mn credit cards active worldwide."

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7 min Read Time | November 5th 2021

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How are Mastercards payment solutions impacting the world we live in?

Did you know that we have hundreds of analysts all over the world? All of our contributors write about the impact that businesses have on the planet and society which goes toward creating reliable impact data and reports for the financial industry, and this week the winner of our 'Article of the Week' is Anshumaan. You can read their full article on Mastercard below.

The winner this week is:

Written by: Anshumaan Ayyangar

Company: Mastercard

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Read the full article below.

"Mastercard enables the cashless economy with 1392mn debit and 974mn credit cards active worldwide."

Society as a whole benefits from higher systemic efficiency of ubiquitous payment solutions. They improve consumer accessibility, add flexibility to their choices and introduce globally interoperable standards in any country/territory14. Cashless payments are the most popular12. Research by Yakian finds them to benefit businesses, consumers, and governments in many ways13;p1. They are also fast and typically more secure12. Conducive initiatives taken by various governments have resulted in increased transactions through point-of-sale machines and e-wallets10. The COVID-19 pandemic has also seen a surge in cashless payments11. Due to changing lifestyles, rapid growth in online retailing, and convenience of daily commerce, this trend is expected to continue10.

Mastercard is a payments and technology company present in 210 countries with 37mn merchants7,8. It works with banks, financial institutions and credit unions to provide card products and digital payment solutions9. It owns 31.3% of the global market share by card network and is the second-largest player behind Visa at 48.8%3. As of March 2021, Mastercard has 249mn credit cards being used in the US and 725mn credit cards in the rest of the world1. Its debit cards can be quantified as 345mn in the US and 1,047mn in the rest of the world as of Q2 20212.

The global purchase volume for goods and services via cards issued by the leading card brands – American Express, Diners Club/Discover, JCB, Mastercard, UnionPay and Visa – generated US$29.780tn in 2019, of which Mastercard’s share was US$4.767tn, i.e., 16% of the transacted amount overall4. In 2017, the company had 85mn users of its Masterpass digital payment service, which also allows access to consumers of other card brands on its platform5,6.

With an expansive card network and possibly the only inclusive digital presence among the market leaders, Mastercard is empowering the global cashless economy by providing people the means to make safe and simple payments.


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