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Mastercard

Global payments technology company

mastercard.com

Headquarters: Purchase, United States
Founded year: 1966
Company type: Public company
Number of employees: 45,000+

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Latest news about Mastercard

In short: Mastercard expanded its presence in AI-driven commerce, stablecoins, and digital assets while facing regulatory challenges and market exits.

Company announcements

June 16 Mastercard

Mastercard announces quarterly dividend of 87 cents per share

The dividend will be paid on August 7, 2026 to shareholders of record as of July 9, 2026.

June 10 Mastercard

Mastercard launches Agent Pay for Machines for machine-driven payments

The service enables fast, programmatic, and secure microtransactions between AI agents and machines across Mastercard's network.

June 3 Mastercard

Mastercard expands settlement capabilities to include stablecoin and 24/7 options

Issuers and acquirers gain more flexibility with intraday, weekend, and holiday settlement, plus stablecoin settlement on multiple blockchains.

June 2 Mastercard

Mastercard enables agentic commerce with Agent Pay in Europe

Banks across Europe completed live agentic transactions using passkeys for authentication.

Media coverage

Yesterday Yahoo Finance

Mastercard Stock And The Number Behind The Worry

While investors focus on transaction volumes, a slowdown in the growth of cards in circulation could be a more fundamental threat to the company's long-term...

Yesterday The Business Times

Digital euro clears key hurdle as EU seeks to break free from US credit cards

[FRANKFURT] The European Central Bank (ECB) secured key parliamentary backing on Tuesday (Jun 23) for the launch of a digital euro, an electronic means of...

June 22 Yahoo Finance

How Investors May Respond To Mastercard (MA) Pushing Agent Pay and Machine-Driven Digital Payments

In June 2026, Mastercard announced several developments including the launch of Agent Pay for...

June 19 Yahoo Finance

Visa and Mastercard Reportedly Want to Run Stablecoins, Not Fight Them. Here s What It Means for Investors.

During the first three months of 2026, Visa (NYSE: V) and Mastercard (NYSE: MA) combined to process...

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