MasterCard
Summary
MasterCard Worldwide (NYSE: MA) is an American multinational corporation with its headquarters in the MasterCard International Global Headquarters in Harrison, New York, United States. Throughout the world, its principal business is to process payments between the banks of merchants and the banks of purchasers that use its "MasterCard" brand debit and credit cards to make purchases. MasterCard Worldwide has been a publicly traded company since 2006. Prior to its initial public offering, MasterCard Worldwide was a membership organization owned by the 25,000+ financial institutions that issue its card. MasterCard, originally known as MasterCharge, was created by several California banks as a competitor to the BankAmericard issued by Bank of America, which later became the Visa credit card issued by Visa Inc.
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Fast Chat: McCann WorldGroup's Luca Lindner
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Fast Chat: Joyce King Thomas on Her Return to McCann Worldgroup
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Holiday retail sales disappoint, though anecdotal evidence point to good sales for the Kindle and the iPad mini
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