Talk:Mastercard

pointless information on card tiers

There are numerous tiers listed (10 for credit, 8 for debit) without any explantion of the significance of these tiers. Some further explantion is needed, assuming there is some differentiation that applies across all issuers. As it is now, this is just noise taking up space. Fabrickator (talk) 01:39, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

Request: Update financials in infobox

Hi editors, I am here to request updates to this article on behalf of Mastercard via Ketchum through my work at Beutler Ink. Last week, Mastercard released its 2025 financials. I was hoping editors would consider updating the infobox with the following:

• revenue: $32.8 billion (2025)
• operating income: $18.9 billion (2025)
• net income: $15 billion (2025)
• total assets: $54.1 billion (2025)
• total equity: $7.7 billion (2025)

References

If it helps make implementing this request easier, here is markup that can be copy/pasted.

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| operating_income = {{Increase}} {{US$|18.9 billion}} (2025)<ref name="2025Q4earnings"/>{{rp|3}}

| net_income = {{Increase}} {{US$|15 billion}} (2025)<ref name="2025Q4earnings"/>{{rp|3}}

| assets = {{Increase}} {{US$|54.1 billion}} (2025)<ref name="2025Q4earnings"/>{{rp|8}}

| equity = {{Increase}} {{US$|7.7 billion}} (2025)<ref name="2025Q4earnings"/>{{rp|8}}

Thanks, Danilo Two (talk) 14:07, 5 February 2026 (UTC)

Done   MetalBreaksAndBends   (talk) (contribs) 15:11, 5 February 2026 (UTC)

@MetalBreaksAndBends: Thanks! Danilo Two (talk) 15:42, 5 February 2026 (UTC)

Potential WP:WEIGHT issue

Hi editors, I am here to request an update on behalf of Mastercard via Ketchum through my work at Beutler Ink. In July 2025, an editor added to the History section a 180-word subsection on biometric metal cards. The references cited do not include links or names of the publications, but from a Google search it appears most of the content is cited to press releases published on various websites. I'm just not sure I understand the relevance of the focus on the biometric metal card, nor the weight it is given to the article. The content is also a bit unclear, as Mastercard released biometric cards well before 2025. I have prepared potential replacement copy citing PYMNTS, and two articles from Biometric Update ( 1, 2) that cuts out superfluous information. Admittedly, these are not the most well-known sources, but they seem better than press releases. Posting here for editors to consider and implement if you think this is an improvement in terms of WP:WEIGHT and neutral point of view.

In 2017, Mastercard introduced a program using biometric cards where a fingerprint sensor is embedded with the payment card's secure chip, enabling cardholder authentication directly on the card. By 2025, Mastercard had extended its program to cards used by Eastern Bank in Bangladesh and Jordan Kuwait Bank in the Middle East.

References

Thank you. Danilo Two (talk) 17:39, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

Go ahead: I have reviewed these proposed changes and suggest that you go ahead and make the proposed changes to the page. Encoded  Talk 💬 22:52, 18 February 2026 (UTC)

@Encoded: Somehow missed notification of this go-ahead. I have updated the article as permitted. Thanks! Danilo Two (talk) 14:37, 26 February 2026 (UTC)

Request: Update Corporate affairs

Hi editors, I am here to request an update on behalf of Mastercard via Ketchum through my work at Beutler Ink. For this request, I am looking to update the Corporate affairs section. The section in the live article is quite outdated and includes two long lists mostly of figures without their own Wikipedia articles. Such lists are quite detailed and can be difficult to maintain on Wikipedia over time, so I suggest a Corporate affairs section that hits on the main overview of the company and its top leadership. Here are my suggested edits:

Extended content

Corporate affairs

Mastercard is a public company traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol MA. It is a component of the S&P 100 and S&P 500. The company is headquartered in the Mastercard International Global Headquarters in Purchase, New York. Mastercard's St. Louis Tech Hub is located in O'Fallon, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis.

The company is governed by a board of directors, chaired by Merit Janow, Dean Emerita of the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University. Michael Miebach is CEO. As of year-end 2025, Mastercard operates in more than 220 countries and employs 39,800 people.

Mastercard has been listed on the Forbes Best Companies, Fortune Best Companies to Work For, The Wall Street Journal's 250 Best-Managed Companies, and Time World's Best Companies lists. In 2016, Mastercard UK became one of 144 companies who signed the HM Treasury's Women in Finance Charter, a pledge for balanced gender representation in the company.

References

Thanks, Danilo Two (talk) 18:58, 27 February 2026 (UTC)

Partly done I removed the long lists and implemented some of the requested changes. I did not add the material about appearing on awards lists, as that may be considered promotional. ◦ Sibshops (talk) 19:19, 19 March 2026 (UTC)

@Sibshops: Understood. Thanks so much! Danilo Two (talk) 17:51, 20 March 2026 (UTC)

Request: Additional infobox updates

Hi editors, I am here to request two updates to the infobox to bring it more up-to-date. This request is made on behalf of Mastercard via Ketchum through my work at Beutler Ink.

• services: Add "mobile payments"
  • Reason for the change: This helps bring the infobox in line with the services listed in the body of the article
• number of employees: Update to 39,800 (2025)
  • Reason for the change: Existing content is outdated

References

Thanks, Danilo Two (talk) 13:18, 26 June 2026 (UTC)

Question: Payment systems is already listed in services, this would cover mobile payments. Tell me if I am wrong Aloneinthewild (talk) 14:13, 27 June 2026 (UTC)