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MasterCard International Donates $1,000,000 to Support Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts

Purchase, NY, September 2, 2005

MasterCard International today announced that it has contributed $500,000 to the American Red Cross and $500,000 to AmeriCares to support the relief efforts underway for those impacted by Hurricane Katrina.

MasterCard has also initiated a relief program in which personal donations made by its global employee base will be double-matched by the company. Additionally, MasterCard has donated its advertising space in USA Today to the American Red Cross to help the organization communicate its important messages during this time.

MasterCard hopes that these efforts will help those who have been severely affected by Hurricane Katrina.

About MasterCard International

MasterCard International is a leading global payments solutions company that provides a broad variety of innovative services in support of our global members' credit, deposit access, electronic cash, business-to-business and related payment programs. MasterCard International manages a family of well-known, widely accepted payment card brands including MasterCard^®, Maestro^® and Cirrus^® and serves financial institutions, consumers and businesses in over 210 countries and territories. The MasterCard award-winning Priceless^® advertising campaign is now seen in 105 countries and in 48 languages, giving the MasterCard brand a truly global reach and scope. For more information go to www.mastercardinternational.com.