Strong Finish to 2009 for MasterCard in the Asia/Pacific, Middle East & Africa Region （ APMEA ）版
Singapore, 8 February 2010 - MasterCard Incorporated today announced strong fourth quarter and full year results for the Asia/Pacific, Middle East & Africa (APMEA)1 region. For the quarter ending 31 December 2009, the region witnessed double-digit growth in gross dollar volume (20.3%), purchase volume2 (18.6%), purchase transactions (19.4%), cash transactions (31.9%) and cards issued (11.2%), versus the same period in 2008.
［ 1 Includes Asia/Pacific (A/P) and South Asia, Middle East Africa (SAMEA) markets ］
［ 2 Growth in gross dollar volume and purchase volume are calculated on a local currency basis. ］
As of 31 December 2009, 268 million MasterCard cards (excluding Maestro® and Cirrus) had been issued by MasterCard customer financial institutions in APMEA. Cardholders in the region made 1,130 million purchase transactions in the fourth quarter of 2009 and cardholders could use their MasterCard cards at 29.9 million acceptance locations worldwide.
“Despite difficult global economic conditions in the first half of the year, MasterCard delivered strong results in the region,” said Vicky Bindra, president, Asia/Pacific, Middle East & Africa, MasterCard Worldwide. “As the economic climate continues to improve, MasterCard will continue to focus on innovation, share our world-class market insights, work closely with our customers and assist them with building their market share, and work to achieve sustainable growth.
“We believe there are many attractive opportunities to pursue in the APMEA region and MasterCard has made good progress in replacing cash and checks and establishing our brand presence. Despite some market challenges, I continue to feel cautiously optimistic about our business prospects.”
Maestro® Cards
For the quarter ending 31 December 2009, the Maestro® brand mark appeared on 207 million cards in APMEA. Consumers can now make debit point of sale purchases with their Maestro cards at 1 million merchant locations in APMEA.
Full Year 2009 Results
For the year ending 31 December 2009, the APMEA region saw growth in gross dollar volume (17.9%), purchase volume (16.6%), purchase transactions (19.1%) and cash transactions (29.5%) versus 2008.
In addition to the performance highlights, MasterCard in the APMEA region also reported a number of significant achievements for the quarter ending 31 December 2009. (See attached for business highlights)
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About MasterCard Worldwide
MasterCard Worldwide advances global commerce by providing a critical economic link among financial institutions, businesses, cardholders and merchants worldwide. As a franchisor, processor and advisor, MasterCard develops and markets payment solutions, processes over 22 billion transactions each year, and provides industry-leading analysis and consulting services to financial-institution customers and merchants. Powered by the MasterCard Worldwide Network and through its family of brands, including MasterCard®, Maestro® and Cirrus®, MasterCard serves consumers and businesses in more than 210 countries and territories.
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Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release which are not historical facts, including statements about MasterCard’s plans, strategies, beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking and subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Accordingly, except for the company’s ongoing obligations under the U.S. federal securities laws, the company does not intend to update or otherwise revise the forward-looking information to reflect actual results of operations, changes in financial condition, changes in estimates, expectations or assumptions, changes in general economic or industry conditions or other circumstances arising and/or existing since the preparation of this press release or to reflect the occurrence of any unanticipated events. Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation:
・the company’s ability to achieve innovation, assist our customers with building their market share, and achieve sustainable growth.
・the company’s ability to replace cash and checks, grow share and establish brand presence.
Actual results may differ materially from such forward-looking statements for a number of reasons, including those set forth in the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, the company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K that have been filed with the SEC during 2009 and 2010, as well as reasons including difficulties, delays or the inability of the company to achieve its strategic initiatives set forth above. Factors other than those listed above could also cause the company’s results to differ materially from expected results.
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