Strong Growth Continues into First Quarter for MasterCard in the Asia/Pacific, Middle East & Africa Region （ APMEA ）版
Singapore, 5 May 2010 - MasterCard Incorporated on 5 May 2010 announced its first quarter results for the Asia/Pacific, Middle East & Africa (APMEA)1 region. For the quarter ending 31 March 2010, the region witnessed double-digit growth in gross dollar volume (20.9%), purchase volume2(18.6%), purchase transactions (18.2%), cash transactions (32.0%) and cards issued (10.1%), versus the same period in 2009.
［ 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 March 2010, 274 million MasterCard cards (excluding Maestro® and Cirrus) had been issued by MasterCard customer financial institutions in APMEA. Cardholders in the region made 1,101 million purchase transactions in the first quarter of 2010 and cardholders could use their MasterCard cards at 30.2 million acceptance locations worldwide.
For the quarter ending 31 March 2010, the Maestro brand mark appeared on 203 million cards in APMEA. Consumers can make debit point of sale purchases with their Maestro cards at 1 million merchant locations in APMEA.
“We started the year from a position of strength and our performance in APMEA continues to be healthy. As our industry continues to evolve, we will look for smarter ways to work with our customers to help capture growth opportunities, maximize their payments portfolio and grow the business,” said Vicky Bindra, president, Asia/Pacific, Middle East & Africa, MasterCard Worldwide. “This quarter, MasterCard and our customers worked together to launch innovative premium card programs, illustrating our commitment to developing solutions to meet the needs of today’s cardholder while driving value and growth for our customers and merchants.”
In addition to the performance highlights, MasterCard in the APMEA region also reported a number of significant achievements for the quarter ending 31 March 2010.
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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. For more information go to www.mastercard.com. Follow us on Twitter: @mastercardnews.
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・the company’s ability to work with our customers to help them capture growth opportunities that help maximize their payments business.
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, 2009, and Current Reports on Form 8-K that have been filed with the SEC during 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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