MasterCard Worldwide is committed to help educate consumers on responsible spending. MasterCard offers robust consumer education programs with initiatives that are specifically designed to educate consumers on the value of responsible spending and how to develop sound money management skills. MasterCard's consumer education programs include:

• Peace of Mind: Offers easy-to-follow tips on safeguarding payment card information and maintaining peace of mind while using credit and debit cards.
• Debt Know How: Designed to empower those in debt with free, easy-to-understand debt management tools. Program materials are also available in Spanish.
• Are You Credit Wise?: Recruits and trains student interns to lead campus-wide education campaigns focused on the fundamentals of good credit habits -- reading and understanding credit reports, responsible use of payment cards, and building a good credit history.

In addition to our consumer education programs, MasterCard has robust security initiatives that protect consumers from payment card fraud. MasterCard's security initiatives include rules for businesses accepting MasterCard cards, security innovations that make transactions secure and convenient, sophisticated systems for multi-level fraud detection, and collaboration with law enforcement to stop and prevent fraud.

For additional information, please click on the information resources below:
Learning Center
Responsible Spending