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Mastercard at 60

What's in the cards?

A look back at the technologies that transformed the payment card, and why the magnetic stripe's retirement marks the end of an era. 

Card evolution The end of the swipe
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Mastercard at 60

Swiping left on magnetic stripes

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Joy Ewing sits on a stage at an event celebrating her years at Mastercard

Mastercard at 60

What’s in the cards?

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Joy Ewing sits on a stage at an event celebrating her years at Mastercard

Mastercard at 60

The accidental legacy: How one woman’s conviction built a decade worth of service

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Mastercard at 60

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Joy Ewing sits on a stage at an event celebrating her years at Mastercard

Mastercard at 60

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Rich Hudson holds a Master Charge credit card, one of my in his collection.

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