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Disbursements

Reimagining social benefits

Transforming government-to-person payments to create more effective, responsive and secure programs that promote inclusivity for all.

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Disbursements

Distribute funds digitally and inclusively

Delivering resources with unmatched security, safety and speed achieves greater inclusion more efficiently.

Timely, targeted disbursements can provide a lifeline to citizens in need

As societies continue to experience health, social and economic disruptions, governments will continue to rely on disbursements to ensure a basic level of welfare for their citizens.

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The digital revolution of government payments is here

Digitalizing disbursements helps ensure that social benefits are delivered efficiently and can be easily used by citizens for a range of use cases — all with increased transparency, greater inclusion, reduced processing time and costs and value-added benefits.

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Since 2008, the Direct Express program has paid federal beneficiaries seamlessly, inclusively, and securely, while sparing taxpayers and customers the costs and risk associated with cashing paper checks.

Timothy Gribben Commissioner, Bureau of the Fiscal Service

Measuring our impact

Mastercard enables governments to allocate funds efficiently and inclusively.

$40b

federal benefit payments made by the U.S. Dept. of the Treasury on Direct Express cards annually

$50m

savings per year for the U.S. government versus check 

$150m

annual savings for cardholders vs check

Powering economies by empowering people

We partner with governments across the globe to deliver effective disbursement solutions through our expertise, technology and scale.

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Mastercard prepaid

Physical or digital cards loaded by governments or individuals available to all consumers (banked or unbanked).

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Mastercard transfer solutions

Suite of Mastercard products that facilitate government disbursements.

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Data and insights

Strong analytics platforms are key to gaining actionable insights on the effectiveness and efficiency of disbursements programs.

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Fraud analytics

Suite of Mastercard products that help governments reduce fraud leakage and increase control linked to program objectives.

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We act as a partner and problem solver for governments across the globe.

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Government revenue collections

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Procurement

We use payment technologies and data insights to help governments streamline their procurement process and deliver greater transparency to taxpayers.

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Urban mobility

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Tourism

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Small and medium enterprises

We enable the public sector to help SMEs digitalize operations, manage payments and access capital, building secure, inclusive and sustainable economies.

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Cybersecurity

Mastercard cybersecurity solutions help governments safeguard their platforms, digital transactions and ecosystem, providing protection against fraud and cybercrime.

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