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Welcome to Mastercard Europe

Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry

Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible.

 

Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential.

With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all.

Our core values of Passion, Purpose, Inclusion and Trust underpin our business

Our core values govern everything we do for our cardholders and partners. Europe is where we are able to deliver innovation at scale, fastest. Mastercard technology creates confidence in payments so Europe can thrive.

We are part of the fabric of Europe, fully committed to its success and are helping to realise European values – here and across the world.

Mastercard Europe is fully committed to the success of the SEPA vision. We actively engage with the stakeholders of the payments ecosystem by participating in all the relevant industry groups that work towards achieving the necessary degree of standardization and interoperability for the benefit of consumers and merchants, be that from a card payments, real-time payments or open-banking perspective.

Facts about Mastercard in Europe

5+ decades of operations in Europe

73+ billion European Purchase transactions

European President and independent board

8500+ employees in 57 offices across 28 countries

European HQ & Cyber Resilience Centre in Brussels

Global technology hub in Dublin

Supervised by European regulators and designated as systematically important

90+% of Mastercard transactions are now contactless

Offering ~135 European start-ups expertise & technology to scale through our Start Path programme

Enabling more than 25 million small business in Europe access the digital economy

Enabling cross-border payments with 4,000+ partners

Awarded World’s Best Corporate Accelerator

8/10 Paytech issuers choose Mastercard as their preferred partner

Sustainability Innovation Lab in Stockholm

Launched Touchcard in Europe in 2022 developed to be accessible to blind and partially sighted people

Over 125M people financially included since 2013

Enabling consumers to reduce their environmental footprint of their purchases

Launched True Name™ allowing the LGBTQIA community to use their chosen name on card products

Working with the public sector on 200+ initiatives in 2024

~190 initiatives launched or delivered with the public sector

Encouraged 9,000+ girls to discover science, tech, engineering and mathematics through our STEM program (since 2014)

Proud sponsor of over 25 European cultural, sports and entertainment events, such as UEFA Champions League, Cannes & Venice Film Festivals, Roland Garros

60% of donations collected in Europe supported projects in Europe

Our team is united by Mastercard’s corporate culture and a desire to meet the unique needs of Europe.

Meet our Europe Leadership Team‎

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Meet our Europe Board

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