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Mastercard at 60

The people behind the payments

For Mastercard's 60th anniversary, meet the people who helped shape modern payments, preserve its history and make a difference far beyond the workplace.

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Ginger Siegel, right, poses with her grandfather, Louis Zahn, and entertainer Danny Thomas, at the ribbon-cutting of Zahn's new location.

   

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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

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A Mastercard card with an astronaut on it.

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

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‘They call me Ms. Mastercard’: A long-serving employee looks back on decades of change

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Meet the card-carrying collectors preserving payments history

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

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